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Kennedy Chastang is an honors chemistry major and Spanish minor from Detroit, Michigan. With the goal of receiving her MD/PhD, she is dedicated to serving communities impacted by tropical disease. The goal of her work is to equip student researchers and clinicians in underserved areas so that they may uplift themselves, which she believes is a mark of successful humanitarianism. Chastang chose Howard University after she realized the disdain for Black lives wasn't found on an individual basis but ingrained in American culture. Kennedy is pursuing chemistry because of the inspiration of her high school chemistry teacher, and the sustained passion she developed in that class. She hopes to leave Howard with a mastery in chemistry that will assist her in the development of tropical disease vaccines and treatment. She hopes, also, to leave with an unbreakable sense of pride that comes from being in a community of scholars who share her ardent commitment to the global reconstruction of broken systems.