Chiara Faiola '21 Presents STEM Research and Honors Thesis

Marianapolis recently welcomed back to campus alumna Chiara Faiola ‘21 to share her wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm about STEM studies with our Honors Biology students, Centers of Excellence Health Science students, and community members! Her love of science began at Marianapolis, where she took many classes with Ms. Parker. “Health and alternative, functional medicine has always been an area of interest to me,” says Faiola.

Faiola attends the University of New Haven. She will receive her Bachelor’s in Biology in just a few days. She will continue to pursue her Master’s in Cell and Molecular Biology as she is part of the university’s accelerated program.

For the past few months, Faiola has been conducting research for her honors thesis, which the Connecticut NASA Space Grant funded. Award recipients are required to perform a community outreach, where they can speak about STEM, their research, and careers in this field.