Autumn Brooke Hampton is a third-year student at the University of Georgia, double majoring in Biomedical Physiology and Sociology. She has been characterized as a CURO Honors Scholar, Woodruff Scholar, LSAMP Research Scholar, and a Crane Scholar at UGA since enrolling here! She has leadership and service experience in the campus organizations that she is involved in. She serves as the President of the University Union Student Programming Board, an Operations Coordinator for Kesem UGA, and a Co-Founder & Director of Events for the Biomedical Physiology Society. She is on the pre-medicine track, and she aspires to be an Obstetrician-Gynecologist (OBGYN), specializing in oncology! She plans to attend medical school after obtaining both of her undergraduate degrees, but she will take a gap year and apply in the 2026 cycle.

In terms of her role in the Funato Lab, she has been active in the lab since November 2021 as an undergraduate researcher. With the assistance of the Center for Undergraduate Opportunities, she has been able to engage in early research at UGA, assisting studies on the identification of the origin of pediatric glioblastomas using human embryonic stem cells. It was exciting for her to present a work-in-progress research project to people who might be unfamiliar with it. She believes that this opportunity to conduct research for four consecutive years has been amazing and that is has advanced some of her life skills, such as resilience, perseverance, and time management.

Autumn loves to bake rather than cooking. Her favorite song is currently "Hug Me" by Pharrell Williams and Trey Parker. She also loves to go thrift shopping for vintage lamps!