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Portrait of Mitchel Wambui

Honor Society® member

Mitchel Wambui

caregiver at Home Instead Senior Care

  • Oregon State University
  • biochemistry and molecular biology
  • Class of 2023
  • Corvalis, USA

Member since November 2021

About

My name is Michelle Wambui. My pronouns are she/her. I am a third year student at Oregon State University majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with a pre-medicine option.

Education

  • Oregon State University

    biochemistry and molecular biology

    2021 – 2023

Honors and awards

  • highest honors

    Graduated from Portland Community College with Highest Honors General Studies Associate's Degree

Goals and interests

Career goal

Oncology

Outside the classroom

I love hiking, skiing, reading, cooking and spending time with my family.

Experience

  • caregiver

    Home Instead Senior Care

    May 2020 – Aug 2021

Volunteering

  • STEM Peer Mentor

    AWSEM Club (Advocates for Women in Science Engineering and Mathematics) at Oregon State University

    Feb 2022 – Mar 2022

  • Volunteer Chairperson for African Students Association

    Oregon State University

    Sep 2021 – May 2022

  • Community Outreach Representative

    AFFHO ( African Family Holistic Health Organization)

    May 2021 – Jul 2021

Languages

  • Kiswahili Advanced
  • English (US) Advanced