In Christine Brady’s mind, numbers are not dull and inert. They are forceful and ever changing, and they hold the key to scientific knowledge, including cures for disease.

She graduated from the Mount summa cum laude with a B.A. in math, and, in spring 2005, she completed her master’s in applied math and statistics at SUNY Stony Brook. She plans to pursue a doctorate in statistics, and to do research in genetics and bio-statistics.

For two years, between 2003 and 2005, she received a National Science Foundation fellowship. Her research was designed to study the compatibility between an individual’s genetic profile and the drugs he or she is prescribed for a particular illness.

“By deciding if a person should be given a specific drug, you won’t have the problem of so many drugs being recalled,” she said. “Bio-statistics can have a big impact on society in the long-run.”

Christine plans to continue her research as she pursues her doctorate.