VERTICES PREP Program

Taverlyn received her B.S. in Biology from Prairie View A&M University. Taverlyn served as Miss Prairie View A&M University 2022-2023. In 2023, she was an AMGEN Scholar at Yale University investigating the role of macrophage-derived inflammation in aged female mice. Currently, she is a fellow in the Vanderbilt Experimental Research Training Inclusion Community Engagement Skills (VERTICES) Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program. In the Dean Lab, she is investigating how protein in diet influences metabolic dysfunction in mice, especially glucagon secretion and amino acid transporter expression that promotes alpha cell proliferation.