Kelsey Ladt, 14, explained some of her research she is working on under the tutelage of Joe Springer, right, in the spinal cord and brain injury research center laboratory in the biological-biomedical scientific research building where she is working on completing her biology degree at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday, April 23, 2009. In May, Ladt will graduate from UK with honors with a degree in biology. She's on her way to the National Institutes of Health for a one-year residency in biomedical research before she is off to medical school. Photo by David Stephenson | Staff
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