Nhu Le

Nhu Le is a Class of 2023 student majoring in Microbiology and is on the Pre-Medicine track. Grew up in Nha Trang, Vietnam, and moved to the United States when she was 12 years old, Nhu is very proud of both her birth country and her adopted country. At UMD, she serves as the Secretary of the International Student Union, an organization that aims to bridge a connection between international students and the UMD community. In addition, Nhu had worked as a Chapel Garden Research Assistant at the STAMP Student Union-Research and Assessment Division. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she served as a Testing Ambassador for the university's COVID-19 testing center. Outside of UMD, Nhu is a research assistant at the Calcium Signaling Lab at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center, a permanent K-12 tutor with the Latino Student Fund (a free tutoring organization for underserved and immigrant communities), and a member/scholarship recipient of the Esperanza Education Fund (a DC-based scholarship organization for immigrant students). She hopes to continue her undergraduate education and plans on attending medical school post-UMD.