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Sophomore Amiee Littlejohn got more than she bargained for when she took a job cleaning beakers in a lab at Carolina. Now she\u2019s pursuing a career in cancer research.<\/p>\n

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The job description was for a lab assistant. The position called for someone to clean glassware and pick up trash \u2014 everything the seasoned researchers of Carolina\u2019s Cook Lab<\/a> needed done but didn\u2019t have time to do.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amiee Littlejohn, who had just graduated as valedictorian of her high school class, knew she had to start somewhere, and she was happy to start in the Cook Lab. It wasn\u2019t exactly riveting work, but it gave the biology student access to a lab where she could observe the daily heave-and-haul of innovative research. Plus, she needed a work-study position to help pay for her first semester at Carolina.<\/p>\n

But it quickly became more than just a job.<\/p>\n

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Juanita Limas (left) works at a lab bench with Amiee Littlejohn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From humble beginnings<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Littlejohn took an interest in the research of Juanita Limas, a doctoral candidate in pharmacology studying how normal cells transform into cancer cells.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt blew my mind,\u201d said Littlejohn, a sophomore at Carolina. \u201cOur bodies can do so much that we don\u2019t know about.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, she started asking questions: How does DNA copy itself? What is pipetting? What does it mean to be a post-doc?<\/p>\n

Limas knew right away that there was something special in Littlejohn.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was asking really good questions so early in her career, and that is the sign of a very promising scientist,\u201d Limas said. \u201cI felt like it was kind of a waste to keep her washing dishes.\u201d<\/p>\n

A new challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Limas took Littlejohn under her wing, teaching her how to use the lab\u2019s sterilizer and how to isolate and extract plasmid DNA. With every new challenge, Littlejohn stepped up to the plate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the lab, she\u2019s got what we call \u2018really good hands,\u2019\u201d Limas said, \u201cand that\u2019s a hard skill to have because when they first start, people are often very clumsy. She also has what we call \u2018ganas\u2019<\/em> in Spanish. She has the drive or the desire to become a scientist. And I can\u2019t teach that. She comes pre-programmed with ganas.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

It was Limas\u2019 ganas \u2014<\/em>the sense of perseverance and drive instilled in her by her mother \u2014 that got the doctoral student to where she is today. As an underrepresented student in STEM, Limas faced challenges many of her peers never faced. With the support of faculty mentors and a refusal to take no for an answer, Limas found her way to Carolina, where she will soon earn her doctorate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere I come from, I\u2019m really not supposed to be here,\u201d said Limas, who grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. \u201cBut I have a lot of people who have written letters of recommendation for me, who always have my back. I can\u2019t let these people down who put their professional reputations on the line to say, \u2018You need to give her a shot.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Now Limas wants to do the same for Littlejohn, who has also faced obstacles as an underrepresented, first-generation college student from a family of eight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think mentoring an undergraduate is extremely important because it helps keep you grounded, and it really enriches you as a scientist,\u201d Limas said. \u201cI was always taught that whatever positive things happen to you, you always want to reach back and help the little guy coming up behind you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Life-changing learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This semester, Littlejohn is assisting Limas with her research, experimenting on cells to determine exactly how they replicate and become malignant. She hopes to see her name on a publication soon. And with Limas\u2019s help, she believes she will.<\/p>\n

\u201cJuanita is almost like a second mother to me,\u201d Littlejohn said. \u201cShe has so much wisdom and advice that I could never find in anyone else. She\u2019s very patient, very calm. What she taught me is to have perseverance and patience, and you\u2019ll get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Littlejohn, who has a family history of cancer and other diseases like diabetes, said she\u2019s very driven and determined to tackle big questions, which Limas calls \u201cthe understatement of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really nice to just know that there are students like Aimee who are super bright, and they have huge potential,\u201d Limas said. \u201cThe more people that we bring into the scientific enterprise that come from different viewpoints, the more we benefit. She\u2019s given me so many different perspectives on how to approach my project, and I\u2019ll say, \u2018Oh, I never thought about that.\u2019 That\u2019s a good thing to have as a scientist. That\u2019s how you push the field forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Littlejohn, who took a job in a lab for the paycheck, now sees an entirely new future ahead of her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used to feel like what I do here doesn\u2019t really matter. I\u2019m just the person who cleans,\u201d she said. \u201cBut when I talk to Juanita, I learn so much, and I realized I absolutely love research. It\u2019s a newly discovered thing that I love that I never even knew I had a passion for.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Story courtesy of Emilie Poplett, University Communications. This story first appeared on UNC.edu website during UNC research week.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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