Undergraduate Institution: University of Connecticut, 2024 (Connecticut)

Current Research Department: Pathology

Title of Research: Generation of monoclonal antibodies to CCHF

PREP Lab Mentor: Alexander Freiberg, PhD / Associate Professor / Department of Pathology

Fun Fact: “I really enjoy fly fishing!”

Undergraduate Institution: Houston Christian University, 2024 (Texas)

Current Research Department: Neurobiology. Microbiology & Immunology, Pathology) : Center for Addiction Science and Therapeutics (CAST) 

Title of Research: Cocaine-invoked brain wide neural network controllability with novel compound

PREP Lab Mentor: Jonathan Hommel, PhD / Associate Professor / Dept of Neuropharmacology Fun Fact: I have a goldendoodle named Deuce!

Undergraduate Institution: Ouachita Baptist University, 2022 (Arkansas)

Current Research Department: Orthopedics

Title of Research: Determining the role of a specialized lipogenic nerve-associated cell population in diabetic peripheral neuropathy

PREP Lab Mentor: Elizabeth Sailsbury, PhD / Assistant Professor / Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation

Fun Fact: I have a miniature dachshund named Ellie

Undergraduate Institution: Sam Houston State University, 2024 (Texas)

Current Research Department: Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology

Title of Research: Computational Comparison of Detecting Sequence Dependent Kinking Across Multiple Bacteriophage Genomes

PREP Lab Mentor: B Montgomery Pettit, PhD / Professor / Dept of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Biochemistry, Cell, & Molecular Biology

Fun Fact: I love cars, especially Germain engineering.

Undergraduate Institution: Case Western Reserve University, 2023 (Ohio)
Area of Research: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
PREP Mentor: Michelle Ward, PhD / Assistant Professor / Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Fun Fact: “I prefer the cold to the heat; I love the snow!”

Undergraduate Institution: Houston Christian University, 2023 (Texas)
Area of Research: Pharmacology and Toxicology
PREP Mentor: Katheryn Cunningham, PhD / Professor and Vice Chair / Dept of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Fun Fact: My favorite Movie is: The Holiday

Undergraduate Institution: University of Houston - University Park, 2022 (Texas)
Area of Research: Disparities in Diabetes (Public Health)
PREP Mentor: Dan Jupiter, PhD / Associate Professor / Dept of Biostatistics & Data Science
Fun Fact: I love to read and hang out with my two pit bulls, Sassy and Emy!

Undergraduate Institution: Loyola University New Orleans, 2022 (Louisiana)
Area of Research: Neuroscience
PREP Mentor: Shelly Buffington, PhD / Assistant Professor / Dept of Neurobiology
Fun Fact: I really enjoy taking long drives.

Undergraduate Institution: California State University Long Beach. 2022 (California)
Area of Research: Microbiology and Immunology
PREP Mentor: Scott Weaver, MS PhD/ Professor / Dept of Microbiology and Immunology
Fun Fact: My favorite anime is My Hero Academia.

Undergraduate Institution: Texas State University, 2021 (Texas)
Area of Research: Pharmacology and Toxicology (PharmTox)
PREP Mentor: Fernanda Laezza, MD PhD/Co-Director of PREP/Dept of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Fun Fact: My favorite thing to do outside the lab is read and practice hot yoga!

Undergraduate Institution: Hunter College, 2021 (New York)
Area of Research: Population Health Sciences - Health disparities sciences, Affective Bias and Illness Identity on Depressive Symptoms
PREP Mentor: John D. Prochaska DrPH, MPH / Associate Professor / Population Health Sciences
Fun Fact: I make flowers using Polymer Clay

Undergraduate Institution: Sam Houston State University, 2021 (Texas)
Area of Research: Infectious Disease: Innate and adaptive immune responses against Leishmania parasites
PREP Mentor: Lynn Soong, MD, PhD / Professor Depts Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology; Program Director NIAID T35 Infectious Diseases Training Program Fun Fact: My current hobby is taking long walks on the beach and writing poetry