🔬🧬 PHS GEAR UP LASER STUDENTS SHINE AT UTRGV MEDICAL RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS! ❤️🐺

Posted Date: 10/28/26 (11:15 AM)

Seven women pose together behind an easel holding a research poster titled 'Understanding Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Hispanic and Latina Women.'

After working relentlessly with dedication, determination, and passion, our talented Palmview High School GEAR UP LASER students proudly presented their medical research findings to their families last night at the Region One Education Service Center!

Six students stand proudly beside a research poster titled The Effects of Academic Pressures Causing Chronic Stress in High School and University Students.

🌟 Congratulations to Itzel Flores, Alexia Hernandez, Yunelly Jimenez, Lexi Soto, Adriel Salinas, and Caylee Zarate for their outstanding presentations on important health and medical topics, including academic pressure and stress, sleep deprivation and cognitive function, caffeine consumption among teenagers, and triple-negative breast cancer in Latina women.

Three students proudly stand beside their scientific research poster titled 'How Sleep Deprivation affects Cognitive Functions'.

These future scholars and medical professionals demonstrated exceptional research skills, confidence, and a passion for making a difference through science! 🧠🩺

👏 We are incredibly proud of our PHS GEAR UP students for representing Lobo Nation with excellence! A special thank-you to UTRGV, Region One GEAR UP, our very own Campus GEAR Up Coordinators, Martha Portillo & Alexandra Pena, and everyone who supported these young researchers throughout their journey!

🐺❤️🖤 One Pack. One Pride. Lobos Unite!