Medical Student
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
My name is Kostandin Valle and I am a 2nd-year medical student at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. I was originally born in Berat, Albania, and immigrated to St. Louis, Missouri when I was seven years old. I completed my undergraduate education there at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, after which I went directly into medical school. Career-wise, I am interested in working within academic medicine, and the work that I am presenting was done through the Weinshilboum Lab at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. In my free time, I enjoy watching TV, trying new coffee shops, playing board games, spending time with friends and family, and I have recently been learning how to crochet and play the keyboard.