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

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Ashleigh Acker

  •  BS Biology, Emory University 
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Andrew Benintende

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

  • BLAS, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Stanley Chen

  • BS Molecular Cell Biology, University of Connecticut 
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Yang Cheng

  • BS Biological Sciences, Xiamen University 
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Qi Chu

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Megan Cunningham

  • BS Biochemistry, University of Dayton 
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Natalia Deszcz

  • BS Health Sciences, DePaul University 
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Mbolle Ekane

  • BS Biology, University of Texas at Austin
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Sean Flannery

  • BS Biology, Ramapo College of New Jersey
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Emily Gamero

  • BS Biological Sciences, Florida International University 
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Anjali Gondalia

  • BA Neuroscience, Boston University 
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Songlin Guo

  • BS Biology, University of Washington 
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Irene Jacob

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

  • BS Pharmacy, University of Mumbai 
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Nilofar Khanbhai

  • BS Biotechnology, Ferris State University
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Kevin Lerner

  • BS Molecular Biology, Gettysburg College 
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Ziyan Liang

  • BS Pharmacy, Peking University 
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Minghui Lu

  • BS Biology, Sewanee: University of the South 
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Aakaanksha Maddineni

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

  • BS Neuroscience, Indiana University
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Micaela Naibryf

  • BS Chemical Engineering, Columbia University 
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Esther Nehmad Karasik

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

  • BS Biology, University of Wisconsin 
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Anuragini Rastogi

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

  • BA Biology, Illinois Wesleyan University 
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Isaiah Richardson

  • BS Biomedical Sciences, Concordia University Wisconsin 
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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)
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Kelechi Shere

  • BS Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Covenant University
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Mahima Shilotri

  • BS Biotechnology, D.Y. Patil University 
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Caylee Silvers

  • BS Biology, University of Wisconsin 
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Ruihao Song

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

  • BS Biotechnology, North Dakota State University 
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Calliope Vaselopulos

  • BS Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University 
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Yeshasvi Vempati

  • BA Biological Sciences, Northwestern University 
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Deepali Venkatesh Prasanna

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

  • BS Biotechnology, Sunyat-Sen University 
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Yushi Wang

  • BS Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego 

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Zhiyuan Wang

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Yaning Xi

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Yeojin (Daisy) Yang

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Rongzhen Yu

  • BS Biotechnology, Jilin University

Entering Class of 2022

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Abdulaziz Alzeer

  • BS Microbiology, King Saud University
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Tarlan Arjmandi

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

  • BTech Biotechnology, MAHE Manipal Institute of Technology
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James Batcheldor

  • BS Biology, Northern Arizona University
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Xiaoyang Chen

  • BS Biochemistry, McGill University
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Yuheng Geng

  • BS Biological Sciences, University of California Irvine
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Xiangyu Gu

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

  • BS Biotechnology, Pennsylvania State University
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Yuyun Huang

  • BAgric Agriculture Science, China Agricultural University
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Leila Irvani

  • BS Laboratory Sciences, Islamic Azad University
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Ananya Joshi

  • BTech Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology
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Sayali Kulkarni

  • BPHARM, Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Pharmacy
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Tanasha Lertjanyarak

  • BS Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University
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Hanchen Lin

  • BS Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University
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Yisong Lin

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

  • BS Biological Sciences, Beijing Forestry University
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Huyun Lu

  • BS Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Junlin Lu

  • BS Animal Behavior, Indiana University - Bloomington
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Viktor Maciag

  • BS Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University
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Ava Mendoza

  • BS Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
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Weronika Ptaszek

  • BS Integrated Health Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Sudharsana Ravisankar

  • BTech Biotechnology, Anna University 
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Sayani Saha

  • BTech Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Durgapur
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Erica Satchell

  • BA General Science - Biology, Grinnell College
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Zainab Hazique Shaikh

  • BS Neurobiology and Physiology, Purdue University
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Iyappan Annamalai Subbiah

  • BS Bioinformatics, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education
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Hanxioa Sun

  • BS Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles
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Suemeng Vang

  • BS Microbiology, North Dakota State University 
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Larry Wang

  • BA Biological Sciences - Northwestern University 
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Matt Williams

  • BA Biology, University of Chicago
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Da Yang

  • BS Biology, University of California Los Angeles
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Ellen Zhang

  • BS Neuroscience, University of Toronto