{"id":1134,"date":"2025-08-04T10:25:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2025-08-04T10:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:25:53","slug":"biology-majors-start-medical-school-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/news\/biology-majors-start-medical-school-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology majors start medical school together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three Biology majors from the Dept. of Sciences and Mathematics are starting medical school together this fall in Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Wrenn-Parker-Smith_1st-day-UMMC-Med-school-963x1024.png\" alt=\"Mallory Parker Williams, Maggie Smith, and Laila Wrenn standing together.\" class=\"wp-image-1135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Wrenn-Parker-Smith_1st-day-UMMC-Med-school-963x1024.png 963w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Wrenn-Parker-Smith_1st-day-UMMC-Med-school-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Wrenn-Parker-Smith_1st-day-UMMC-Med-school-768x816.png 768w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Wrenn-Parker-Smith_1st-day-UMMC-Med-school-1445x1536.png 1445w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Wrenn-Parker-Smith_1st-day-UMMC-Med-school-1927x2048.png 1927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mallory Parker Williams, Maggie Smith, and Laila Wrenn are all part of the incoming 2025 class at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mallory and Leila both graduated from MUW in spring 2025. Maggie graduated in spring 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All three students carried out mentored independent research projects while in the department, working with faculty on projects within those faculty members&#8217; research labs. Independent research under faculty mentorship is a valued experience whatever students apply for next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mallory worked with both Dr. Whitwam and Dr. Hagey on research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Mallory_gel.png\" alt=\"Mallory Parker Williams in the lab.\" class=\"wp-image-1137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Mallory_gel.png 527w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Mallory_gel-204x300.png 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Maggie worked with Dr. Heda in his lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/MT_Heda_lab.png\" alt=\"Maggie Taylor at the research bench.\" class=\"wp-image-1138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/MT_Heda_lab.png 757w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/MT_Heda_lab-300x258.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Laila worked with both Dr. Whitwam and Dr. Onyeagucha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Laila_pipetting.png\" alt=\"Laila Wrenn doing research in the lab.\" class=\"wp-image-1139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Laila_pipetting.png 500w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/08\/Laila_pipetting-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to all three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Biology majors from the Dept. of Sciences and Mathematics are starting medical school together this fall in Jackson. 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