Cariuna Ellison

Fisk University

Funded by: WFF Scholar The Vallee Foundation, Inc.

• 2025-2026

Cariuna Ellison, expected class of 2028, is from Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is studying Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Fisk University. In summer 2025, she participated in Meharry Medical College’s MSBIO-PATH Program, where she gained hands-on experience in protein expression and a deeper understanding of structural biology and its role in treating infectious diseases. She will also participate in the HBCU Wellness Project’s Summer Institute Training as a Student Health Ambassador. At Fisk, Cariuna serves as Vice President of Fisk University ACS, is a member of Chattanooga Girls’ Leadership Academy, and volunteers at the Martha O’Bryan Center. After graduation, she hopes to earn a master’s degree in biotechnology or bioengineering.