Savanna Williams

PhD student in Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology & Toxicology Concentration

BS, Biology with a concentration in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a minor in Psychology, ECU, (’18)

Savanna received a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a concentration in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a minor in Psychology from ECU in 2018. During her time as an undergraduate, she was a Chancellor’s Fellow in the ECU honors college and was given the opportunity to experience undergraduate research in both biomedical engineering and kinesiology.

She is now a second year PhD student pursuing a PhD in Biomedicine with a concentration in Pharmacology and Toxicology. Under the mentorship of Dr. Jacques Robidoux, her work seeks to understand the relationship of certain inflammatory cytokines in the pathology of cardiac fibrosis, using a 3-D organoid model.

In her free time, she enjoys baking and participating in the “Mutt Strutters” volunteer group, which exercises and socializes dogs from the Pitt County Animal Shelter.