People

Current Students

The program is limited to approximately 30-40 students per year who progress through the program as a group. This ensures that students receive a high level of instructor attention and also creates the opportunity to form close bonds with their fellow classmates, which often transcend academia and continue into the workplace.

Student demographics

Entering Class of 2021

Ashleigh Acker

•  BS Biology, Emory University 

Andrew Benintende

• BS Movement Science, University of Michigan 
• Doctor of Medicine, Michigan State University 

Yvette Calvillo

• BLAS, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Stanley Chen

• BS Molecular Cell Biology, University of Connecticut 

Yang Cheng

• BS Biological Sciences, Xiamen University 

Qi Chu

Megan Cunningham

• BS Biochemistry, University of Dayton 

Natalia Deszcz

• BS Health Sciences, DePaul University 

Mbolle Ekane

• BS Biology, University of Texas at Austin

Sean Flannery

• BS Biology, Ramapo College of New Jersey

Emily Gamero

• BS Biological Sciences, Florida International University 

Anjali Gondalia

• BA Neuroscience, Boston University 

Songlin Guo

• BS Biology, University of Washington 

Irene Jacob

• B.Tech. Biotechnology, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University 

Anusha Kamath

• BS Pharmacy, University of Mumbai 

Nilofar Khanbhai

• BS Biotechnology, Ferris State University

Kevin Lerner

• BS Molecular Biology, Gettysburg College 

Ziyan Liang

• BS Pharmacy, Peking University 

Minghui Lu

• BS Biology, Sewanee: University of the South 

Aakaanksha Maddineni

• BS Technology and Genetic Engineering, SRM. Institute of Science and Technology

Yashasvi Matam

• BS Neuroscience, Indiana University

Micaela Naibryf

• BS Chemical Engineering, Columbia University 

Esther Nehmad Karasik

• M.B.B.S.: Medicine and Surgery, Universidad Anáhuac México

Ruxuan Qiu

• BS Biology, University of Wisconsin 

Anuragini Rastogi

• BS Science, Banasthali Vidyapith
• MS Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith

Robert Reichert

• BA Biology, Illinois Wesleyan University 

Isaiah Richardson

• BS Biomedical Sciences, Concordia University Wisconsin 

Nishanth Sanjithkumar

• BS in Forensic Science, Baylor University
• MS in Forensic Chemistry, SEMO University
• PhD in Sociology, SIUC University
• MBP Research Project: Case Control Study to Determine Factors Associated with Progression of Oncology Drug Candidates in Clinical Trials (A. Felse)

Kelechi Shere

• BS Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Covenant University

Mahima Shilotri

• BS Biotechnology, D.Y. Patil University 

Caylee Silvers

• BS Biology, University of Wisconsin 

Ruihao Song

• B.Eng. Food Safety and Quality, China Agricultural University 

Isaac Svebakken

• BS Biotechnology, North Dakota State University 

Calliope Vaselopulos

• BS Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University 

Yeshasvi Vempati

• BA Biological Sciences, Northwestern University 

Deepali Venkatesh Prasanna

•  BE Biotechnology Engineering with first class Distinction, RV College of Engineering, Bangalore India

Hanxiang Wang

• BS Biotechnology, Sunyat-Sen University 

Yushi Wang

• BS Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego 

Zhiyuan Wang

Yaning Xi

Yeojin (Daisy) Yang

Rongzhen Yu

• BS Biotechnology, Jilin University

Entering Class of 2022

Abdulaziz Alzeer

• BS Microbiology, King Saud University

Tarlan Arjmandi

• BS Molecular and Cellular Biology-Genetics, Islamic Azad University Tehran Medical Science

Gunjan Bagri

• BTech Biotechnology, MAHE Manipal Institute of Technology

James Batcheldor

• BS Biology, Northern Arizona University

Xiaoyang Chen

• BS Biochemistry, McGill University

Yuheng Geng

• BS Biological Sciences, University of California Irvine

Xiangyu Gu

• BS Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
• BS Vertebrate Physiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Brendan Hood

• BS Biotechnology, Pennsylvania State University

Yuyun Huang

• BAgric Agriculture Science, China Agricultural University

Leila Irvani

• BS Laboratory Sciences, Islamic Azad University

Ananya Joshi

• BTech Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology

Sayali Kulkarni

• BPHARM, Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy

Tanasha Lertjanyarak

• BS Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University

Hanchen Lin

• BS Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University

Yisong Lin

• BS Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign

Xuhao Liu

• BS Biological Sciences, Beijing Forestry University

Huyun Lu

• BS Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology

Junlin Lu

• BS Animal Behavior, Indiana University - Bloomington

Viktor Maciag

• BS Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University

Ava Mendoza

• BS Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma

Weronika Ptaszek

• BS Integrated Health Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago

Sudharsana Ravisankar

• BTech Biotechnology, Anna University 

Sayani Saha

• BTech Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Durgapur

Erica Satchell

• BA General Science - Biology, Grinnell College

Zainab Hazique Shaikh

• BS Neurobiology and Physiology, Purdue University

Iyappan Annamalai Subbiah

• BS Bioinformatics, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education

Hanxioa Sun

• BS Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles

Suemeng Vang

• BS Microbiology, North Dakota State University 

Larry Wang

• BA Biological Sciences - Northwestern University 

Matt Williams

• BA Biology, University of Chicago

Da Yang

• BS Biology, University of California Los Angeles

Ellen Zhang

• BS Neuroscience, University of Toronto