Meet the Next Generation of Physician-Scientists
Meet the Next Generation of Physician-Scientists
M4
Emily Ma, PhD
Track: Integrative Cell Biology
Mentor: Clodia Osipo, PhD
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
Interests: Cancer Biology, Head/Neck Cancer, Breast Cancer
M4
Mai Nguyen, PhD
Track: Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor: Clodia Osipo, PhD and Katherine Knight, PhD
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
Interests: Commensal Bacteria, Immunology, Breast Cancer
M4
Jesus Zamora-Pineda, PhD
Track: Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor: Katherine Knight, PhD
Undergraduate: University of California-Berkeley
Interests: Molecular Biology, Microbes, Adaptive/Innate Immunity
M3
Maggie Bennett, PhD
Track: Cell and Molecular Physiology
Mentor: Jordan Beach, PhD
Undergraduate: Boston College
Interests: Force Production in Cells, Basic Science to Bedside
G4
Brian Choi, MS
Track: Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor: Alan Wolfe, PhD
Undergraduate: Indiana University
Interests: Bacterial Physiology, Pathogenesis, Urine Microbiome
G4
Ryan Mack
Track: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cancer Biology
Mentor: Jiwang Zhang, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: Michigan State University
Interests: Hematopoiesis, Stem Cell Biology, Megakaryocytes
G4
Rasa Valiauga
Track: Neuroscience
Mentor: Edward Campbell, PhD
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Interests: Neurodegeneration, Inflammation, Diet
G3
Mudassir Ali
Track: Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor: Susan Baker, PhD
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Interests: Viral Pathogenesis, Innate Immunity, Immune Evasion
G3
Claudia Rose Keating
Track: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cancer Biology
Mentor: Wei Qiu, PhD
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Interests: Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology, Drug Discovery
G3
John Yap
Track: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cancer Biology
Mentor: Qun Sophia Zang, PhD
Undergraduate: John Hopkins University
Interests: Sepsis, Heart Failure
G2
Madison Tschann, MS
Track: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cancer Biology
Mentor: Mashkoor Choudhry, PhD
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Interests: Microbiome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
G1
Adam Bronson
Track: Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor: Andrew Ulijasz, PhD
Undergraduate: Oklahoma State University
Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Synthetic Biology, Drug Discovery
G1
Jacob Cunningham
Track: Cell and Molecular Physiology
Mentor: Seth Robia, PhD
Undergraduate: University of California-Berkeley
Interests: Cardiovascular Disease, Biophysics
G1
Sasha Demeulenaere
Track: Cell and Molecular Physiology
Mentor: Patrick Oakes, PhD and Jordan Beach, PhD
Undergraduate: University of California-Berkeley
Interests: Tissue Engineering, Biophysics, Regenerative Medicine
G1
Mary Grace Murray
Track: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cancer Biology
Mentor: Mashkoor Choudhry, PhD
Undergraduate: Rosemont College
Interests: Gut-Brain Axis, Traumatic Brain Injury, GI Mobility
M2
Tal Horovitz
Track: Undecided
Mentor: Gwendolyn Kartje, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: University of California-Santa Barbara
Interests: Neuroplasticity, Neurodegeneration Development
M2
Andrew Marten, MS
Track: Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor: Abby Kroken, PhD
Undergraduate: Central Michigan University
Interests: Infectious Disease, Vector-Borne Disease
M2
Rohit Thalla
Track: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cancer Biology
Mentor: Jiwang Zhang, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Interests: Neurology, Cancer Biology
M1
Mia Brinkley
Track: Undecided
Mentor: Undecided
Undergraduate: Western Washington University
M1
Michael Egozi
Track: Undecided
Mentor: Undecided
Undergraduate: Nova Southeastern University
M1
Duane Nguyen
Track: Undecided
Mentor: Undecided
Undergraduate: Macalester College
M1
Zachary Orban
Track: Undecided
Mentor: Undecided
Undergraduate: North Central College