{"id":33296,"date":"2026-05-13T15:39:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/?p=33296"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:39:38","slug":"welcome-new-student-maria-lopez-vasquez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/news\/welcome-new-student-maria-lopez-vasquez\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome new student Maria Lopez Vasquez\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2026\/05\/LopezVasquezMaria-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"LopezVasquez.Maria\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2026\/05\/LopezVasquezMaria-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2026\/05\/LopezVasquezMaria-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2026\/05\/LopezVasquezMaria-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2026\/05\/LopezVasquezMaria-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2026\/05\/LopezVasquezMaria-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2026\/05\/LopezVasquezMaria-600x900.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2026\/05\/LopezVasquezMaria-560x840.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2026\/05\/LopezVasquezMaria-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Student:\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Maria Lopez Vasquez<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Program:\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Biophysics<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lab:\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chrystal Starbird<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">About Maria<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Maria is from Camden, New Jersey. Research gives her a platform to learn and make mistakes with guidance. She enjoys learning and being able to translate what she has learned to a broad audience, and research is all about being able to communicate the importance of her work at various levels.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Biochemistry and Biophysics program would allow her to receive mentorship from leading professionals in structural biology from various perspectives. It encompasses all the courses she would need to support her research and career growth.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fun facts<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Maria\u00a0can solve a Rubik&#8217;s cube in under 3 minutes.\u00a0She has a cat named Rain.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria is from Camden, New Jersey. Research gives her a platform to learn and make mistakes with guidance. 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