My name is Lavanika Praveen and I am a 4th year undergraduate student at the University of Georgia pursuing a major in biology on the pre-medical track. I am a volunteer student at the Forger lab working under the direction of Hannah Sturgeon, researching the effects of manipulations to the microbiota, such as antibiotics, on neonatal brain development. When I am not at the lab, I work as an oncology based medical scribe and love to play tennis, badminton, and travel.