Eileen Martinez

Eileen Martinez will be a senior next year at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas, which is also her hometown. 

Martinez currently majors in biology, but has strong interests in other life sciences such as immunology and toxicology. While here this summer she is conducting research on a specific type of bacteria and its impacts on the human immune system under the guidance of Professor Brent Berwin in the department of microbiology and immunology at the Geisel School of Medicine.

After she graduates next June, she hopes to apply to PhD programs nationally, but emphasized that “Dartmouth is a top choice. I like it here.”

When not conducting lab work at DHMC, Martinez enjoys living in the dorms on campus and exploring the Upper Valley. She has had the opportunity to visit several summer festivals in and around the area, and greatly enjoys the thunderstorms, which there are few of in Laredo.