As the first person in her family to attend college, Meza didn't know research was something she could do.
"It's a little stressful because it's kind of like you have to learn things on your own," she said. "You're the first one to face problems and issues and sometimes you're the one that takes up the failures for the rest of them. So, now I usually tell my sisters not to fall for the same mistakes I do or I tell them to try certain opportunities that I missed."
The biochemistry major embarked on her research journey with the help of her faculty mentor, Dr. Karlo M. Lopez.
“He's a really great advisor,” Meza said. “I think a mentor is really important because they can guide you and push you through your studies.”
Like all student projects in the Student Research Scholars program, Meza's project is funded through donor support. The President’s Associates, the longest standing and most prestigious giving society at CSUB, support the research scholars.
“It’s an opportunity to invest in students,” said CSUB President Lynnette Zelezny.
Meza said she is especially grateful to the President’s Associates who believe in her success.
“It's something I've never expected. I never thought that I would come to college and do research,” she said. “I am really grateful.”
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