Meet the Next Generation of Physician-Scientists
Meet the Next Generation of Physician-Scientists
M4
Mudassir Ali
Track: Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor: Susan Baker, PhD
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Interests: Viral Pathogenesis, Innate Immunity, Immune Evasion
M4
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
M4
John Yap
Track: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cancer Biology
Mentor: Qun Sophia Zang, PhD
Undergraduate: John Hopkins University
Interests: Sepsis, Heart Failure
M3
Ryan Mack
Track: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cancer Biology
Mentor: Jiwang Zhang, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: Michigan State University
Interests: Hematopoiesis, Stem Cell Biology, Megakaryocytes
M3
Madison Tschann, MS
Track: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cancer Biology
Mentor: Mashkoor Choudhry, PhD
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Interests: Microbiome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
G4
Adam Bronson
Track: Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor: Jonathan Allen, PhD
Undergraduate: Oklahoma State University
Interests: Bacterial Genetics, Synthetic Biology, Drug Discovery
G4
Jacob Cunningham
Track: Cell and Molecular Physiology
Mentor: Seth Robia, PhD
Undergraduate: University of California-Berkeley
Interests: Cardiovascular Disease, Biophysics
G4
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
G4
Mary Grace Murray
Track: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cancer Biology
Mentor: Mashkoor Choudhry, PhD
Undergraduate: Rosemont College
Interests: Gut-Brain Axis, Burn Injury, Microbiome
G3
Andrew Marten, MS
Track: Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor: Abby Kroken, PhD
Undergraduate: Central Michigan University
Interests: Infectious Disease, Vector-Borne Disease
G3
Rohit Thalla
Track: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cancer Biology
Mentor: Jiwang Zhang, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Interests: Neurology, Cancer Biology
G2
Mia Brinkley
Track: Microbiology & Immunology
Mentor: Alexsia Richards, PhD
Undergraduate: Western Washington University
G2
Michael Egozi
Track: Integrative Cell Biology
Mentor: Derek Wainright, PhD
Undergraduate: Nova Southeastern University
G2
Zachary Orban
Track: Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor: Yee Ling Wu
Undergraduate: North Central College
G2
Marisa Kutchma
Track: Cell and Molecular Physiology
Mentor: Toni Pak, PhD
Undergraduate: University of Mississippi
G1
Hope Burnham, MS
Track: Physiology
Mentor: Ivana Kuo
Undergraduate: University of Alabama
G1
Rehan Mehta
Track: Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor: Yee Ling Wu
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
M2
Tal Horovitz
Track: Undecided
Mentor: Gwendolyn Kartje, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: University of California-Santa Barbara
Interests: Neuroplasticity, Neurodegeneration Development
M2
Ava Kim
Track: Undecided
Mentor: Undecided
Undergraduate: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
M2
Divya Nambiar
Track: Undecided
Mentor: Undecided
Undergraduate: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
M2
Subhiksha Srinivasan
Track: Undecided
Mentor: Undecided
Undergraduate: Lawrence University-Appleton