Roene Nasr is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania's College of Arts and Sciences, where she is pursuing a degree in Neuroscience (BS) and minors in Chemistry and French. She is a recipient of the CURF Fall 2022 College Alumni Society Board of Managers and Presidents Undergraduate Research Grant, which has allowed her to engage in research on regenerative dentistry, working under the mentorship of Dr. Kyle Vining. In her current project, Roene focuses on the regulation of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) in fibrotic hydrogels by furthering her knowledge of how inflammatory white blood cells affect DPSCs in such fibrotic hydrogels with defined biochemical and mechanical cues. Her interests in chemistry and French stem from her recognition of how elaborate the world becomes when we adjust our field of view: by zooming in on the effect of individual atoms and molecules on more extensive systems, and synonymously, zooming out on the power of language and communication. Upon completion of her undergraduate studies, Roene intends to apply to dental school to further her knowledge of dentistry and progress toward a career as both a dentist and researcher.