Ibukunoluwa (Dara) Kayode
STEM Scholars
STEM Scholar
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Year Graduated
2026
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Affiliation
Student
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Hometown
Houston, Texas
Biography
Ibukunoluwa (Dara) Kayode is a biology student with a double minor in chemistry and psychology from Houston, Texas. She is partial to pathology and neuroscience, and she plans to enter an MD-PhD program after her undergraduate career. Her decision to attend Howard was solidified by the campus’ strong sense of community, as well as the opportunity to be surrounded by a surplus of other Black students with big aspirations. She chose to pursue STEM because her passion is to contribute to the advancement of various fields of biomedical research.