{"id":37,"date":"2023-10-09T22:17:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T22:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mackiewiczresearchlab\/?p=37"},"modified":"2025-08-06T01:06:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T01:06:39","slug":"kudzaishe-caren-tome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mackiewiczresearchlab\/people\/kudzaishe-caren-tome\/","title":{"rendered":"Kudzaishe Caren Tome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kudzaishe-caren-tome-345364116\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Connect with Caren on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pronouns: <\/strong>she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Major: <\/strong>Chemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title: <\/strong>Graduate Research Assistant\/Graduate Teaching Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Awards: <\/strong>NL Tartar Summer Research Fellowship, Department of Chemistry Fellowship,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> My hobbies are playing volleyball, weightlifting, hiking, and baking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research Description:<\/strong> My research centers on the design and synthesis of bismuth nanoparticles with exceptional long-term stability, aimed at advancing their use as contrast agents for X-ray imaging and as tools for the treatment of breast cancer. 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