He's studying neuroscience

At age 20, many youngsters are still undecided as to in what, and where, they should further their studies.  Not so Kavan Clifford, son of Dr Keith and Toni Clifford of Goodwood Heights, Diego Martin, who graduated on May 18 from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.  The 20-year-old graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. The former St Mary’s College student graduated with distinction at A levels in 1999 and received a full four-year scholarship to Morehouse where his list of achievements include being named to the National Dean’s List of America and Morehouse College Dean’s List and Honour Roll from 1999-2003.  Other honours include the Hugh and Yvonne Gloster Premedical Student of the Year 2002/2003; Hamilton E Holmes Premedical Student of the Year 2001/2002; Phi Beta Kappa Honour Society; David and Lucille Packard Graduate Scholars’ Awardee; Medical Scientist Training Programme Funding recipient; Achievement Rewards for Collegiate Scientists recipient; MARC/U*STAR Programme recipient; Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honour Society; Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honour Society; Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honour Society; and National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

From 2000-2003, Kavan was a Teaching Assistant in General Biology. He also served as secretary and president of the Morehouse College Health Careers Society.  At Emory University Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, Kavan was an Undergraduate Researcher from 2001-2003.  At Yale University School of Medicine he participated in the BioSTEP Programe as an Undergraduate Researcher in the 2001/2002 summer programmes, from which his research papers have been presented at scientific meetings across the United States. Kavan has been accepted at Harvard, Duke, Baylor and Emory University Medical Schools.  Instead he has accepted a place at the John Hopkins University, College of Medicine where he will pursue the combined MD/PhD programme in neurosciences, and will work with Dr Ben Carsons, one of the  leading neurosurgeons in the world. Kavan has elected to spend his last summer in Atlanta teaching Bio Sciences to High School students at a Morehouse summer programme.