Leia Baek
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Email: lsbaek@ncsu.edu
Leia is from Pinehurst, North Carolina, Majoring in Human Biology and minoring in Microbiology. She is currently working with heavy trace metal elements and PFAS with their correlation to cancer and toxicity in California and Galapagos Sea Lions, as well as Golden Retrievers. She is also a College of Science Ambassador and a certified phlebotomist. In her free time, she enjoys running long-distance races – she recently ran the Krispy Kreme Challenge. Leia also knows three languages; English, Korean, and Chinese.