Albright College Founder's Scholar Leah Strausser of Narvon has been accepted into Tower Health's 11-month Medical Laboratory Science Program at the Reading Hospital School of Medical Laboratory Science. A graduate of Garden Spot High School studying molecular psychobiology at Albright College, Reading, Strausser will begin training after completing her Bachelor of Science this spring.

Having originally considered a career as a psychiatrist, Strausser discovered through her Albright courses that she enjoyed the laboratory environment - making the Medical Laboratory Science Program a perfect fit. Working as a research student, Strausser is taking part in ongoing investigation by Albright undergraduates into the role of ectromelia growth factor in the ectromelia (m-pox) virus. At the same time, she is delving into a concept called mate value with her senior thesis adviser.

Once immersed in the Medical Laboratory Science Program, Strausser hopes to learn how to perform a wide variety of biological tests to benefit patients while working in a clinical setting.