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Later, the COVID-19 pandemic solidified her ambitions. Feeling helpless amid a pandemic is hard; she wanted to become one of the people working on solutions to treat pervasive diseases. As a high school student, Armstrong believed that her only option for doing this work was to go to medical school to become a doctor. Being a student at Davidson, howeverwhere shes been able to work alongside professors in labstaught her about another option that she loved even more: research.

Ive been able to seek out professors who do the kind of research that Im interested in, she said, and put the techniques I learn in class into practice.

That research has created a path for Armstrong that began in Davidson but extends far beyond it.

As part of our work together, [Susannah and I] spent time in my colleague Laura Hartmann's lab in Duesseldorf, Germany, said Nicole L. Snyder, professor of chemistry. Within the first week, I knew I was working with a highly talented scholar. Her unquenchable thirst for exploring new knowledge landscapes, combined with her impeccable work ethic, led her to solve a research problem we grappled with for years.

Scientists also need a healthy dose of persistence to make strides in research.

What impressed me the most about Susannah was her independence and her ability to persevere despite multiple challenges and setbacks, Snyder said. Every time she hit a roadblock, she found a new road to travel, and when she ran out of roads to travel, she built her own.

Armstrong will continue to pursue research this summer at the National Cancer Institute. After earning her doctorate in synthetic organic chemistry, she intends to conduct translational research to develop treatments for globally pervasive disease.

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