Desireé N. Bryant studied Biology and Chemistry at Bowie State University, in Bowie, MD. While there she had the prestigious honor of participating in the S.T.E.M. Scholarship Program. As a part of the program she served as a research assistant to Dr. Debra Rayfield and presented her abstract "Estrogen Versus Phytoestrogen-Induced Changes in PC-12 Cell Viability Following An Hypoxic/Ischemic Exposure-A Comparison Among 17-beta Estradiol, Genistein and Daidzen" before the National Council on Undergraduate Research as well as the Association of Southeastern Biologists. This work was also published by The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal. Towards the end of h..