Jurnee Tipton
STEM Scholars
Student
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Affiliation
STEM Scholar
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Hometown
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Biography
Jurnee Tipton is a computer science major from Ypsilanti, Michigan. Tipton chose Howard for its legacy of black excellence, strong academics and its solid athletic program. She fell in love with Howard the minute she stepped foot on the campus. She plans to receive her Ph.D. in computational biology. Her father’s diagnosis and experiences with lupus nephritis is what piqued her desire to pursue this career path. Tipton hopes to become part of the advancement of human health and solving biomedical issues. Outside of academics, she is a member of Howard University’s varsity volleyball team, where she and her team won four consecutive North Atlantic Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference tournaments.