Ruby Dolmala, a 12th grade FFA student from Arkansas, describes her supervised agricultural experience working in the poultry science immunology lab at the University of Arkansas under Dr. Irf and Josie Santamaria. Her work involves caring for chickens with autoimmune diseases on the farm and performing laboratory tasks including blood analysis, leukocyte counting, data organization, and sample preparation. Through this experience, which began after placing third in the Arkansas State Poultry Competition, Ruby has gained valuable hands-on research experience that contributes to understanding autoimmune diseases while discovering new career interests.
