Mia Mandujano is completing her sophomore year at Southern Adventist University in Tennessee. She recently completed an internship with Global Treks and Adventures, which involved visiting Iceland over the winter to collect field data. Her research project focused on how Icelandic DNA can be used in research to treat diseases. Mia is very interested in genetic research and is pursuing work on how understanding certain DNA structures can inform treatments of early psychosis. She plans to complete her degree in Biology in 2024. When she is not at school, Mia is active in her home community of Hartford, CT, where she volunteers at a community organization helping teach ESL to students of various ages.