Tyronne Martin, UCSB

Tyronne Martin is from the Los Angeles area. He grew up in a multi-environment: from the projects to the suburbs. As graduate student in the Chemistry Department Tyronne finds time to participate in on campus organizations he is the vice president of AGEP Society and the Academic Chair for Black Pioneer Renaissance Organization (BPRO). He has received the Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate (AGEP) Fellowship and Center for Nanotechnology and Society (CNS) Fellowship. He is also the recipient of the 2007 UC Santa Barbara Chemistry Department’s Outstanding Service Award for Graduate Recruitment. Tyronne’s research interests include protein design and engineering, along with drug-microtubule interactions and stability. During his undergraduate education he participated in minority science programs (MBRS-RISE and LSAMP) and carried out research in the synthesis of organometallic catalysts. Tyronne received a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from California State University, Los Angeles. Once his Ph.D. in Chemistry is complete he will go into the bio-medical field and teach part-time.