Emir is a first-generation undergraduate student majoring in Global Health Studies on the Pre-Medicine track. Emir is also apart of the Student Advisory Board for the UI First-Generation Task Force!

His favorite part about working in the research lab is being able to communicate and work with an amazing, friendly, and supportive group of individuals, as well as being able to take part in research that could potentially end up helping individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. 

A fun fact about Emir: He is a huge fan of traveling and hopes to live in either the Caribbean or Switzerland in the future!