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Anna Cholewczynski鈥檚 grandfather was a scientist. Her father is an electrical engineer.  Her brother is an aerospace engineer鈥攁n actual rocket scientist鈥攁nd her sister, whom she calls 鈥渁 genius,鈥� is working on a master鈥檚 degree in biomedical engineering.

It wasn鈥檛 until a few years ago that Cholewczynski (pronounced hall-of-chinski) realized her family was a bit 鈥� different.

鈥淎t the dinner table we鈥檇 talk about science,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 remember when I finally took calculus I was like, 鈥業 know what derivatives and integrals are! Now I can talk about this at dinner with all of them!鈥� It鈥檚 just a completely different world I grew up in. So science is always a cool thing to me.鈥�

The junior chemistry major and member of the Phi Kappa Phi national honor society is finishing her third semester as part of the research team in B. Mikael Bergdahl鈥檚 organic chemistry lab.

But if you鈥檙e thinking Cholewczynski is a science nerd, you would be wrong. When she鈥檚 not in class or working in the lab, she is on the field slamming into attackers as a defender on the Aztec lacrosse team. She has both athletic and academic scholarships.

The former three-sport high school athlete from Maryland was recruited by Coach Kylee White to play midfield but was quickly reassigned to play defense because of her speed and physical style. White describes her as 鈥渧ery aggressive, tough and determined.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 fun to be physical,鈥� Cholewczynski said. 鈥淚 get to be way more physical on defense.鈥�

Cholewczynski uses color-coded charts to manage her student-athlete life of classes, assignments, labs, practices, workouts and games. During the school year her schedule is hectic, so she can afford only four lab hours per week.

But last summer, she received a research grant to work full-time in Bergdahl鈥檚 lab, eight hours a day, five days a week. She was in heaven. For the first time, she could be part of the research process from start to finish.

Since being accepted into the lab as a sophomore 鈥� something Bergdahl said is very unusual 鈥� Cholewczynski has been involved in research toward finding a less harsh vaccine for Hepatitis C. She鈥檚 currently working with lagunamides, molecules extracted from an Asian plant that could help fight leukemia, colon cancer and malaria.

When Cholewczynski graduates in spring 2016, her lacrosse days will be over but her career in research will begin. She鈥檚 using the Aztec Mentor Program to help find a career direction. Bergdahl is confident she鈥檒l do well.

鈥淪he is very driven and goal-oriented as to what she wants to do,鈥� he said. 鈥淪he loves organic chemistry.鈥�

White, too, is impressed with Cholewczynski鈥檚 research credentials. Last spring, the lacrosse team attended
a symposium in which she gave a presentation about her research on the Hepatitis C vaccine. Cholewczynski was glad to have their support and to share what she does.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just amazing the things she鈥檚 learning. She gets very excited talking us through the things she鈥檚 studying,鈥� said White. 鈥淚t鈥檚 fun to think about where she鈥檚 going to go.鈥�