Current and Past SURE Scholars
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Boston University
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Morgan Ellis
Spelman College
Mentor: Sherral Devine, PhD
![Arinyah Dickerson Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Arinyah_Dickerson_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
Arinyah Dickerson
University of North Carolina
Mentor: Carl Streed, MD, MPH, BS
![She'Kyra Paige](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/s/SheKyra_Paige_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
She'Kyra Paige
Tougaloo College
Mentor: Naomi Hamburg, MD
![Monia Zein Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/m/Monia_Zein_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Monia Zein
Tougaloo College
Mentor: Nathanael Fillmore, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
![Shawna Butler Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/s/Shawna_Butler_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
Shawna Butler
Mount Mary University
Mentor: Michaela Patterson, BS, PhD
![Emma Cartney Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/e/Emma_Cartney_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
Emma Cartney
Allegheny College
Mentor: Lu Han, PhD
![Carmen Lopez Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/c/Carmen_Lopez_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
Mount Mary University
Mentor: Michaela Patterson, PhD
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Awa Sidibe
Georgia State University
Mentor: Anna Palatnik, MD
Northwestern University
![Angelease Bunton Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Angelease_Bunton_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Angelease Bunton
Spelman College
Mentor: Ike Okwuosa, MD
![Ahmed Mahdi Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Ahmed_Mahdi_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Ahmed Mahdi
Northwestern University
Mentor: Ike Okwuosa, MD
![Trinity Thomas Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/t/Trinity_Thomas_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Trinity Thomas
Chicago State University
Mentor: Ike Okwuosa, MD
![Yaileen Velasquez Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/y/Yaileen_Velazquez_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Yaileen Velazquez
Northern Illinois University
Mentor: Ike Okwuosa, MD
Stanford University
![Oluwateniola Akin-Olugbemi Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/t/Teni_AkinOlugbemi_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Oluwateniola Akin-Olugbemi
Northwestern University
Mentor: Ioannis Karakikes, PhD
![Brett Cardenas Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/b/Brett_Cardenas_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
Brett Cardenas
Harvard College
Mentor: Allison Marsden, PhD
![Yohanna Gebremedhin Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/y/Yohanna_Gebremedhin_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Yohanna Gebremedhin
UC Davis
Mentor: Wah Chiu, PhD
![Josiah John Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/j/Josiah_John_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
John Josiah
Johnson C. Smith University
Mentor: Shoa Clarke, MD, PhD
University Hospitals of Cleveland
![Donald Folk Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/d/Donald_Folk_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Donald Folk
Case Western Reserve University
Mentor: Kenneth Remy, MD, MHSc, MSCI, FCCM
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April Machta
Nova Southeastern University
Mentor: Erika Trapl, PhD
![Nyasha Machote](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/n/Nyasha_Machote_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
Nyasha Machote
Case Western Reserve University
Mentor: Allison Kraus, PhD
![Desmond Norris Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/d/Desmond_Norris_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Desmond Norris
LeMoyne-Owen College
Mentor: Peng Zhangl, PhD
Vanderbilt University
![Derrick Mason Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/d/Derrick_Mason_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Derrick Mason
Boston University
Mentor: Yan Ru Su, MD
![Ashton Oliver Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Ashton_Oliver_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Ashton Oliver
University of Alabama Birmingham
Mentor: Antentor Hinton, PhD
![Ashley Sawyer Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Ashley_Sawyer_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Ashley Sawyer
Rollins College
Mentor: Timothy Hohman, PhD
![Aaron Whiteside Headshot](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Aaron_Whiteside_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Aaron Whiteside
Central State University
Mentor: Antentor Hinton, PhD
Boston University
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Christopher Buie
Tougaloo College
Mentor: Angie Serrano, PhD
![Natalie Hampton BU Natalie Hampton BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/n/Natalie_Hampton_BU_420x80.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Natalie Hampton
Tougaloo College
Mentor: Naomi Hamburg, MD
![Bryan Medina BU Bryan Medina BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/b/Bryan_Medina_BU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
Bryan Medina
University of Houston
Mentor: Carl Streed, MD & May Navarra, MPH
![Esmeralda Navarro BU Esmeralda Navarro BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/e/Esmeralda_Navarro_BU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Esmeralda Navarro
University of California, Berkeley
Mentor: Rhoda Au, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
![Maria Cabrera MCW Maria Cabrera MCW](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/m/Maria_Cabrera_MCW_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Maria Cabrera,
University of Puerto Rico,
Mentor: Akiko Mammoto MD, PhD
![Jeovannee Castilla MCW Jeovannee Castilla MCW](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/j/Jeovannee_Castilla_MCW_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Jeovannee Castillo
Lycoming College
Mentor: Michaela Patterson, PhD
![Anna Mikolchak MCW Anna Mikolchak MCW](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Anna_Mikolchak_MCW_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Anna Mikolchak
St Cloud State University
Mentor: Brian Smith, PhD, Rachel J. Lipinski, PhD, & Joshua Nord, PhD
![Tracy Nelson MCW Tracy Nelson MCW](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/t/Tracy_Nelson_MCW_420x80.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Tracy Nelson
College of Charleston, South Carolina
Mentor: Lu Han, PhD
Northwestern University
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Thomas Barnes III
Morehouse College
Mentor: Faraz Ahmad, MD
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Jessica Guzman
Dominican University
Mentor: Yonghui Ding, PhD
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Adaeze Olikagu
Chicago State University
Mentor: Romina Beatriz-Cejas, PhD & Davi Lyra-Leite, PhD
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Imani Sykes
University of Missouri - Columbia
Mentor: Jennifer Caldwell, PhD
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
![Jasmine Armstead Salk Jasmine Armstead Salk](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/j/Jasmine_Armstead_Salk_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Jasmine Armstead
Stillman College
Mentor: Jan Karlseder, PhD, Sara Przetocka, PhD, & Tobias Schmidt, PhD
![Kaitlyn Done VU Kaitlyn Done VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/k/Kaitlyn_Done_VU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Oumou Sylla,
Stillman College,
Mentor: John Reynolds, PhD & Courtney Glavis-Bloom, PhD
Stanford University
![Bongiwe Ncube SU Bongiwe Ncube SU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/b/Bongiwe_Ncube_SU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
Bongiwe Ncube
Goshen College
Mentor: Mary Hynes, PhD & Jeffrey Naftaly, PhD
![Amanda Padilla SU Amanda Padilla SU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Amanda_Padilla_SU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Amanda Padilla
University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez
Mentor: Joseph Woo, MD & Danielle Mullis, MD
![Justice Owah Bwalter Lab SU Justice Owah Bwalter Lab SU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/j/Justice_Owah_Bwalter_lab_SU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Justice Owah
Stanford University
Mentor: Marion S. Buckwalter, MD, PhD & Victoria Hernandez, PhD Candidate
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Danielle Young,
Claflin University
Mentor: Katrin Svensson, PhD & Lianna Wat, PhD
University Hospitals of Cleveland
![Rose Len Alvarado UHC Rose Len Alvarado UHC](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/r/Rose_Len_Alvarado_UHC_420x80.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Rose León-Alvarado
Earlham College
Mentor: Andrew A. Pieper, MD, PhD & Preethy Sridharan, MD/PhD Candidate
![Uapingena Kandjoze UHC Uapingena Kandjoze UHC](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/u/Uapingena_Kandjoze_UHC_420x80.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
Uapingena Kandjoze,
Earlham College,
Mentor: Andrew A. Pieper, MD, PhD & Yeojung Koh, PhD candidate
Vanderbilt University
![Payton Debrew VU Payton Debrew VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/p/Payton_Debrow_VU_420x80.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
Payton DeBrow
Tuskegee University
Mentor: David Wasserman, PhD
![Kaitlyn Done VU Kaitlyn Done VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/k/Kaitlyn_Done_VU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Kaitlyn Done,
Spelman College,
Mentor: Rolanda Lister, MD
![Alonzo Frederic VU Alonzo Frederic VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Alonzo_Frederic_VU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Alonzo Frederic
Morehouse College
Mentor: Jerod Denton, PhD & Kangjun LI, PharmD
![Jalil Mitchel VU Jalil Mitchel VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/j/Jalil_Mitchel_VU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Jalil Mitchel
Vanderbilt University
Mentor: Kevin Niswender, MD, PhD & Richard L. Printz, Ph.D
Boston University
![Chelsea Akubo BU Chelsea Akubo BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/c/Chelsea_Akubo_BU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Chelsea Akubo
Boston University
Mentor: Naomi Hamburg, MD
![Jackson Corban BU Jackson Corban BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/j/Jackson_Corban_BU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Jackson Corban
Tougaloo College
Mentors: Steven Lubitz, MD & Christopher D. Anderson, MD
![Destiny Jackson BU Destiny Jackson BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/d/Destiny_Jackson_BU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Destiny Jackson
Emory University
Mentor: Vijaya B Kolachalama, PhD
![Sheila Pagtakhan BU Sheila Pagtakhan BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/s/Sheila_Pagtakhan_BU_420x80.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Sheila Pagtakhan
University of Alaska Anchorage
Mentor: Deepa Gopal, MD
Northwestern University
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Justin Banks
University of Illinois at Chicago
Mentor: Sadiya Khan, MD
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Juan McCook
Northwestern Univeristy
Mentor: Matthew Feinstein, MD
![Chelsea Nwanah NW Chelsea Nwanah NW](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/c/Chelsea_Nwanah_NW_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Chelsea Nwanah
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mentor: Bradley Allen, MD
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Thalia Perez
Northwestern University
Mentor: Lifang Hou, PhD & Kyeezu Kim, PhD
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Karl Wilson
DePauw University
Mentor: Ike Okwuosa, MD
Stanford University
![Nickeisha Cuthbert SU Nickeisha Cuthbert SU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/n/Nickeisha_Cuthbert_SU_420x80.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Nickeisha Cuthbert
Claflin University
Mentor: Katrin Svensson, PhD & Meng Zhao, PhD
![Angel Emodi SU Angel Emodi SU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Angel_Emodi_SU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Angel Emodi
University of California, Los Angeles
Mentor: Mark Skylar-Scott, PhD & Jessica Herrmann, MD
![Alexander M. Martinez-Lopez VU Alexander M. Martinez-Lopez VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Alexander_M_MartinezLopez_VU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Alexander M. Martinez-Lopez,
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico,
Mentor: Kendra Oliver, PhD
![Aaron Panduro SU Headshot Aaron Panduro SU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Aaron_Panduro_SU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Aaron Panduro
California State University, Fresno
Mentor: Alison Marsden, PhD, Erica Schwarz, PhD, & Ingrid Lan, PhD
![Amal A. Suleiman SU Amal A. Suleiman SU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Amal_A_Suleiman_SU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Amal A. Suleiman
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Mentor: Nazish Sayed, MD, PhD
![Stefan Veizades SU Stefan Veizades SU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/s/Stefan_Veizades_SU_420x80.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Stefan Veizades
University of Edinburgh
Mentor: Patricia Nguyen, MD
Vanderbilt University
![C Aira Dillard VU C Aira Dillard VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/c/C_Aira_Dillard_VU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
C’Aira Dillard
Johnson & Wales University
Mentor: Rolanda Lister, MD
![Alexandra Filipkowski VU Alexandra Filipkowski VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Alexandra_Filipkowski_VU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Alexandra Filipkowski
Fairfield University
Mentor: Aaron Aday, MD & Matthew Freiberg, MD
![Joshua Payton Joshua Payton](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/j/Joshua_Payton_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Joshua Payton,
Hampton University
Mentor: Laura Keohane, PhD
![Malik Robinson VU Malik Robinson VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/m/Malik_Robinson_VU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Malik Robinson
University of Missouri
Mentor: Carrie Fry, MD, PhD
Boston University
![Destinee Bledsoe BU Destinee Bledsoe BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/d/Destinee_Bledsoe_BU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Destinee Bledsoe
Tougaloo College
Mentor: Naomi Hamburg, MD
![GerMya Bradley BU GerMya Bradley BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/g/GerMya_Bradley_BU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
GerMya Bradley
Tougaloo College
Mentor: Ludovic Trinquart, PhD, MPH
![Ayana Gray BU Ayana Gray BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Ayana_Gray_BU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Ayana Gray
Harvard University
Mentor: Deepa Gopal, MD
Northwestern University
![Ted Amadi NW Ted Amadi NW](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/t/Ted_Amadi_NW_420x80.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Ted Amadi
University of South Alabama
Mentor: Megan Roy-Puckelwartz, PhD
![Sarah Davis NW Sarah Davis NW](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/s/Sarah_Davis_NW_420x80.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Sarah Davis
Northwestern University
Mentor: Ike Okwuosa, MD
![Cede Onyago NW Cede Onyago NW](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/c/Cede_Onyago_NW_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Cede Onyango
Xavier University
Mentor: Elizabeth McNally, MD
![Emamoke Oshode NW Emamoke Oshode NW](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/e/Emamoke_Oshode_NW_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Emamoke Oshode
Northwestern Univeristy
Mentor: Laura Rasmussen-Torvik, PhD
Stanford University
![Darlene Ferrer SU Darlene Ferrer SU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/d/Darlene_Ferrer_SU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Darlene Ferrer
University of Guam
Mentor: Ronglih Liao, PhD
![Gerardo Gamino SU Gerardo Gamino SU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/g/Gerardo_Gamino_SU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Gerardo Gamino,
Brigham Young University
Mentor: Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH
![Aaron Panduro SU Headshot Aaron Panduro SU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Aaron_Panduro_SU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Aaron Panduro
CSU Fresno
Mentor: Alison Marsden, PhD
![Stefan Veizades SU Stefan Veizades SU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/s/Stefan_Veizades_SU_420x80.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Stefan Veizades
University of Edinburgh
Mentor: Patricia Nguyen, MD
Vanderbilt University
![Grace Garret VU Grace Garret VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/g/Grace_Garret_VU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Grace Garret
Elon University
Mentor: Kendra Oliver, PhD
![Alexander M. Martinez-Lopez VU Alexander M. Martinez-Lopez VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Alexander_M_MartinezLopez_VU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Alexander M. Martinez-Lopez,
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico,
Mentor: Kendra Oliver, PhD
![Hector A Haddock Martinez VU Hector A Haddock Martinez VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/h/Hector_A_Haddock_Martinez_VU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420)
Hector A. Haddock-Martinez
University of Puerto Rico
Mentor: Kendra Oliver, PhD
![Davin A Means VU Davin A Means VU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/d/Davin_A_Means_VU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Davin A. Means
University of Arkansas
Mentor: Kendra Oliver, PhD
Boston University
![Justin Coleman BU Justin Coleman BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/j/Justin_Coleman_BU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Justin Coleman
Tougaloo College, Junior
Mentor: Dr. Ludovic Trinquart, PhD, MPH
![Kayley Pate BU Kayley Pate BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/k/Kayley_Pate_BU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Kayley Pate
University of Central Oklahoma, Senior
Mentor: Dr. Vijaya Kolachalama, PhD
![Ajah Williams BU Ajah Williams BU](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/a/Ajah_Williams_BU_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Ajah Williams
Louisiana State University, Junior
Mentor: Dr. Gopal Deepa, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin
![Charles Anugwom MCW Charles Anugwom MCW](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/c/Charles_Anugwom_MCW_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Charles Anugwom
Prairie View A&M University, Senior
Mentor: Akiko Mammoto, MD, PhD
![Demi Carter MCW Demi Carter MCW](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/d/Demi_Carter_MCW_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Demi Carter
Hampton University
Mentor: Alexander Staruschenko, PhD
![Guadalupe Valdivia Esparza MCW Guadalupe Valdivia Esparza MCW](/-/media/PHD-Images/Headshots/g/Guadalupe_Valdivia_Esparza_MCW_420x280.jpg?h=280&iar=0&mw=600&w=420&sc_lang=en)
Guadalupe Valdivia Esparza
Marquetta University, Senior
Mentor: Akiko Mammoto,, MD, PhD
Northwestern University
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Emmanuel Ogunlana
Northwestern University, Sophomore
Mentor: Nina Suresh, MD,
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Bassel Shanab
Northwestern University, Junior
Mentor: Rishi Arora, MD
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Caitlin Somerville
Northwestern University, Junior
Mentor: Rod Passman, MD
Stanford University
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Nashielli Diaz
Tufts University, Sophomore
Mentor: Ioannis Karakikes
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Gabriela Escobar
Stanford, Sophomore
Mentor: Sean Wu, MD
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Roberto Guzman Hernandez
University of Puerto Rico, Senior
Mentor: Ke Yuan
Vanderbilt University
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Jelicia Ro'Shell Daily
Miles College, Senior
Mentor: Dan Roden, MD
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Akiré Harris
Tougaloo College, Senior
Mentor: Bjorn Knollman, MD, PhD
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Lyndon George Rolle
Fisk University, Junior
Mentor: Quinn Wells, PharmD, MD
2024 Holidays
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