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Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Trent Madden Doug Wright Anesthesiology PreDoc
Petyon Oden Bret Freudenthal Biochemisty & Molecular Biology PreDoc
Aninda Dey Ryan Barnes Cancer Biology PostDoc
Amanda Heard Christy Hagan Cancer Biology PreDoc
Saliesh Palikhe Kristy Brown Cell Biology & Physiology PostDoc
Mumtarin Jannat Oishee Gustavo Blanco Cell Biology & Physiology PreDoc
Dana Thalman Irfan Saadi Cell Biology & Physiology PreDoc
Ann Mahr Hubert Tse Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology PreDoc
Sreenath Muraleedharan Suma Maria Kalamvoki Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology PreDoc
Donovan Rickart Jianming Qiu Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology PreDoc
Anysja Roberts  Russell Swerdlow Neurology PreDoc
Madison Shar X Long Zheng Pathology PreDoc
Yasaman Etemadi Shamsabadi Hartmut Jaeschke Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics PreDoc

Previous Scholars

2009 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Hope Nicely Dianne Durham, Ph.D. M.D./Ph.D. Pre
Christopher Thiesen, Ph.D. Juan Bruses, M.D./ Ph.D. Post
Yevgen Posokhov, Ph.D. Alexey Ladokhin, Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Post
Ryan Schultze Wolfram Zueckert, M.D. Microbiology Pre
Anisha Gupte Paige Geiger, Ph.D. Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
David McNeal, Ph.D. Randy Nudo, Ph.D. Molecular & Integrative Physiology Post
Sarah Tague Peter Smith, Ph.D. Physiology Pre
Alison Ting Brian Petroff, DVM, Ph.D. Pre
Eric Vidoni, Ph.D. Jeff Burns, M.D. Neurology Post
Lindsey Canham Michael Soares, Ph.D. Pathology Pre
Lauren Aleksunes, PharM.D./Ph.D. Curtis Klaassen, Ph.D. Pharmacology Post
Katryn Allen Bryan Copple, Ph.D. Pharmacology Pre
Ye Li, Ph.D. Xiaobo Zhong, Ph.D. Pharmacology Post
Shary Shelton John Robertson, Ph.D. Pharmacology Pre

2008 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Karra Jones Douglas Wright, Ph.D. Anatomy Pre
Christopher Liverman Nancy Berman, Ph.D. Anatomy Pre
Glen Marrs, Ph.D. Juan Bruses, M.D., Ph.D. Anatomy Post
Elizabeth Taglauer Margaret Petroff, Ph.D. Anatomy Pre
Flavia Costa, Ph.D. Kenneth Peterson, Ph.D. Biochemistry Post
Uma Sinha Datta, Ph.D. Christophe Nicot, Ph.D. Microbiology Post
Ryan Schultze Wolfram Zueckert, M.D. Microbiology Pre
Stephanie Fiedler Lane Christenson, Ph.D. Physiology Pre
Anisha Gupte Paige Geiger, Ph.D. Physiology Pre
Susan Smittkamp, Ph.D. John Stanford, Ph.D. Physiology Post
Alison Ting Brian Petroff, Ph.D. Physiology Pre
Gwenaella Wernli Peter Smith, Ph.D. Physiology Pre

2007 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Glen Marrs, Ph.D. Juan Bruses, M.D., Ph.D. Anatomy & Cell Biology Post
Flavia Costa, Ph.D. Kenneth Peterson, Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Post
Benjamin Weaver Glen Andrews, Ph.D. Biochemistry Pre
Jeffery Lichtenhan Mark Chertoff, Ph.D. Hearing & Speech Pre
Kelli Valdez, Ph.D. Brian Petroff, DVM, Ph.D. Hematology/Oncology Post
Sirosh Bokhari, Ph.D. Michael Parmely, Ph.D. Microbiology Post
Abhik Datta, Ph.D. Christophe Nicot, Ph.D. Microbiology Post

2006 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Cheng Cui, Ph.D. Charles Little, Ph.D. Anatomy & Cell Biology Post
Madhulika Sharma, Ph.D. Gregory Vanden Heuvel, Ph.D. Anatomy & Cell Biology Post
Susan Smittkamp, Ph.D. Douglas Wright, Ph.D. Anatomy & Cell Biology Post
Benjamin Weaver Glen Andrews, Ph.D. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre
Jeffery Lichtenhan Mark Chertoff, Ph.D. Hearing & Speech Pre
Sirosh Bokhari, Ph.D. Michael Parmely, Ph.D. Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Post
Pei-chun Fang, Ph.D. Randolph Nudo, Ph.D. Molecular & Integrative Physiology Post
Darcy Griffin Paul Cheney, Ph.D. Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
Teresa Orth Norberto Gonzalez, Ph.D. Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
Aparna Zama, Ph.D. T. Rajendra Kumar, Ph.D. Molecular & Integrative Physiology Post
Lea Rempel, Ph.D. Michael Soares, Ph.D. Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Post
David Buckley Curtis Klaassen, Ph.D. Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Pre
Adrianna Hontz Jonathan Li, Ph.D. Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Pre
Lisa Minter, PT, Ph.D. P. Gail Widener, PT, Ph.D. Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science Post

2019 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Shengping Huang Prachee Avasthi Anatomy & Cell Biology Post
Pau Yen Wu Christianson/Wright Anatomy & Cell Biology Pre
Nicole Ellis Freudenthal Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre
Sean Holloran Hagan Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre
Alejandro Parrales Briones Tomoo Iwakuma Cancer Biology Post
Olivia Provance Lewis-Wambi Cancer Biology Pre
Divya Kamath Polineni Internal Medicine Post
Crystal Austin Bose Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Post
Kelsey Krausz Markiewicz Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Pre
Vincentaben Khristi Rumi/Wolfe Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Post
Marija Kuna Michael Soares Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Post
Bhaswati Bhattacharya Soumen Paul Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Pre
Gage Brummer Cheng Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Pre
Sophy Perdomo Billinger Physical Therapy Post
Pavla Brachova Christenson Molecular & Integrative Physiology Post

2018 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Yomna Badwadi Hiroshi Nishimune Anatomy & Cell Biology Post
Jacob New Sufi Thomas Anatomy & Cell Biology Pre
Pierce O'Neil Mark Fisher Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre
Raeesa Gupte Janna Harris Hoglund Brain Imaging Post
Nidhi Dwivedi Reena Rao Internal Medicine Post
Christina Krute Jeffrey Bose Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Post
Amara Seng Thomas Yankee Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Pre
Andrew Trembath Mary Markiewicz Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Pre
Miranda Machacek Patrick Fields Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Pre
Kaela Varberg Michael Soares Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Post
Amy Noser Susana Patton Pediatrics Pre
Ian Huck Udayan Apte Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Pre
Yifeng Wang Tiangang Li Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Pre
Christopher Neal A.J. Mellott Plastic Surgery Post
Prasad Dandawate Shrikant Anant Surgery Post

2017 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Christina Krute Jeffrey Bose Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, & Immunology Post
Ee Phie Tan Chad Slawson Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre
Yuan Li Wen-Xing Ding Pharmacology, Toxicology, & Therapeutics Pre
Victor Vasquez Montes Alexey Ladokhin Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre
James Weemhoff Hartmut Jaeschke Pharmacology, Toxicology, & Therapeutics Pre
Colin McCoin John Thyfault Molecular & Integrative Physiology Post
Everett Hall Irfan Saadi Anatomy & Cell Biology Pre
Susan Brock Michael Parmely Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, & Immunology Pre

2016 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Amanda Brinker Danny Welch Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
Archana Raman Darren Wallace Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
Asona Lui Joan Lewis-Wambi Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
Atul Ranjan Tomoo Iwakuma Cancer Biology Post
Bailey Allard Pamela Tran Anatomy & Biology Pre
Colin McCoin John Thyfault Molecular & Integrative Physiology Post
Kuo Du Hartmut Jaeschke Pharmacology, Toxicology, & Therapeutics Pre
Lei Wang Michael Soares Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Post
Mary Ashely Rimmer Gerald Carlson Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre
Mina Farahbakhsh Vargheese Chennathukuzhi Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
Ranjan Preet Dan Dixon Cancer Biology Post
Saieed Safder Fnu Jianming Qiu Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, & Immunology Pre
Shishen Du Joe Lutkenhaus Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, & Immunology Post
Susan Brock Michael Parmely Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, & Immunology Pre
Zhen Zhang Chad Slawson Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre

2015 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Aritra Bhattacherjee Peter Smith Physiology Post
Madhumitha Rajagopal Alan Yu Internal Medicine Post
Hemantkumar Chavan Partha Kasturi Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Pre
Ranjan Preet Dan Dixon Cancer Biology Post
Wei Zou Jianming Qiu Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Post
Zhuan Li Steven Weinman Internal Medicine Post
Heather Wilkins Russell Swerdlow Neurology Post
Robert S Rogers Paige Geiger Physiology Pre
Archana Raman Darren Wallace Physiology Pre
Bharat Bhushan Udayan Apte Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Post
Zhen Zhang Chad Slawson Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Post
Jackie A Thompson Jackie A Thompson Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre
Mauricio Vargas Uribe Alexey S Ladokhin Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre

2014 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Bryce Warren Peggy Petroff Anatomy Pre
Subhashchandra Naik Mark Fisher Biochemistry Post
Daniel Parente Liskin Swint-Kruse Biochemistry Pre
Pranjali N Dalvi Navneet Dhillon Internal Medicine Post
Damayanti Chakraborty Michael Soares Pathology Post
Safinur Atay Andrew Godwin Pathology Post
Bharat Bhushan Udyan Apte Pharmacology Pre
Benjamin Woolbright Hartmut Jaeschke Pharmacology Pre
Jessica A Williams Wen-Xing Ding Pharmacology Pre
Deep Kwatra Shrikant Anant Physiology Post
Lavakumar Reddy Aramadhaka Gustavo Blanco Physiology Post
Swathi Venkatraman Iyer Tomoo Iwakuma Physiology Pre
Robert S Rogers Paige Geiger Physiology Pre
Greta Stamper Tiffany Johnson Hearing & Speech Pre

2013 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Fu, Zidong (Donna) Curt Klaassen Internal Medicine Pre
Warren, Bryce Peggy Petroff Anatomy Pre
Chavan, Hemant Partha Kasturi (Krishnamurthy) Pharmacology Pre
Manley, Sharon Wen-Xing Ding Pharmacology Pre
O'Bryhim, Bliss Andrew Symons Ophthalmology Pre
Rucker, Jason Patty Kluding Physical Therapy Pre
Dowdell, Alexander Wolfram Zueckert Microbiology Pre
Walesky, Chad Udayan Apte Pharmacology Pre
Kennon-McGill, Stefanie Dianne Durham Otolaryngology Pre
Du, Shishen Joe Lutkenhaus Microbiology Pre
Akkaladevi, Narahari Mark Fisher Biochemistry Post
Tikhanovich, Irina Steven Weinman Internal Medicine Post
Kwatra, Deep Shrikant Anant Physiology Post
Saha, Biswarup Soumen Paul Pathology Post
Morris, Jill Jeffrey Burns Neurology Post

2012 Scholars

Anatomy & Cell Biology
Scholars Mentor Status
Natalie Katz Doug Wright, Ph.D. Pre
Kim Schmidtt Ed Stephens, Ph.D. Pre
Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology
Scholars Mentor Status
Yong Luo Jianming Qiu, Ph.D. Pre
Xiaofei Gao Phil Hardwidge, Ph.D. Pre
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Scholars Mentor Status
Aritra Bhattacherjee Peter Smith, Ph.D. Pre
Lacey Luense Lane Christenson, Ph.D. Pre
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Scholars Mentor Status
Safinur Atay Andrew Godwin, Ph.D. Post
Marcia Bellon Christophe Nicot, Ph.D. Post
Stephen Renaud Michael Soares, Ph.D. Post
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
Scholars Mentor Status
Chaven Hemanthkumar Partha Krishnamurthy, Ph.D. Pre
Dan Li Xiaobo Zhong, Ph.D. Post
Bradley Sullivan Jim Luyendyk, Ph.D. Pre
Dave Williams Harmut Jaeschke, Ph.D. Pre
Kai Wu Curt Klaassen, Ph.D. Pre

2011 Scholars

Anatomy & Cell Biology
Scholars Mentor Status
Ana Alexandrova Brenda Rongish, Ph.D. Pre
Susmita Jasti, Ph.D. Peggy Petroff, Ph.D. Post
Kim Schmidtt Ed Stephens, Ph.D. Pre
Rachel Williams, Ph.D. Nancy Berman, Ph.D. Post
Caleb Grote Doug Wright, Ph.D. M.D./Ph.D. Pre
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Scholars Mentor Status
Troy Johnson Todd Holyoak, Ph.D. Pre
Jon Ramsey, Ph.D. Joe Fontes, Ph.D. Post
Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology
Scholars Mentor Status
Elizabeth Zhang Thomas Yankee, PharM.D./Ph.D. Pre
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Scholars Mentor Status
Aritra Bhattacherjee Peter Smith, Ph.D. Pre
Brittany Gorres Paige Geiger, Ph.D. Pre
Tamara Jimenez Gustavo Blanco, M.D./ Ph.D. Pre
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Scholars Mentor Status
Shane Stecklein Roy Jensen, M.D. M.D./Ph.D. Pre
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
Scholars Mentor Status
Kristin Russell Beth Levant, Ph.D. Pre
Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
Scholars Mentor Status
Floyd Huang Lisa Stehno-Bittel, Ph.D. Pre

2010 Scholars

Anatomy & Cell Biology
Scholars Mentor Status
Binu Mary Paul Greg Vanden Heuvel, Ph.D. Pre
Autumn Ruiz Ed Stephens, Ph.D. Pre
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Scholars Mentor Status
Weiya Liu, Ph.D. Gerald Carlson, Ph.D. Post
Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology
Scholars Mentor Status
Yun Chen Jianming Qiu, Ph.D. Pre
Laurie Shannon Charlotte Vines, Ph.D. Pre
Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Scholars Mentor Status
Brittany Gorres Paige Geiger, Ph.D. Pre
Gustaf VanAcker Paul Cheney, Ph.D. Pre
Yongfu Wang, Ph.D. Andrei Belousov, Ph.D. Post
Neurology
Scholars Mentor Status
Eric Vidoni, Ph.D. Jeff Burns, M.D. Post
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Scholars Mentor Status
Damayanti Chakraborty Michael Soares, Ph.D. Pre
Jessica Copeland Jay Vivian, Ph.D. Pre
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
Scholars Mentor Status
Andrew Ralya Ken McCarson, Ph.D. Pre
Megan Roth, Ph.D. Bruno Hagenbuch, Ph.D. Post
Nicholas Stucky Nancy Berman, Ph.D. M.D./Ph.D. Pre
Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
Scholars Mentor Status
Kevin Farmer Doug Wright, Ph.D. Pre
Floyd Huang Lisa Stehno-Bittel, Ph.D. Pre

2010 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Jonathan Enders Doug Wright Anatomy & Cell Biology Pre
Olivia Eller Kyle Baumbauer Anatomy & Cell Biology Post
Thu Ly Danny Welch Cancer Biology Pre
Taylor Escher Joan Lewis-Wambi Cancer Biology Pre
David Standing Shrikant Anant Cancer Biology Pre
Christos Dogrammatzis Maria Kalamvoki Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Pre
Mitchell Braun Andrew Godwin Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Pre
Vinay Shukla Michael Soares Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Post
V R Praveen Chakravarthi Rumi Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Post
Shaogui Wang WenXing Ding Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Post
Ashley Cloud Vargeese Chnnathukuzhi Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
Xiaoyu Zhang Ning Wang Molecular & Integrative Physiology Post
Page Hayley Randy Nudo Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
Scholars Mentor Department Status
Spencer Thompson Bret Freudenthal Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre
Colette Worcester Shane Stecklein Cancer Biology Pre
Julio Tinoco Christy Hagan Cancer Biology Pre
Bailey Bye Michael Vansaun Cancer Biology Pre
Dakota Okwuone Gregory Gan Cancer Biology/Radiation Oncology Post
Roshan Kumari John Thyfault Cell Biology & Physiology Post
Brittany Martinez Irfan Saadi Cell Biology & Physiology Post
Michael Ponte E Matthew Morris Cell Biology & Physiology Pre
Emma Pagella Jeffrey Bose Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, and Immunology Pre
Sarah Lasnier Maria Kalamvoki Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, and Immunology Pre
Maryam Gholampour Mohammad Haeri Pathology & Lab Medicine Pre
Kaitlyn Venneman Udayan Apte Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics Pre
Scholars Mentor Department Status
Leena Kader Erin Young Anesthesiology Pre
Elidh Chowanec Christy Hagan Cancer Biology Pre
Lius M Cortez Bret Freudenthal Cancer Biology Pre
Rosalyn Zimmermann Michael Washburn Cancer Biology Post
Alexander P Gabrielli Russell Swerdlow Neurology Pre
Anubhav Chakraborty Alan Yu Kidney Institute Pre
Benjamin A Kugler John Thyfault Cell Biology and Physiology Post
Jordan Trant Gustavo Blanco Cell Biology and Physiology Pre
Paige Minchella Warren Nothnick Cell Biology and Physiology Pre
Tara McQuillan Julie Christianson Cell Biology and Physiology Pre
Cindy Menjivar Jeffrey Bose Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Pre
Ayelen Moreno Michael Soares Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Post
Sagar Rayamajhi Andrew Godwin Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Post
Kafayat Yusuf Shahid Umar Radiology & Cancer Biology Pre

2022 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Matthew Kavanaugh Pamela Tran Anatomy & Cell Biology Pre
Sophiya John Ephrame Chad Slawson Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre
Levi Arnold Sufi Thomas Cancer Biology Pre
Adam Willits Erin Young Dept of Anesthesiology Pre
Brandon Grieshaber Maria Kalamvoki Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Pre
Chelsea Johnson Paige Geiger Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
Edziu Franczak John Thyfault Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
Zachary Green Jill Morris Neurology Pre
Gerardo Herrera Birrueta Michael Soares Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Pre
Soumya Turaga Andrew Godwin Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Post
Dakota Robarts Udayan Apte Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Pre
Natalie Eppler Lisa Zhang Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Pre
Jephte Akakpo Harmut Jaeschke Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Post
Jacob Hodge AJ Mellott Plastic Surgery Pre

2021 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Brittany Jack Irfan Saadi Anatomy & Cell Biology Pre
Rebecca Foright Julie Christianson Anatomy & Cell Biology Post
Lauryn Werner Christy Hagan Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre
Griffin Welfer Bret Freudenthal Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pre
Victor Vasquez Montes Alexey Ladokhin Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Post
Hope Waisner Maria Kalamvoki Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Pre
Huan He Wolfram Zueckert Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Pre
September Numata Gustavo Blanco Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
Ashley Shaw Jeffrey Burns Neurology Post
Esteban Dominguez Michael Soares Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Post
Ananya Ghosh Soumen Paul Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Pre
Bethany Forseth Hanson Ann Davis Pediatrics Post
Forkan Ahamed Yuxia (Lisa) Zhang Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Pre
David Umbaugh Hartmut Jaeschke Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Pre

2020 Scholars

Scholars Mentor Department Status
Jonathan Enders Doug Wright Anatomy & Cell Biology Pre
Olivia Eller Kyle Baumbauer Anatomy & Cell Biology Post
Thu Ly Danny Welch Cancer Biology Pre
Taylor Escher Joan Lewis-Wambi Cancer Biology Pre
David Standing Shrikant Anant Cancer Biology Pre
Christos Dogrammatzis Maria Kalamvoki Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology Pre
Mitchell Braun Andrew Godwin Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Pre
Vinay Shukla Michael Soares Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Post
V R Praveen Chakravarthi Rumi Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Post
Shaogui Wang WenXing Ding Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Post
Ashley Cloud Vargeese Chnnathukuzhi Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre
Xiaoyu Zhang Ning Wang Molecular & Integrative Physiology Post
Page Hayley Randy Nudo Molecular & Integrative Physiology Pre



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