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Department of Biomedical Engineering
Avril was an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder, majoring in biomedical engineering and minoring in electrical engineering and space. She has a passion for helping others and plans to do so by understanding the body’s complex functions on Earth and in a microgravity environment. She wishes to make an impact in the fields of epidemiology, medical implants, tissue engineering, and bioastronautics.