Past Program Participants
2022–2023 Participants
Jessica Dorman, New Albany High School, New Albany, OH
Mentor: Purnima Dubey, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Jason G. Econome, Stuyvesant High School, New York City, NY
Mentor: Betty Diamond, M.D., The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
Penny Kelly, CREC Academy of Aerospace, Windsor, CT
Mentor: Laura Haynes, Ph.D., University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
Alexander T. Paulchell, Beachwood High School, Beachwood, OH
Mentor: Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
2021–2022 Participants
Kate Cilluffo, John P. Stevens High School, Edison, NJ
Mentor: Lori R. Covey, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
Susan O'Meara, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Mentor: Gregg Dean, D.V.M., Ph.D., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Mariel Rancel, Solorio Academy High School, Chicago, IL
Mentor: Alan L. Landay, Ph.D., Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
2019–2020 Participants
Linnea Homa, Freedom Area High School, Freedom, PA
Mentor: JoAnne L. Flynn, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Amanda Laden, Wayzata High School, Plymouth, MN
Mentor: Marc K. Jenkins, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Mary Janelle Low, McCord Junior High School, Sylvania, OH
Mentor: Ritu Chakravarti, Ph.D., University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Elizabeth Moravec, Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield, MN
Mentor: Julie K. Olson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minnesota, MN
Elizabeth Pelphrey, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, KY
Mentor: Subbarao Bondada, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Sheikisha Thomas, Bowie High School, Bowie, MD
Mentors: Martin F. Flajnik, Ph.D. and and Yuko Ota, Ph.D., University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
2018–2019 Participants
Brittney Shaw Ahenda, Bowie High (PGCPS), Bowie, MD
Mentor: Kamal Moudgil, M.D., Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Ashleigh Freeman, Princeton Senior High School, Princeton, WV
Mentor: Tesfaye Belay, Ph.D., Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV
Russell M. Frye II, Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep, Chicago, IL
Mentor: Cathryn Nagler, Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Jennifer Hess, Wentzville Holt High School, Wentzville, MO
Mentor: Gaya Amarasinghe, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Jacqueline Katz, Princeton High School, Princeton, NJ
Mentor: Lisa K. Denzin, Ph.D., Child Health Institute of NJ, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ
Sarah Michaelson, Westover School, Middlebury CT
Mentor: Vijay Rathinam, D.V.M., Ph.D., University of Connecticut Health, School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
Chris Thorpe, Corvallis High School, Corvallis, OR
Mentor: Brian Dolan, Ph.D., Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2017–2018 Participants
Sara Johnson, River Bluff High School, Lexington, SC
Mentor: Saurabh Chatterjee, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Judith Lucas-Odom, Chester-Upland School District, Chester, PA
Mentor: Christopher A. Hunter, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, Philadelphia, PA
Laura Landry, Memphis University School, Memphis, TN
Mentor: Maureen McGargill, Ph.D., St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Caroline Riina, Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, MD
Mentor: Kamal Moudgil, M.D., Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
2016–2017 Participants
Cassandra Bonvissuto, Poland Seminary High School, Poland, OH
Mentor: Prosper N. Boyaka, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Kevin Clemente, Juanita High School, Kirkland, WA
Mentor: Jessica A. Hamerman, Ph.D., Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA
Jason Econome, Stuyvesant High School (district 2), New York, NY
Mentor: Betty Diamond, M.D., The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
Doan Nguyen, Bixby High School, Bixby, OK
Mentor: T. Kent Teague, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, Tulsa, OK
Heather Potts, Wayne Valley High School, Wayne, NJ
Mentor: Patricia A. Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, Ph.D., Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
Victoria Salo, Biddeford High School, Biddeford, ME
Mentor: Ling Cao, M.D., Ph.D., University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME
Rebecca Thrash, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham, AL
Mentor: Laurie E. Harrington, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
2015–2016 Participants
Gina Castellanos Ellsworth, Haverhill High School, Haverhill, MA
Mentor: Daniel G. Remick, M.D., Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Antonio Gamboa, Garey High School, Pomona, CA
Mentor: Stephen A. O'Barr, Ph.D., Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA
Aaron Mathieu, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Acton, MA
Mentor: Neal Silverman, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Sarah Peterson, Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO
Mentor: Mark J. Soloski, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Jeremy M. Resmann, Soldan I.S. High School, St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis, MO
Mentor: Wayne M. Yokoyama, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, St. Louis, MO
Gregory Shenk, Ph.D., Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, Hartford, CT
Mentor: Kamal M. Khanna, Ph.D., University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
Patricia Weethee, Grove City High School, Grove City OH
Mentor: Amy E. Lovett-Racke, Ph.D., Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Michele Witkowski, Edison High School, Edison, NJ
Mentor: Lisa K. Denzin, Ph.D., Child Health Institute of NJ/Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ