MaryGrace grew up in Texarkana, Arkansas. She was a Donaghey Scholar at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and graduated with her bachelor’s in chemistry and biology. MaryGrace studied under Dr. Brian Walker, developing green, efficient methods to synthesize anti-fungal drug candidates. After college, she found a new love for catalysis and is super excited to explore this in the MC White group!​

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Fun Facts

• MaryGrace loves to dance and served as the captain of the Little Rock Dance Team in college.

• MaryGrace is super competitive about playing games: board games, sports games, video games – she’ll play anything if she has a chance of winning.

• MaryGrace does not enjoy the Illinois winters and will do anything to get a little sunshine.