MARC Trainees

MARC students at ABRCMS 2022

MARC Trainees at 2022 ABRCMS Conference

2023-2025

Name Major Mentor
Denogean, Delina
2023-2025		 Molecular & Cellular Biology Joyce Schroeder
2023-2025 Molecular & Cellular Biology
Asgharzadeh Falbinan, Leili 
2024-2026		  Biomedical Engineering Beth Hutchinson
Biomedical Engineering
Foiryolo, Moses
2023-2025		 Physiology Beth Hutchinson
Biomedical Engineering
Garcia, Marc
2024-2026		 Biochemistry; Molecular
& Cellular Biology		 Joyce Schroeder
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Haveman, Riley
2024-2026		 Pharmaceutical Sciences Todd Vanderah
Pharmacology
Hermosillo, Dylan
2024-2026		 Bioinformatics Bonnie Hurwitz
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Konecek, Caleb
2024-2026		 Biochemistry; Molecular
& Cellular Biology; Spanish		 Pascale Charest
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Konecny, Kayma
2023-2025		 Optical Sciences Dongkyun Kang
Optical Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Lin, Ika
2023-2025		 Chemistry John Jewett
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Little, Cassidy
2023-2025		 Biomedical Engineering Beth Hutchinson
Biomedical Engineering
McKay, Gwen
2024-2026		 Chemistry Catherine Smith
Pharmacy; Cancer Biology
Perez, Avril
2024-2026		 Microbiology Sam Campos
Immunobiology
Wene, Paige
2023-2025		 Microbiology Lalitha Madhavan
Neurology

Name Mentor Post-MARC Activity
Abdelwahab, Mohammed
(2004-06)		 Leslie Tolbert,
Neurobiology		 Senior, Univ of Arizona, BRAVO, Australia (summer 2006); Research Asst Barrow's Neurological, Phoenix (2008-14); Research Associate, Ventana Medical Systems (2015- )
Acosta, Paul
(2016-18)		 Marty Pagel,
Biomedical Engineering		 Division of Basic Science Biomedical Engineering PhD Program, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2018- )
Adun, Ese
(2010-12)		 Heddwen Brooks,
Physiology		 Medical Student, Meharry Medical College, Nashville TN (2014-21); Residency, West Palm Beach, FL (2021- )
Aguilar, James
(1999-01)		 Raymond Nagle,
Pathology;
Anne Cress,
Radiation Oncology		 Research Technician (2001-02); Medical School (2002-05); Residency, Penn State University (2006-2010); Anesthesiologist, Tucson AZ
Aguilar, Jessica
(2006-08)		 Elena Plante,
Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences		 Speech, Hearing Language PhD Program, Univ of Arizona (2008-17); Postdoc, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2017-20); Speech-Language Pathologist, Tucson AZ 
Aguirre, Andrea
(2004-06)		 Frans Tax,
Molecular & Cellular Biology		 NIH Honors Academy, Bethesda, MD (2007-08); Univ of Arizona Medical School; MD program (2008-12); Residency-Banner Good Sam, Phoenix; Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology , University of Arizona, Tucson AZ (2018-)
Aguirre, Sophia
(2016-17)		 Greg Rogers,
Cellular & Molecular Medicine		 Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ (2018- )
Alvarez, Irene (Mendoza)
(2001-03)		 Emmanuel Akporiaye,
Microbiology & Immunology		 Pharmaceutical Sciences MS Program, Univ of AZ (2003-12); Senior Safety Partner, Biosafety/Biosecurity
Alvarez, Jorge
(2013-14)		 David Harris,
Immunobiology		 Scribe
Andersh, Katherine
(2015-17)		 Carol Barnes,
Psychology		 PhD Program, University of Rochester, Genetics; Neuroscience (2017-23); Scientific Project Manager, NIH Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias and GAP Solutions Inc.
Andrade, Cassandra (Altamirano)
(2008-10)		 Chris Rensing,
Soil, Water, Environmental Science		 Clinical Informatics Physician Assistant, Duo Health, Phoenix AZ (2023- )
Archuleta, Tara
(2006-08)		 Erik Henriksen,
Physiology		 Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, Vanderbilt Univ (2008-14); Postdoctoral - Vanderbilt Univ (2014-17); Research Specialist, Senior, University of Arizona (2017-19); Teacher, University High School, Tucson AZ (2020-22); Faculty Lecturer, Dept of Chemistry/Biochemistry, Univ of Arizona (2022-23); Assistant Professor of Practice, Dept of Chemistry/Biochemistry, University of Arizona (2023- )
Barcelo, Bianca (Gruessner) (2010-12) Scott Boitano,
Physiology		 MD Program, Univ of Arizona (2012-16); Resident/Fellow, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Neurology (2016-19); Fellow, Headache Medicine, Loyola University Chicago (LUC) Stritch School of Medicine in collaboration with the Diamond Headache (2020- )
Barela, Alex
(2001-03)		 Ronald Lynch,
Physiology		 NIH IRTA Program, Phoenix (2003-06)
Barraza, Luis
(2007-09)		 Barry Pryor,
Plant Sciences		 Research technician Sloan-Kettering Institute (2009- ); MD, NYU School of Medicine (2015); Resident Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical Center (2015-17), Gastroenterology Fellow, Columbia University Medical Center
Bastidas, Adam
(2006-08)		 Roberto Guzman,
Chemical Engineering

Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, Univ California San Diego (2008-14); Medical Writer; Senior Scientific Director, Lockwood, Stamford CT

Director, Lockwood, Stamford CT
Baynes, Cayla
(2009-11)		 Craig Aspinwall,
Chemistry & Biochemistry		 Biomedical Engineering PhD Program, Univ Arizona (2011-18)
Beas, Anthony
(2000-02)		 Mark Nelson,
Pathology		 MHD Program, Univ of Arizona (2002); Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, UC San Diego (2002-09); Postdoctoral Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle WA
Becerra, Marisa
(2016-18)		 Gene Alexander,
Psychology		 Neuroscience PhD Program, UC Berkeley (2018- )
Begay, Rene
(2010-12)		 Ray Runyan,
Cellular & Molecular Medicine		 BRAVO, France; MS Clinical Sciences Program, Univ Colorado Anshutz Medical Campus; Professional Research Assistant, Center for AI/AN Health, UC Denver
Begaye, Adrian
(2005-07)		 Matt Cordes,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics		 NIH Honors Academy, Bethesda, MD (2007-08); NIH IRTA (2008-10); MD program, Stanford Univ (2010- ); Legacy Internal Medicine Residency, Portland OR
Bischoff, Christina (2011-13) Greg Dussor,
Pharmacology		 MHS, Johns Hopkins Univ (2013- ); Teacher, Nosotros Academy, Tucson
Bower, Joseph
(2014-16)		 Rich Vaillancourt, Pharmacology Oncology & Cancer Biology PhD Program, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2016 - )
Bowman, Bradley (2010-12) Anne Cress,
Cellular & Molecular Medicine		 Unknown
Brown, Olivia
(2004-06)		 Tim Bowden,
Cell Biology & Anatomy		 Nursing Care Assistant (2006-09 ); PharmD program, Univ of Arizona (2009-13)
Browne, Ellie
(2021-23)		 John Jewett Chemistry PhD Program, Yale University (2023- )
Bryan, Alberto
(2008-10)		 Vahe Bandarian,
Chemistry & Biochemistry		 Postbaccalaureate program (2011-12); Univ of Michigan; Pharmaceutical Sales Rep; Business Development Director, PKPD Division, Synteract, Inc.
Bustamante, Emanuel
(2016)		 Joanna Masel,
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology		 Software Developer, Lincoln Heritage Life Insurance, Phoenix AZ
Bustamante, Sara (Centuori)
(2005-07)		 Barry Pryor,
Plant Sciences		 Cancer Biology PhD Program, Univ of Arizona (2007-11); Cancer Biology Training Grant (2008-11); Postdoctoral - UA Cancer Center; Research Asst Professor, Medicine, Univ of Arizona
Cabello, Chris
(2002-04)		 Victor Hruby,
Chemistry		 Chemistry MS Program, Univ of Michigan (2004-06); Medicinal Chemistry PhD Program, Univ of Arizona, (2006-11); Instruction Faculty, Pima CC
Calderon, Karl
(2004-06)		 Mike Hammer,
Molecular & Cellular Biology		 Accountant; Auditor, Arizona Office of the Auditor General (2014- )
Camarillo, Jeannie (2009-11) Jay Gandolfi,
Pharmacology & Toxicology		 Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, Vanderbilt University (2011-17); Postdoc, Northwestern University (2017- ); Scientist, Protypia, Inc. (2022- )
Campbell, Rowena (Grainger)
(2002-04)		 James Collins,
Pediatrics		 Pharmacology PhD Program, Univ of Arizona (2004-10 ); IMSD Scholar; Postdoc, Wash U SL; Academic Advisor, University of Connecticut; Program Administrator for Student and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Jackson Laboratory (2023- )
Canez, Santiago
(2001-02)		 William Velez,
Mathematics;
Ralph Martel,
HTG		 Mathematics PhD Program, Univ of California, Berkeley (2002-11); Assistant Professor of Instruction, Northwestern University (2012- ); Professor of Instruction, Northwestern University (2022- )
Carrasco, Androuw
(2008-09)		 Murray Brilliant,
Pediatrics		 MD Program, Michigan State Univ (2010-14); Residency, University of Arizona (2014-2016); MD, Family Medicine, Phoenix AZ (2016- ); Family Physician, Tanasbourne Medical Clinic, Hillsboro OR (2021- )
Carrera, Daniel
(2015-17)		 Robert Wilson,
Psychology		 NIH IRTA Program, Bethesda (2017-19); MSTP, UCLA (2020- )
Castro, Nina
(2006-08)		 Charles Sterling,
Veterinary Science & Microbiology		 NIAID Research Program (2008-09); Univ Washington Medical School (2010-14); Residency, Stanford University; Practicing Physician
Cavalcante, Alexandre
(2017-18)		 Kenneth Ramos,
Medicine		 UA Medical Student (2019- )
Celaya-Alcala, Jose
(2016-18)		 Timothy Secomb,
Physiological Sciences		 Division of Applied Mathematics PhD program, Brown University (2018-20); Software Developer, Epic Systems, Providence RI (2021- )
Chargualaf, Jullyn
(2000-02)		 Pelagie Beeson,
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences		 Medical School and Masters in Public Health Program, USC Medical School (2002-06 ); Univ of Hawaii, psychiatry residency (2006-10); Psychiatrist, Anaheim, CA
Coggins, Si'Ana
(2013-15)		 Tom Doetschman,
Cellular & Molecular Medicine		 Emory University; Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology PhD Program (2015-20); Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Uniformed Services University, Rockville, Maryland; Scientist I, Uniformed Services University through The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (2020-23); Retrovirology Scheduler & Trainer, MilliporeSigma (2023- )
Contreras, Omar (Escontrías)
(2004-06)		 Mike Jacobson,
Pharmacology & Toxicology		 NIH Honors Academy, Bethesda, MD (2006-07); MPH Program, Univ of Arizona (2007-09); Diabetes Prevention and Control Program Manager, Arizona Dept of Health Services; DPH Public Health Program, Univ of Arizona (2015-20); Senior Director of Policy Research at American Dental Education Association (ADEA), Washington, D.C. (2020- ); Senior Vice President, Equity Research & Programs, National Health Council, Washington DC (2023- )
Covarrubias, Roman
(2005-07)		 Jack Marchalonis,
Microbiology & Immunology		 Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, Vanderbilt Univ (2008-15); Postdoc, Vanderbilt Univ (2015-17); Postdoc Res Associate, Ohio State University (2019- ); Biomedical Research Scientist, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (2018- )
Croft, Jacob
(2016-18)		 Bill Montfort,
Chemistry & Biochemistry		 Structural Biology PhD Program, University of Gothenburg, Sweden (2018- )
Crooms, Leamon
(2020-22)		 Jil Tardiff,
Biomedical Engineering		 Research tech, University of Arizona (2022- )
Cruz, Lauren
(2021-23)		 Matthew Grilli,
Psychology		 UA Medical School (2023- )
Dan, Kelvin
(2008-09)		 Clark Lantz,
Cell Biology & Anatomy		 Postbaccalaureate Program (2009-10); Research, Indian Health Service (2010-13); MS, Physiological Sciences, University of Arizona (2013); MD, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences Internal Medicine (2013-17); Resident; University of AZ College of Medicine-Phoenix; Internal Medicine Specialist, Phoenix AZ; Physician, Tseehootsooi Medical Center, Fort Defiance Indian Hospital, Fort Defiance, AZ (2020- )
Davis, Tiffany
(2002-04)		 Nafees Ahmad,
Microbiology & Immunology		 Postbaccalaureate Program Tufts Univ (2004-05); UA Medical School (2006-10)
Delacruz, Lillian
(2019-21)		 Michael Riehle,
Entomology		 Biology PhD Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2021- )
Delgado, Ryan
(2006-08)		 Tim Bowden,
Cell Biology & Anatomy		 MSTP Program, Univ California San Francisco (2008-18); MD/PhD 2018; Postdoc, UCSF (2018-19); Postdoc, Genetics, Harvard Medical School (2019- ) 
Demara, Bianca
(2012-2014)		 John Hildebrand,
Neurosciences		 BS Dec 2014; MPH, Univ of Arizona 2018; Director, Center for Children with Special Needs and Autism at Regional Center for Border Health (2018-19); Project Coordinator, University of Arizona, Department of Pediatrics (2020- ) 
Dumas, Sabrina
(2010-12)		 Emmanuelle Meuillet,
Nutritional Sciences		 Nutrition PhD Program, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison (2012-18); Clinical Research Liaison at Imbed Biosciences, Inc. (2019-23); Distance Dietetic Intern, Iowa State University (2023- )
Durazo, David
(2008-09)		 Erik Henriksen,
Physiology		 Workforce
Edwards, Lauren (2014-16) Mary Alt,
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences		 Neuroscience MS Program, Emory University (2016-20); Director, Fellowship for the Future, 500 Women Scientists, Atlanta, GA (2020- )
Escobar, Mindy (Wie),
(2004-05)		 Linda Restifo,
Neurobiology		 Neurosciences PhD Program, Univ of Arizona (2005-11); Biomedical Engineering fellowship (2006-08), Univ of Arizona; PhD 2011
Escobar, Yael-Natalie,
(2013-15)		 Henk Granzier,
Physiology		 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Biological and Biomedical Sciences PhD Program (2015-20); Postdoc, The Ohio State University (2021-2022); Medical Writing Fellow, Impact Pharmaceutical Services, Columbus OH (2022- )
Espinoza, Jason,
(2007-08)		 Li-wen Lai,
Medicine		 BS, 2009; MD Program, Univ of Chicago Pritzer (2009-13); Pediatrics Resident, Univ of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital (2013-17); Fellowship Pediatric Critical Care, Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center (2017-19); Asst Professor, Clinical Pediatircs, Indiana University, Indianapolis
Espinoza, Tyler
(2017-18)		 Neel Ghosh,
Chemistry & Biochemistry		 Assistant Cellar Master, Aridus Wine Co., Scottsdale AZ
Espiritu, Daniella (Corporan)
(2013-15)		 Todd Camenischi,
Pharmacology & Toxicology		 Biomedical Engineering PhD Program, Georgia Tech & Emory (2015-20); Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Emory University (2021-22); Senior Clinical Research Scientist, Abbott, Atlanta GA (2022- )
Field, Sydney
(2020-22)		 Marc Verhougstraete,
Public Health		 Basic Sciences PhD Program, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Figueroa, Mary
(2014-16)		 Cathy Smith,
Pharmacology & Toxicology		 School of Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, University of Texas Health Sciences Center/M.D. Anderson (2014- )
Flores, Ashley
(2018-19)		 Jennifer Teske,
Nutritional Sciences		 Nutritional Sciences PhD Program, Penn State University (2019- )
Forlastro, Isabel
(2019-20)		 Patricia Stock,
Animal and Comparative Biosciences		 Biomedical & Biological Sciences (BBS), PhD Program, Cornell University (2020- )
Foster-Malave, Love
(2021-22)		 Cynthia Miranti,
Cellular & Molecular Medicine		 Expected graduation December 2022
Franca, Gabriela
(2021-22)		 Art Riegel,
Pharmacology		 Applying to PhD Programs
Franco, Mariajose (2017-19) Justina McEvoy,
Molecular & Cellular Biology		 Postbaccalaureate Program, National Institutes of Health IRTA, (2019-21); Researcher, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (2021- )
Garrison, Nanibaa (2001-03) Murray Brilliant,
Pediatrics		 Human Genetics PhD Program, Stanford University (2003-09); MARC pre-doctoral fellowship (2006-09); Postdoctoral Center for Integration of Research on Genetics and Ethics, Stanford (2009-13); Asst Professor, Center for BIomedical Ethics & Society, Vanderbilt Univ; Asst Professor, Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine (2016-19); Associate Professor, UCLA (2020- )
Gebrekidane, Ezekiel
(2007-08)		 Laurence Hurley,
Pharmacology & Toxicology		 Graduated Dec 2008; Tax Preparer/Business Owner - Tucson AZ
Gonzales, Alana
2018-20)		 Jeong-Yeol Yoon,
Biomedical Engineering		 Biomedical Engineering PhD Program, Duke University (2020- )
Gonzalez (Grijalva), Sandra
(2012-14)		 Marty Pagel,
Biomedical Engineering
Chemistry & Biochemistry		 Biomedical/Medical Engineering PhD Program, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University (2014-19); Associate - Biomechanics at Exponent (2019- )
Gonzalez, Veronica
(2003-04)		 David Harris,
Microbiology & Immunology		 Pharmacology-Toxicology PhD Program, Univ of Arizona (2004-10); IMSD Scholar; Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley (2010-11); Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University (2011-15); Staff Scientist, St. Jude Children's Hospital (2015-19); Clinical Life Research Scientist, Stanford University (2019- )
Gorushi, Olivia
(2016-18)		 Jean Wilson,
Cellular & Molecular Medicine		 Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis PhD Program, Washington University, St. Louis (2018- )
Graham, Jessica
(2020-22)		 Bonnie Hurwitz,
Agricultural Biosystems Engineering		 PhD Program, Yale University (2022- )
Granados, Jeffry
(2015-17)		 Marty Pagel,
Biomedical Engineering		 PhD Program, UC San Diego (2017-23); Senior Scientist, Genentech, South San Francisco (2023- )
Gutierrez, Albert (2003-05) Anne Cress,
Radiation Oncology		 MD/PhD Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (2005-13); Dermatologist, Scottsdale AZ
Gutierrez, Keila
(2009-10)		 Edwin Maas,
Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences		 Psychology PhD program, Univ of Texas, Austin (2010-12); MA 2012; Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist (2012-present), Tucson AZ
Guzman, Arturo
(2005-07)		 Jan Burt,
Physiology		 MD Program, Univ of Arizona, (2009-13); Medical Residency, Dept of Surgery, Las Vegas (2013- 17); General Surgeon, Carson City NV (2017-)
Hacker, Kate
(2009-10)		 Charles Sterling,
Veterinary Science & Microbiology		 Epidemiology PhD Program, Yale Univ (2010-16); Fulbright recipient (2012-13); Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania (2017-2021); Assistant Research Professor, Epidemiology, University of Michigan (2021- )
Hala'ufia, Grace
(2021-23)		 Art Riegel,
Pharmacology		 Neuroscience PhD Program, UC San Francisco, (2023- )
Harrell, Nicholas (2005-07) Erik Henriksen,
Physiology		 Research Technician (2007-09); MD Program, Howard Univ (2010-14); Medical Residency, Rutgers, Newark NJ (2014-17); Hospitalist, Phoenix AZ (2017- )
Henderson, Miquia (2003-05) Murray Brilliant,
Pediatrics		 Teach for America (2005-07); MD/PhD Program, Washington University, St. Louis (2010-17); PhD 2015; Pediatric Resident Physician, St. Louis Children's Hospital (2017- )
Hernandez, Jamie (2014-16) Jonathan Vande Geest,
AME/BME		 Bioengineering PhD Program, University of Washington (2016- )
Hoover, Paul
(2000-02)		 Charles Sterling,
Veterinary Science & Microbiology		 NIH Honors Academy, Bethesda, MD (2002-03); MSTP Program, Stanford Univ (2003-12); Residency, Brigham & Women's, Boston (2012-14); Rheumatology Fellow (2014-15); Postdoctoral Fellow, Broad Institute (2015-18); Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (2018- )
Huerta, Danah
(2008-10)		 Carol Barnes,
Psychology		 BS 2010; Senior Analyst, CalOptima, Irvine CA “2010”; Program Manager, CalOptima, Irvine CA (2021- )
Ibrahim, Naya
(2019-21)		 Jullie Miller,
Neuroscience		 Research Technician, Center for Neurosciences, Tucson AZ (2021- )
Ilunga, Meucci
(2018-20)		 Michael Johnson,
Immunobiology		 Research Support Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2020- )
Imrich, Christa
(2019-21)		 Nancy Horton,
Molecular & Cellular Biology		 Chemistry PhD Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2021- )
Ingabire, Nadia
(2017-19)		 Anne Cress,
Cellular & Molecular Medicine		 Cell and Molecular Biology PhD Program, University of Texas, Austin (2019- )
Jackson, Jayme
(2017-19)		 Koenraad Van Doorslaer,
Microbiology		 Cellular and Molecular Biosciences PhD Program, University of California, Irvine (2019-21), Research Scientist/Microbiology Lab Content Developer, Macmillan Learning, Surprise AZ (2022- )
Judkins, Aaron
(2020-2021)		 Monica Schmidt,
Plant Sciences		 Graduating May 2022
Keys, Kevin
(2008-10)		 Michael Hammer,
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology		 Fulbright Scholarship - Spain (2010-11); MS/PhD Biomathematics Program, UCLA 2016; Postdoctoral Researcher, Asthma Collaboratory, UC-San Francisco (2016-20); Data Science Fellow, UC Berkeley (2018-20); Computational Biologist, Ambys Medicine, San Francisco CA (2020- )
King, Shyanne
(2022)		 Joyce Schroeder,
Molecular & Cellular Biology		 Molecular MediMolecular Medicine and Mechanisms of Disease PhD Program, University of Washington (2022- )
Kochanowsky, Joshua,
(2013-15)		 Gayatri Vedantam,
Veterinary Science & Microbiology		 UA - AZ Molecular Medicine PhD Program (2015- )
Lacy, Gaby
(2013-2014)		 Katalin Gothard,
Physiology/Neurology		 MD/MS Program in Opthalmology, University of Michigan (2017- )
Lara, Heber
(2017-19)		 Bill Montfort,
Chemistry & Biochemistry		 PhD Program in Immunology, University of Washington (2019- )
Lefthand-Begay, Clarita
(2001-02)		 Leslie Gunatilaka,
Arid Lands Studies		 Environmental Health, Univ of Washington, MS (2004-07); Environmental Health PhD Program, Univ of Washington, (2007-14); Acting Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Dept of American Indian Studies (2014- )
Leija, Salomon Carlos
(2003-04)		 Vicki Chandler,
Ramin Yadegari,
Plant Sciences		 Burnham Institute for Medical Research (2006-07); Lab Tech - Luxembourg (2008-10); Instructor (2012-13); Working - business
Linden, Brooke
(2021-23)		 Andrew Capaldi,
Molecular & Cellular Biology		 PREP Program, University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus (2023- )
Lira, Ricky
(2019-20)		 Nathan Cherrington,
Pharmacology & Toxicology		 Microbiology PhD Program, University of Washington (2020- )
Lizama, Britney (Manibusan)
(2009-11)		 Clark Lantz,
Cell Biology & Anatomy		 Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, Vanderbilt Univ (2011-18); Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of Pittsburgh (2018-22); Research Scientist, Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (2022- )
Lopez, Celeste
(2000-02)		 W. Jake Jacobs,
Psychology		 Research in Peru (2002-03); Harvard Medical School MD Program (2003-08); Pediatrics Residency Massachusetts General (2008- )
Lopez, Justin
(2015-17)		 May Khanna,
Pharmacology & Toxibology		 Biochemistry PhD Program, Vanderbilt (2017- )
Lopez, Kyle
(2015-17)		 Bill Montfort,
Chemistry & Biochemistry		 Biophysics PhD Program, UC San Francisco, (2017-22); Postdoctoral Scholar, Arizona State University (2022- )
Lucero, Miles
(2011-13)		 Denise Rose,
Epidemiology & Biostatistics		 Biostatistics MS Program, UC Denver Anshutz Medical Campus (2013-14); workforce
Madias, Marianne (2017-19) Jeong-Yeol Yoon,
Biomedical Engineering		 Bioengineering Ph.D. Program, University of California, San Diego (2019- )
Madrid, Elise
(2008-09)		 Charles Sterling,
Veterinary Science & Microbiology		 NIH Honors Academy, Bethesda, MD (2009-10); MD, Univ of Chicago (2015); Residency, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (2018); Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso TX (2018- )
Martin, Brittany (Murphy)
(2003-05)		 Elaine Jacobson,
Pharmacology & Toxicology		 NIH Honors Academy, Bethesda, MD (2005-06 ); Toxicology PhD Program Univ of Colorado Health Sci Center (2006-12); Postdoctoral Fellow, Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (2012-2016); Clinical Research, Children's Hospital Colorado (2016- )
Martinez, Charles (2004-06) Rod Adam,
Microbiology & Immunology		 Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, Vanderbilt Univ (2006-12); Science Teacher, St Cecilia Academy, Nashville TN
Mathieu, Wana
(2010-12)		 Catharine Smith,
Pharmacology/Toxicology		 MD Program, Ohio State University (2014-18); Anesthesiologist, Case Western University Hospital, Cleveland OH (2020- )
Matthews, Tori
(1999-2001)		 Leslie Tolbert,
Neurobiology		 PREP - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (2001-03); Neuroscience PhD Program, Univ of Alabama-Birmingham (2003-09); UNCF-Merck Fellow, C8 (2011-13); Assistant Professor, Biology, Monroe Community College, Rochester NY  (2013- )
Meece, Claudia (Dominguez)
(2009-10)		 Eugene Gerner,
Cell Biology & Anatomy		 PharmD program, UA (2011-15); Inpatient Pharmacist, Abrazo Community Health Network, Tucson AZ
Meinhausen, Corinne
(2018-20)		 Scott Killgore,
Psychiatry/Psychology		 Psychology PhD Program, UCLA (2020- )
Mobula, Meta (Linda)
(2002-04)		 Michael Wells,
Biochemistry		 MD Program, Univ of California, San Francisco (2004-08); Internal Medicine Residency Johns Hopkins (2008-11); Medical Director, Samaritan's Purse, Haiti (2011-2012); MPH, Johns Hopkins Univ (2012-2013); Fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital (2012-14); United States Agency for International Development (2014- ); Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital (2014- ); Hospitalist Physician, Johns Hopkins Medicine (2014- )
Moon, Brianna
(2013-15)		 Marty Pagel,
Biomedical Engineering; Chemistry & Biochemistry		 University of Pennsylvania; Bioengineering PhD Program; HHMI-NIBIB Interfaces Scholar (2015-21); Radiology Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (2021- )
Morales, David
(2000-01)		 Timothy Secomb,
Physiology		 Mathematics PhD Program, Berkeley (2001-02); Applied Math, PhD program, Univ of Arizona (2002-05); MS 2005
Munoz, Elise
(2015-17)		 Daniela Zarnescu,
Molecular & Cellular Biology		 PhD Program, UC San Francisco TETRAD, (2017-23)
Mustafa, Marwan (2007-09) Tom Doetschman,
Cell Biology & Anatomy		 Physiology PhD Program, Univ of Iowa (2009- deceased 2012)
Mustafa, Shane
(2020-21)		 Art Riegel,
Pharmacology		 Graduating May 2022
Ochoa, Ryan
(2019-21)		 Art Riegel,
Pharmacology		 Neuroscience PhD Program, Florida State University (2021- )
Ondoua, Alysia
(2007-09)		 Todd Vanderah,
Pharmacology		 Pharmacology PhD Program, Univ of Arizona (2009-13); IMSD Scholar; Research Scientist, Companion Diagnostics, Ventana Medical Systems (2013- )
O'Neill, Lauren
(2011-13)		 Linda Restifo,
Neurosciences		 PREP Program, Arizona State Univ (2013-15); Graduate Student Researcher, King's College, London (2015-20); Research Scientist, King's College, London
Orendain, Adam (2012-14) Eniko Enikov,
Aerospace & Mechanical Engeering		 Biomedical Engineering PhD Program, Texas A&M University (2014-17); MS Biomedical Engineering (2017); Clinical Account Specialist, Biosense Webster, Tulsa OK
Orozco, Eva
(2021-23)		 Elizabeth Hutchinson,
Biomedical Engineering		 Bioengineering PhD Program, University of Maryland, College Park (2023- )
Ortiz, Daniela
(2019-21)		 Joyce Schroeder,
Molecular & Cellular Biology		 PhD Program, University of Colorado (2021- )
Osorio-Mendez, Daniel
(2016-18)		 Frans Tax,
Molecular & Cellular Biology		 Cell and Regenerative Biology PhD Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2018- )
Pacheco, Garrett (2004-06) Paul McDonagh,
Surgery		 Minority Research Supplement with McDonagh (2006-07); Univ of Arizona, MD program (2007-11); Residency, Univ of Arizona (2011-2016); Assistant Professor, Dept of Emergency Medicine, Univ of Arizona (2016-17), Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Banner University Medical Center (2017- )
Paluscio, Elyse
(2006-08)		 Linda Restifo,
Neurobiology;
Chris Rensing,
Soil, Water & Environmental Science		 Microbiology PhD Program, Washington Univ, St. Louis (2008 -15); Postdoctoral Research, University of Pittsburgh (2015-19); Senior Medical Writer, BGB Group, NY NY
Patron, Lilian
(2008-09)		 Carol Barnes,
Psychology		 Neurosciences PhD Program, Univ of Arizona (2009-17); Postdoctoral Research, Icagen, Tucson AZ (2017-20); Research Scientist, Reglagene, Tucson AZ (2020- )
Pena, Nic
(2019-21)		 Daniela Zarnescu,
Molecular & Cellular Biology		 Neuroscience PhD Program, Harvard University (2021- )
Peralta, Karen
(2011-13)		 Mary Alt,
Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences		 Speech Language Pathology MS Program, Univ of Arizona (2013-15); Speech Language Pathologist, Tucson AZ (2015- )
Perez, Felipe
(1999-2001)		 Erik Henriksen,
Physiology		 Univ of Arizona, MD program (2002-06); Family practice resident, Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chula Vista, CA (2006-09); Family Practice, Tucson AZ (2009- )
Placencio, Veronica
(2002-04)		 Mark Nelson,
Pathology;
David Alberts,
Medicine		 PREP program Vanderbilt Univ (2004-05); Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, Vanderbilt Univ (2005-10); MARC predoctoral fellowship - 2007; Postdoctoral fellow Children's Hospital, Los Angeles CA (2010-15); Project Scientist, Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles CA (2015- )
Pursell, Erica
(2011-13)		 Jonathan Vande Geest,
Aerospace-Mechanical Engineering		 PhD Program, University of Illinois, Chicago (2014-18); University of California, San Diego (2018-20); Change Analyst, Hologic Inc., San Diego CA (2020-22); Quality Engineer, Hologic, Inc., San Diego CA (2022- )
Quinones, Herson (2000-01) Eugene Gerner,
Radiation Oncology		 Biomedical Sciences PhD Program, Univ of Texas Southwestern (2000-06); NIGMS MARC/ predoctoral fellowship (2002-05); Senior Director, Medical Affairs, Respiratory and Inflammation, AstraZeneca, Michigan (2014-19); Franchise Head, US Medical Affairs, Immuno-Inflammation, GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia PA (2019- )
Quiroz, Jose
(2011-13)		 Betsy Dokken,
Medicine		 MSTP, Albert Einstein Univ College of Medicine (2013-22 ); MS-Biochemistry (2016); Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2022-23); Residency, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, NYC (2023- )
Ramirez, Adrian
(2012-14)		 Qin Chen,
Pharmacology		 University of Colorado, Denver (2014-22); Postdoctoral Associate, University of Colorado Boulder (2022); Scientist, Vesalius Therapeutics (2022); Research Scientist, Organos (2022- )
Randon, Kelli
(2000-02)		 Paul McDonagh,
Surgery		 PREP program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (2002-04); High school science educator (2004-08); MS Psychology, Univ Minnesota (2006-08); MA Mental Health Counseling/Counselor, Liberty University (2016); Therapist, Mending Hearts Family Services, Phoenix AZ (2017- )
Redhair, Michelle (2010-12) Megan McEvoy,
Chemistry & Biochemistry		 Molecular Biol PhD Program, Univ of Washington (2012-20); Postdoctoral Scholar, School of Pharmacy, Univ of Washington, Seattle WA (2020-21); Scientist, Seagen, Seattle WA (2021- )
Reese, Angela
(2009-11)		 Rick Levine,
Neurobiology		 MIRT (2011-12); MA African Studies, Stanford Univ (2014); MS Developmental Biology, Stanford Univ (2016); Charles R. Drew/UCLA Medical Education Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM), UCLA (2017- )
Reyes, Roberto
(2012-14)		 Jeong-Yeol Yoon,
Agricultural Biosystems Engineering		 Computer Engineering PhD Program, Boston University (2014-15); Software Developer, Haven Life, New York NY
Rico, Karen
(2013-14)		 Randy Burd,
VP Outreach & Global Initiatives
Nutritional Sciences		 PMAP, University of Arizona (2014-15); MD Program, Univ of Arizona (2015-20); Resident, University of Washington (2020- )
Rivera, Jocelyne
(2019-21)		 Minkyu Kim,
Biomedical Engineering		 National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program (2021- )
Robinson, Kristin (Tomlin)
(2003-05)		 Ted Glattke,
Speech, Language & Hearing Science		 Workforce
Romero-Lozano, Anakaren
(2020-22)		 Elizabeth Hutchinson, Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering PhD Program, University of Texas at Austin (2022- )
Sandoval, Cynthia (Rubenstein)
(2009-11)		 Anne Cress,
Cell Biology & Anatomy		 Cancer Biology PhD Program, Univ of Arizona (2011-17); Medical Science Liaison, Loxo Oncology, Inc., Los Angeles CA
Sandoval, Madeline
(2011-13)		 Tsu-Shuen Tsao,
Chemistry & Biochemistry		 MCB PHD Program, Univ of Washington, Seattle (2013-20); Postdoctoral Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA (2020-21); Program Manager, Seattle Translational Tumor Research, Fred Hutch, Seattle WA (2021- )
Schnell, Stephanie (2006-08) Elaine Jacobson,
Pharmacology & Toxicology		 MSTP program; Columbia Univ (2008-16); PhD 2014; MD 2016; Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2016-18); Hospitalist Physician, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (2018- ) 
Sanchez, Andres
(2018-20)		 Thomas Tomasiak,
Chemistry & Biochemistry		 Graduating May 2021
Sepulveda (Rahim), Martina
(2014-16)		 Jen Teske,
Nutritional Sciences		 Nutritional Sciences MS Program, Univ of Arizona (2017-19); Registered Dietician Nutritionist, Minnesota CarePartner, Minneapolis MN
Servin, Frank 
(2018-20)		 Rebecca Vanderpool, 
Medicine		 Biomedical Engineering PhD Program, Vanderbilt University (2020- )
Simental, Eric
(2015-17)		 Peter Cotty,
Plant Sciences		 PhD Program, UC San Francisco TETRAD, (2017- )
Sirvent, Humberto (2001-03) Linda Meade-Tollin,
Surgery		 Workforce, Houston TX
Starks, Erika
(2007-09)		 Frans Tax,
Molecular & Cellular Biology		 Postbaccalaureate program (2009-10); MSTP, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2010- ); PhD 2016; Medical Resident, Radiology, University of New Mexico; Resident, Radiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque NM
Starks (Diaz), Rachel
(2005-07)		 Jay Gandolfi,
Pharmacology & Toxicology		 Research Technician, Ramin Yadegari, Univ of Arizona (2007-08); MSTP Univ of Iowa (2008-15); Pathology Residency, Univ of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Pathologist, Iowa City IA
Steinbach, Mackenzie
(2014-16)		 Marv Slepian,
Medicine		 Biomedical Engineering MS Program, UC, Berkeley (2016-17); Clinical Research Coordinator II, Neurologic/Spine Research, HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center, Scottsdale AZ; Senior Manager, Clinical Services, CND Life Sciences, Scottsdale AZ
Techner, Jose-Marc
(2009-11)		 Nancy Horton,
Chemistry & Biochemistry		 MSTP Program, Northwestern University (2011-20); Postdoctoral Fellow, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University (2020-22)
Tecle, Daniom
(2015-17)		 Marek Romanowski, Biomedical Engineering B.S., University of Arizona (2018), UA Medical School (2019- )
Thompson, Jennifer
(2001-03)		 David Harris,
Microbiology & Immunology		 Molecular & Cellular Biology PhD program, Berkeley (2003-09); Postdoctoral Fellow, Berkeley (2009-10); Clinical research coordinator Natl Capitol Clinical research Consortium (2010-13); Adjunct Associate Professor, Univ of Maryland Univ College (2012-15); Oncology Medical Science Liaison, AstraZeneca (2015-19); Sr Manager Global Scientific Liaison Team, ICON plc, North Wales PA
Uribe, Nichole
(2014-15)		 Monika Schmelz,
Pathology		 UA College of Pharmacy, PharmD Program (2015-19); Pharmacist, CVS Health, Scottsdale AZ (2019- )
Urrea De La Puerta Carlos
(2020-22)		 Minkyu Kim, Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering PhD Program, Cornell University (2022- )
Valdes, Frank
(2014-16)		 Leslie Tolbert/Lynne Oland,
Neuroscience		 Neuroscience PhD Program, University of Minnesota (2016-17)
Valdez, Jose
(2013-15)		 Pak Kin Wong,
Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering		 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Biomedical Engineering PhD Program (2015-20); Senior Biomedical Researcher, Lifeware Labs, Minneapolis MN (2015-21); Principal Biomedical Researcher, Lifeware Labs (2021-22); Senior Engineer, Honeycomb Biotechnologies (2022-23); Mechanical Engineer, Cellino (2023- )
Villa, Francisco
(1999-2001)		 John Little,
Biochemistry		 Chemistry & Biochemistry PhD Program, UC San Diego (2001-07); NIH/NIGMS MARC/predoctoral fellowship (2005-07); IGMS/IRACDA postdoctoral training fellowship Scripps Institute of Oceanography (2007-2010); Lecturer San Diego State University (2007-2010); Professor of Chemistry, Arizona Western College (2010-2012); Associate Clinical Professor, Northern Arizona University, Yuma (2012- )
Vu, Bao Uyen Thi (2006-07) Carol Gregorio,
Cell Biology & Anatomy		 Research Technician - VA Hospital, Tucson (2007-09); Billing Specialist, CRS Temporary Housing, Phoenix AZ
Watson, Sky
(2002-04)		 Mark Brown,
Pediatrics		 Applications Scientist, Ventana Medical Systems (2004- )
Whitehair, Orlantha
(1999-2001)		 Marlys Witte,
Surgery;
Eugene Morkin,
Medicine		 Medical School, Univ of Arizona (2003-08); Pediatrics Residency St. Joseph's Phoenix (2008-10); Pediatrician, Laveen AZ
Winston-McPherson, Gabrielle
(2009-11)		 Eugene Mash,
Chemistry & Biochemistry		 Pharmacology PhD Program, Univ Wisconsin (2011-16); Postdoctoral Fellowship, Clinical Chemistry, University of WA (2016-18); Associate Director, Chemistry, Henry Ford Health System (2018- )
Williams, Brittany (2017-19) Daniela Zarnescu,
Molecular & Cellular Biology		 Pathobiology PhD Program, University of Washington (2019- )
Wynn, Danyel
(2007-08)		 Anne Cress,
Radiation Oncology		 DVM program, Univ of Colorado (2009-14); Veterinarian, Broomfield CO; Business Owner, Walking Paws Rehab, Boulder CO

Trainee Experiences

UNIQUE Research Experiences:

Summer Research Experiences:

Ellie Browne, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MSRP Grace Hala’ufia, Johns Hopkins

Meetings Attended:

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS):
Ellie Browne, Lauren Cruz, Grace Hala'ufia, Brooke Linden, Eva Orozco

Honors Received:

Lauren Cruz, ABRCMS Outstanding Poster Grace Hala’ufia, University of Arizona Freeman Award

Summer Research Experiences:

Leamon Crooms, UCSF/CHORI Institute Program (virtual)
Sydney Field, SURF-GE University of Cincinnati
Gabriela Franca, Mayo SURF Program, Rochester, Minnesota
Jessica Graham, Summer Undergraduate Internship Program (SUIP) in the Biomedical Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
Aaron Judkins, Microbiology Summer Undergraduate Research Program (MicroSURP) – UTHealth Houston, TX
Anakaren Romero-Lozano, Basic Science Institute (BSI) division of the Summer Internship Program (SIP), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (virtual)
Carlos Urrea De La Puerta, Basic Science Institute (BSI) division of the Summer Internship Program (SIP), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (virtual)

Meetings Attended:

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) (Virtual):
Leamon Crooms, Sydney Field, Gabriela Franca, Jessica Graham, Ellie Browne, Lauren Cruz, Love Foster-Malave, Grace Hala'ufia, Shyanne King, Brooke Linden, Eva Orozco

Society for Professional Engineers National Conference:
Anakaren Romero-Lozano, Carlos Urrea De La Puerta

Honors Received:

Leamon Crooms, ABRCMS Outstanding Lightning Talk
Sydney Field, ABRCMS Outstanding ePoster
Gabriela Franca, ABRCMS Outstanding ePoster
Jessica Graham, ABRCMS Outstanding ePoster

Anakaren Romero-Lozano, SHPE Conference, Honorable Mention, Poster Presentation
Carlos Urrea De La Puerta, SHPE Conference, Honorable Mention, Poster Presentation

Summer Research Experiences:

Lillian Delacruz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MSRP
Christa Imrich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MSRP
Jocelyne Rivera, University of Virginia Multi-Scale Systems Bioengineering and Biomedical Data Science REU program

Meetings Attended (Virtual):

ABRCMS: Lillian Delacruz, Naya Ibrahim, Christa Imrich, Ryan Ochoa, Daniela Ortiz, Nic Pena, Jocelyne Rivera, Leamon Crooms, Sydney Field, Jessica Graham, Aaron Judkins, Shane Mustafa, Anakaren Romero-Lozano, Carlos Urrea De La Puerta

Honors Received:

Naya Ibrahim, ABRCMS Outstanding oral presentation
Christa Imrich, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation

Summer Research Experiences:

Alana Gonzales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MSRP
Meucci Ilunga, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MSRP
Ricky Lira, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Pleasanton CA
Corinne Meinhausen, UCLA
Andres Sanchez, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle WA
Frank Servin, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Meetings Attended:

ABRCMS: Isabel Forlastro, Alana Gonzales, Meucci Ilunga, Ricky Lira, Corinne Meinhausen, Andres Sanchez, Frank Servin, Lillian Delacruz, Naya Ibrahim, Christa Imrich, Ryan Ochoa, Daniela Ortiz, Nic Pena, Jocelyne Rivera

Honors Received:

Isabel Forlastro, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Mariajose Franco, St. Jude Research Hospital, Memphis TN
  • Nadia Ingabire, University of California, Berkeley
  • Jayme Jackson, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Heber Lara, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
  • Marianne Madias, University of Michigan
  • Brittany Williams, Princeton University

Meetings Attended:

ABRCMS: Jordan Dasen, Alana Gonzales, Meucci Ilunga, Sundance Kemp, Corinne Meinhausen, Andres Sanchez, Frank Servin, Ashley Flores, Mariajose Franco, Nadia Ingabire, Jayme Jackson, Heber Lara, Marianne Madias, Brittany Williams

Honors Received:

  •   Alana Gonzales, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation
  •   Sundance Kemp, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation
  •   Heber Lara, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Paul Acosta, University of California, San Diego
  • Marisa Becerra, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • Jose Celaya-Alcala, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
  • Olivia Gorushi, University of Pennsylvania
  • Daniel Osorio, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Meetings Attended:

ABRCMS: Alexandre Cavalcante, Mariajose Franco, Nadia Ingabire, Jayme Jackson, Heber Lara, Marianne Madias, Brittany Williams, Paul Acosta, Marisa Becerra, Jose Celaya-Alcala, Jake Croft, Tyler Espinoza, Olivia Gorushi, Daniel Osorio

Honors Received:

  • Paul Acosta, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation
  • Daniel Osorio, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation
  • Brittany Williams, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Kate Andersh, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA
  • Daniel Carrera, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, CUNY
  • Jeffry Granados, Northwestern University, Chicago IL
  • Justin Lopez, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA
  • Kyle Lopez, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA
  • Elise Munot, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA
  • Eric Simental, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA
  • Daniom Tecle, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA

Meetings Attended:

ABRCMS: Paul Acosta, Sophia Aguirre, Marisa Becerra, Emanuel Bustamante, Jose Celaya-Alcala, Olivia Gorushi, Daniel Osorio, Daniel Carrera, Jeffry Granados, Justin Lopez, Kyle Lopez, Eric Simental, Daniom Tecle

SACNAS: Elise Munoz

Society for Neuroscience: Kate Andersh, Elise Munoz

Honors Received:

  • Kyle Lopez, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation
  • Elise Munoz, Galileo Circle Scholar

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Joseph Bower, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX
  • Lauren Edwards, University of Rochester, Rochester MN
  • Mary Figueroa, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas TX
  • Jamie Hernandez, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ
  • Martina Sepulveda, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston MA
  • Mackenzie Steinbach, Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle WA
  • Frank Valdes, University of Minnesota, LLSURP, Saint Paul MN

Meetings Attended:

ABRCMS: Katherine Andersh, Joseph Bower, Daniel Carrera, Lauren Edwards, Mary Figueroa, Jeffry Granados, Jamie Hernandez, Justin Lopez, Kyle Lopez, Elise Munoz, Martina Sepulveda, Eric Simental, Mackenzie Steinbach, Daniom Tecle

Society for Neuroscience: Frank Valdes

Honors Received:

  • Katherine Andersh, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation
  • Lauren Edwards, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation
  • Eric Simental, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Si'Ana Coggins, EBICS (Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems) Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA; Mentor: Ran Li
  • Yael Escobar, Summer Undergraduate Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Resarch (SUMR) Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA; Mentor: Lori Wallrath
  • Daniella Espiritu, EBICS (Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems) REU & SURE Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA; Mentor: Yuhong Fan
  • Joshua Kochanowsky, HHMI ExROP program, Harvard University, Cambridge MA; Mentor: Matthew Waldor
  • Gabrielle Lacy, Biology/BCS Summer Research Internship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge MA; Mentor: Kay Tye
  • Brianna Moon, HHMI ExROP program hosted by the SMART Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX; Mentor: Rebecca Richards-Kortum
  • Jose Valdez, Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP)/AMGEN Scholars Program, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA; Mentor: Ovijit Chaudhuri

Additional Research Experience:

  • Gabrielle Lacy, University of Pecs, Hungary; Mentor: Kristof Laszlo

Meetings Attended:

ABRCMS: Joseph Bower, Si'Ana Coggins, Lauren Edwards, Yael Escobar, Daniella Espiritu, Mary Figueroa, Jamie Hernandez, Joshua Kochanowsky, Brianna Moon, Martina Sepulveda, Mackenzie Steinbach, Nichole Uribe, Frank Valdes, Jose Valdez

Honors Received:

  • Yael Escobar, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation
  • Joshua Kochanowsky, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation
  • Jose Valdez, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Jorge Alvarez, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • Bianca Demara, The E.P. Bradley Hospital and The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Sleep and Chronobiology Summer Behavioral Sciences Research Apprenticeship
  • Sandra Gonzalez, Amgen Scholars Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP), Stanford University
  • Adam Orendain, Summer Training Academy for Research in the Sciences (STARS) program, University of California, San Diego
  • Adrian Ramirez, Summer Research Opportunities Program, Duke University
  • Roberto Reyes, Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program, Columbia University/Barnard College
  • Karen Rico, The Leadership Alliance at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Summer Internship Program (SIP), Basic Science Institute Division

Meetings Attended:

ABRCMS: Si'Ana Coggins, Yael Escobar, Daniella Espiritu, Joshua Kochanowsky, Gabrielle Lacy, Brianna Moon, Jose Valdez

Honors Received:

  • Daniella Espiritu, ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation
  • Sandra Gonzalez, HENNAC Conference Great Minds in STEM- Leadership Award; Biological, Engineering, and Chemical Undergraduate Research (BECUR) Conference, Poster Presentation Award ; More Graduate Education at Mountain States Alliance (MGE@MSA)/Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities (WAESO) Research Conference, Travel Award Scholarship and Second Place Winner; Emerging Researchers National Conference, Travel Award
  • Adam Orendain, More Graduate Education at Mountain States Alliance (MGE@MSA)/Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities (WAESO) Research Conference
  • Roberto Reyes, WAESO Travel Grant Recipient, Honorable Mention for Poster Presentation; Geeks and Nerds Scholarship

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Christina Bischoff, Johns Hopkins University Summer Research Program
  • Madeline Hart, University of Iowa pre-MSTP Research Program
  • Miles Lucero, University of California, San Diego STARS Program
  • Lauren O’Neill, Duke University Summer Research Program
  • Karen Peralta, University of Iowa Summer Research Program
  • Erica Pursell, University of Virginia Summer Research Program
  • Jose Quiroz, Albert Einstein School of Medicine

Meetings Attended:

ABRCMS: Christina Bischoff, Bianca Demara, Sandra Gonzalez, Madeline Hart, Miles Lucero, Lauren O’Neill, Adam Orendain, Karen Peralta, Erica Pursell, Jose Quiroz, Adrian Ramirez, Roberto Reyes, Nicole Williams

Honors Received:

  • Lauren O’Neill, Edmund A. Arbas Award for Excellence in the neuroscience; Outstanding Poster Award 2012 ABRCMS

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Ese Adun, Mayo SURF Program
  • Bianca Barcelo, Stanford Summer Program
  • Rene Begay, University of Colorado SMART Program
  • Brad Bowman, Northwestern CURE program
  • Sabrina Dumas, University of Washington EXROP program
  • Wana Mathieu, Sloan Kettering, summer program
  • Michelle Redhair, University of Washington PSSDP program

Meetings Attended:

Ese Adun, Bianca Barcelo, Rene Begay, Christina Bischoff, Brad Bowman, Sabrina Dumas, Madeline Hart, Miles Lucero, Wana Mathieu, Lauren, O’Neill, Karen Peralta, Erica Pursell, Jose Quiroz, Michelle Redhair,  ABRCMS

Honors Received:

  • Jose (Joey) Quiroz: Homecoming student showcase presentation - 2nd place
  • Ese Adun, Bradley Bowman, Miles Lucero: ABRCMS Outstanding poster presentation

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Cayla Baynes, University of Minnesota, Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Neurosciences Research Program; Mentor: Virginia Seybold
  • Rene Begay, Stanford Summer Research Program-AMGEN Scholar; Mentor: John Pringle
  • Jeannie Camarillo, Sloan Kettering Institute Summer Research Program; Mentor: Luca Cartegni
  • Kate Hacker, UA BRAVO program; Universidad Peruana Cayatano Heredia, Lima, Peru; Mentor: Robert Gilman from Johns Hopkins
  • Britney Lizama, Duke University Summer Research Program; Mentor: Cynthia Kuhn and Nicole Schramm-Sapyta.
  • Angela Reese, Stanford Summer Research Program-AMGEN Scholar; Mentor: W. James Nelson
  • Cynthia Sandoval, Sloan Kettering Institute Summer Research Program; Mentor: Michael Overholtzer
  • Jose-Marc Techner, University of California San Francisco, AMGEN Scholar Mentor: Emmanuelle Passegue
  • Gabby Winston-McPherson, Hunter College, Summer Research Internship; Mentor: Wayne Harding

Meetings Attended:

  • Ese Adun, Bianca Barcelo, Cayla Baynes, Rene Begay, Brad Bowman, Jeannie Camarillo, Sabrina Dumas, Britney Lizama, Angela Reese, Cynthia Sandoval, Jose-Marc Techner, Wana Mathieu, Michelle Redhair, Gabby Winston-McPherson:  ABRCMS

Honors Received:

  • Jeannie Camarillo, Shaps Scholar - Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Gerstner Sloan- Kettering; Outstanding Poster Award - Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
  • Wana Mathieu, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
  • Angela Reese, College of Science Galileo Circle Gilbert R. Escalante Memorial Scholarship
  • Cynthia Sandoval, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
  • Jose-Marc Techner, UA Undergraduate Student Conference-ASBMB Travel Award
  • Gabrielle Winston-McPherson, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Cassandra Andrade, Washington University St Louis
  • Jessica Brown, Albert Einstein College of Medicine SURP
  • Al Bryan, Albany Medical Center Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunity (Dr. Thomas Andersen)
  • Androuw Carrasco, University of California San Francisco SRTP
  • David Durazo, BRAVO, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm (Dr.Alexander Chibalin)
  • Danah Huerta, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas (Dr. Carol Tamminga)
  • Kevin Keys, BRAVO, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona (Dr. Jaume Betranpetit)

Meetings Attended:

  • Cassandra Andrade: Annual Meeting of the Society for Microbiology
  • Kevin Keys: SACNAS
  • Cassandra Andrade, Cayla Baynes, Jessica Brown, Al Bryan, Jeannie Camarillo, Androuw Carrasco, David Durazo, Kate Hacker, Danah Huerta, Kevin Keys, Britney Lizama, Angela Reese, Cynthia Sandoval, Jose-Marc Techner: ABRCMS

Honors Received:

  • Cassandra Andrade: ASM travel award for annual meeting
  • Al Bryan: ABRCMS outstanding poster award
  • Al Bryan: patent approved
  • Kathryn Hacker: ABRCMS outstanding poster award

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Luis Barrazo, Summer Undergraduate Research, Sloan Kettering Institute (New York, NY)
  • Jason Espinoza, HHMI, Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)
  • Zeke Gebrekidane, SURF Program, Univ Texas, Southwestern  (Dallas, TX) (Dr. Douglas Frantz)
  • Alysia Lozano, SURF Program, Mayo Graduate School, (Scottsdale, AZ)
  • Marwan Mustafa, Washington University St Louis, (Dr. David Ornitz)
  • Erika Starks, SURF Program, Mayo Graduate School, (Rochester, MN)

Special Invited Opportunities:

  • Nina Castro: NIAID - INRO program, February

Meetings Attended:

  • Tara Archuleta, ASBMB, April, San Diego
  • Cassandra Andrade, Luis Barraza, Jessica Brown, Al Bryan, Androuw Carrasco, Kelvin Dan, David Durazo, Danah Huerta, Kevin Keys, Alysia Lozano, Elise Madrid, Marwan Mustafa, Lilian Patron, Erika Starks: Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Orlando, FL, November

Honors Received:

  • Luis Barraza: Shaps Scholar - Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Gerstner Sloan- Kettering
  • Luis Barraza, David Durazo Kevin Keys, Erika Starks: Outstanding Poster awards at the ABRCMS meeting
  • Cassandra Andrade, Kevin Keys: poster award at UA Student Showcase - November

Other Activities:

  • Alysia Lozano, McNair trainee
  • David Durazo, McNair trainee
  • Elise Madrid, McNair trainee
  • Lilian Patron, McNair trainee

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Jessica Aguilar: UA BRAVO program; University of Bergen, Norway; Arve Egil Asbjørnsen,
  • Tara Archuleta: Vanderbilt University Summer Science Academy; Dr. Anne Kenworthy
  • Adam Bastidas: MIT Summer Research Program; Dr. Bob Sauer
  • Nina Castro: UA BRAVO program; research study at Universidad Peruana Cayatano Heredia, Lima, Peru; Dr. Robert Gilman from Johns Hopkins
  • Ryan Delgado: Washington University St. Louis Summer Research Program; Dr. Wojciech A. Swat
  • Elyse Paluscio: Cornell University Summer Research Program; Dr. Esther Angert
  • Stephanie Schnell: Duke University Summer Research Program; Dr. Marcy Speer

Special Invited Opportunities:

  • Nina Castro, Elyse Paluscio: Berkeley Edge Program, November

Meetings Attended:

  • Ryan Delgado: Amer Assoc for Cancer Research, Los Angeles, April
  • Nicholas Harrell, Bee Vu: Amer Assoc for Advancement of Science, San Francisco, March
  • Jessica Aguilar, Tara Archuleta, Luis Barraza, Adam Bastidas, Ryan Delgado, Jason Espinoza, Zeke Gebrekidane, Alysia Lozano, Marwan Mustafa, Elyse Paluscio, Stephanie Schnell, Erika Starks, Danyel Wynn: Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Austin, TX, November
  • Nina Castro: Annual Meeting of American Society for Tropic Medicine and Hygiene, November

Honors Received:

  • Stephanie Schnell, Jason Espinoza: Outstanding Poster awards at the ABRCMS meeting
  • Danyel Wynn: first place in Biological Sciences posters at UA Student Showcase – November

Other Activities:

  • Alysia Lozano, McNair trainee

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Adrian Begaye: University of Illinois, Chicago, Student Research Opportunities Program; Dr. Andrew Mescar
  • Sara Bustamante: University of California San Francisco, Dr. Dean Sheppard
  • Daniel Camacho: National Institute of Aging
  • Roman Covarrubias: Vanderbilt University Summer Program; Dr. Thomas Aune
  • Rachel Diaz: SURF Program, Mayo Graduate School; Scottsdale, AZ; Dr. David Smith
  • Arturo Guzman: Summer Internship Program at Johns Hopkins University; Dr. Mark Van Doren
  • Nicholas Harrell: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases; Dr. Jeffrey Kopp

Special Invited Opportunities:

  • Rachel Diaz - UCSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) (April)

Meetings Attended:

  • Karl Calderon - Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Antonio, TX, January
  • Charles Martinez - Keystone Symposia in Taos, NM, February
  • Garrett Pacheco - Experimental Biology 2006 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, April
  • Jessica Aguilar, Tara Archuleta, Adam Bastidas, Nina Castro, Ryan Delgado, Elyse Paluscio, Stephanie Schnell, Adrian Begaye, Sara Bustamante, Rachel Diaz, Nicholas Harrell, Bao Uyen Thi Vu  – Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Anaheim, CA, November

Other Activities:

  • Bao Uyen Thi Vu, McNair trainee

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Mohammed Abdelwahab - Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Minority Students (SURPMS) University of Pittsburgh
  • Andrea Aguirre - UA BRAVO program; research study in Belgium
  • Karl Calderon - Los Alamos Mathematical Modeling and Analysis summer program
  • Omar Contreras - Summer Internship Program at Johns Hopkins University
  • Adrian DeAlba - Sloan-Kettering summer program
  • Charles Martinez - UA BRAVO program; research study in Lima, Peru
  • Garrett Pacheco - Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program (SHURP) at Harvard Medical School

Meetings Attended:

  • Mindy Escobar - 5th Drosophila Research Conference, San Diego
  • Garrett Pacheco - FASEB Experimental Biology 2005 meeting, San Diego

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Albert Gutierrez - Mayo MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program in Scottsdale, AZ.
  • Mia Henderson - National Cancer Institute.
  • Brittany Martin - Summer Internship Program at Johns Hopkins University.
  • Carlos Leija - Summer Program at Iowa State University

Special Invited Opportunities:

  • Garrett Pacheco - UCSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) (November 2004)

Meetings Attended:

  • SACNAS attendees (October 2004): Karl Calderon
  • ABRCMS attendees (November 2004): Andrea Aguirre, Olivia Brown, Omar Contreras, Charles Martinez, Garrett Pacheco
  • Annual Neuroscience Meeting (October 2004): Mohammed Abdelwahab, Mindy Escobar
  • Annual ASHA Convention (November 2004): Kristin Robinson

Special Presentations:

  • Charles Martinez - UA Student Showcase Presentation (2nd place award)

Other Activities:

  • Olivia Brown, McNair trainee

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Chris Cabello - National Institute on Aging (NIA)/Laboratory of Clinical Investigation (LCI)) in the Summer Research Training Program for MARC Scholars.
  • Tiffany Davis - Minority Summer Internship Program at Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health.
  • Linda Mobula - Summer Honors Undergraduate Research Program at Harvard Medical School.
  • Veronica Placencio - Summer Research Internship Scholars Program (SRISP) at the University of California, San Diego.

Special Invited Opportunities:

  • Chris Cabello, Veronica Placencio: Berkeley Edge Conference Oct 30-Nov 2
  • Tiffany Davis: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Research Week, April
  • Veronica Gonzalez, Sky Watson: Minority Symposium at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, July
  • Veronica Gonzalez, Sky Watson: Endocrine Society, Philadelphia, June

Meetings Attended:

  • Chris Cabello: American Chemical Society Conference, New Orleans, LA, March; ABRCMS, San Diego, October
  • Rowena Campbell, Mia Henderson, Brittany Martin: SACNAS, Albuquerque, October
  • Veronica Gonzalez, Albert Gutierrez, Carlos Leija, Linda Mobula, Kristin Robinson, Sky Watson: ABRCMS, San Diego, October
  • Carlos Leija: Agricultural Biotechnology Symposium and Showcase on Plant Manufactured Pharmaceuticals - San Diego, October 16-17

Other Activities:

  • Veronica Gonzalez, McNair trainee

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Irene Alvarez, a senior in Chemistry, conducted research at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in Bethesda, MD in the lab of Dr. Julie Donaldson.
  • Alex Barela, a senior in Molecular and Cellular Biology, participated in the Summer Research Training Program for MARC scholars through the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) in Bethesda, MD.
  • Nanibaa Garrison, a senior in Molecular and Cellular Biology, conducted research at the Pasteur Institute, Paris, France in the lab of Dr. Jean-Louis Guenet. This was made possible through the BRAVO! Program.
  • Linda Mobula, a junior in Biochemistry, conducted research at Johns Hopkins University in the Minority Summer Internship Program (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine) in the lab of Landon S. King, MD.
  • Humberto Sirvent, a senior in Molecular and Cellular Biology, conducted research at the University of Notre Dame in the lab of Dr. Ploplis.
  • Jennifer Thompson, a senior in General Biology, participated in the MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, University of California, San Diego

Special Invited Opportunities:

  • Celeste Lopez, Kelli Randon: NIAID Introduction to Biomedical Research Program, Bethesda MD, February;
  • Jennifer Thompson: Berkeley Edge Conference, October

Meetings Attended:

  • Irene Alvarez, Rowena Campbell, Tiffany Davis, Linda Mobula, Veronica Placencio, Sky Watson: ABRCMS, New Orleans, November
  • Alex Barela, Anthony Beas, Santiago Canez, Kelli Randon, Humberto Sirvent: FASEB 2002 Conference, New Orleans, April;
  • Alex Barela, Anthony Beas, Santiago Canez, Nanibaa Garrison, Clarita Lefthand Begay, Linda Mobula, Kelli Randon, Humberto Sirvent,: SACNAS Conference, Anaheim CA, September
  • Paul Hoover: International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta GA, March
  • Celeste Lopez: Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, April

Other Activities:

  • Irene Alvarez, McNair trainee
  • Nanibaa Garrison, McNair trainee

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Anthony Beas, a Senior in Biochemistry, in the lab of Dr. Mark Nelson, Department of Pathology, participated in the Summer Research Internship Scholars Program (SRISP), University of California, San Diego.
  • Jullyn Chargualaf, a Senior in Molecular and Cellular Biology, in the lab of Dr. Pelagie Beeson, Department of Speech and Hearing Science spent a month in Mali, West Africa through the Fogarty International Research Training Pogram - Fogarty Mali Program at Univ of Maryland.
  • Paul Hoover, a Senior in Molecular and Cellular Biology, in the lab of Dr. Charles Sterling, Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology conducted research in the lab of Dr. Robert Gilman at the Universidad Peruana Cayatano Heredia in Peru. This was made possible through the BRAVO! Program.
  • Kelli Randon, a Senior in Molecular and Cellular Biology, in the lab of Dr. Paul McDonagh, Department of Surgery participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program at Emory University in Atlanta, GA

Special Invited Opportunities:

  • Jullyn Chargualaf, Paul Hoover - IBRP (Introduction to Biomedical Research Program), Washington DC, February; Clinical Aphasiology Conference, Santa Fe, NM, May

Meetings Attended:

  • James Aguilar: American Association for Cancer Research Conference, New Orleans, March
  • Irene Alvarez, Nanibaa' Garrison, Clarita Lefthand Begay, Jennifer Thompson: ABRCMS, Orlando, October
  • Alex Barela, Celeste Lopez: SACNAS Conference, Phoenix, October
  • Celeste Lopez: American Psychosomatic Society 59th Annual Scientific Conference, Monterey CA, March
  • Kelli Randon: FASEB Meeting, Orlando, April
  • Francisco Villa - SWARM-AAAS (Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science) Annual Meeting, Denton TX, March

Summer Research Experiences:

  • Tori Matthews, a Junior in Molecular and Cellular Biology, in the UA lab of Dr. Leslie Tolbert, Division of Neurobiology conducted research in the lab of Dr. Brian Key, Dept of Anatomical Science, Univ. of Queensland, Australia. This was made possible through the BRAVO! Program.
  • Felipe Perez, a Senior in General Biology and Molecular and Cellular Biology, in the UA lab of Dr. Erik Henriksen, Department of Physiology attended the Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The SLSTP is sponsored by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  • Francisco Villa, a Junior in Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, in the UA lab of Dr. John Little, Department of Biochemistry conducted research in the lab of Dr. Hiroshi Nakato, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan. This was made possible through the BRAVO! Program.

Special Invited Opportunities:

  • James Aguilar, Alex Barela, Felipe Perez, Tori Matthews, Francisco Villa, Orlantha Whitehair: IBRP (Introduction to Biomedical Research Program), Washington DC, February

Meetings Attended:

  • Anthony Beas, Felipe Perez: ASGSB Meeting, Montreal Canada, October
  • Paul Hoover - ASTMH (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene) Meeting, Houston TX, October
  • Tori Matthews: Assoc. for Chemoreception in Sciences Conference, Sarasota FL, April; Society for Neuroscience Meeting, New Orleans LA, November
  • David Morales - SACNAS, Phoenix AZ, October
  • Francisco Villa: Arizona-Nevada Branch ASM Meeting, Phoenix AZ, February; SWARM-AAAS (Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science) 76th Annual Meeting, Las Cruces NM, April
  • Orlantha Whitehair: Conquering Lymphatic Disease: Setting the Research Agenda, Bethesda MD, May

Contacts and Location of Office:

MARC Program Office - Biosciences West 531