Jared Martin
My research will focus on expanding the knowledge surrounding cannabinoids. Cannabinoids are a class of recreationally popular compounds with pharmaceutical potential. With rising interest in the therapeutics of these compounds, understanding the potential negative effects of these compounds has become even more important. I will be using the zebrafish model to explore the bioactivity of cannabinoids.
I am most excited to dive deep into the "hard" toxicological sciences in the Tanguay Lab.
Simply, I do hope that my research will make the cannabis industry safer. But, on a broad and long-term scale, I hope that my research will help inspire a generation of Filipino and Filipino-American scientists.
One of my closest friends from during my undergraduate years showed me what science could be. I did not have an interest in a career in science before I started my undergraduate degree in Marine Biology, but I found myself enjoying the creative ability to ask and answer questions that being in science provides.
I hope to be a successful academic, but I hope even more to be a good mentor to my future students.
I love to explore the outdoors, especially marine and aquatic environments, chat with friends until the sun falls, and then rises, and explore the many cultures of the world.