Alumni and Friends

Ibis Agosto Marlin

Neuroscience Training Program

Current position
Scientist, Chondrex Inc

ADVISOR: Tracy Baker-Herman

COHORT: 2011

Laura Alexander

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Current position
Applications Scientist, Promega

ADVISOR: Jan Peter van Pijkeren

COHORT: 2015

Celeste Alvarez

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Current position
Patent Agent, Morrison & Foerster LLP

ADVISOR: Christina Hull

COHORT: 2013

Julia Amador

Food Science

Current position
Research & Development Scientist, General Mills

ADVISOR: Richard Hartel

COHORT: 2014

Ermias Amene

Comparative Biomedical Sciences

Current position
Epidemiologist, Center for Diseases Control and Prevention

ADVISOR: Dorte Dopfer

Miguel Angel Osorio Garcia

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

ADVISOR: Michael Cox

COHORT: 2016

Folagbayi Arowolo

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of California San Francisco

ADVISOR: Dhanansayan Shanmuganayagam

COHORT: 2014

Samantha Asper

Agroecology

Current position
Outreach and Education Specialist, Indiana Audubon

ADVISOR: Christine Ribic

COHORT: 2015

Mele Avilla

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

ADVISOR: David Jarrard

COHORT: 2015

Valjean Bacot-Davis

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Current position
Medical Student, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook

ADVISOR: Ann Palmenberg

COHORT: 2008

Josue Baeza

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania

ADVISOR: John Denu

COHORT: 2011

Angel Banuelos

ADVISOR: Akihiro Ikeda

COHORT: 2021

Margo Batie

Medical Physics

Current position
PhD Student, University of California-Berkeley

ADVISOR: Ron Wakai

COHORT: 2014

Michael Bellecourt

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

Current position
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Inclusive Development Fellow, USAID

ADVISOR: Bob Landick

COHORT: 2011

Alexis Bennett

Animal Science

Current position
Research Technician III, Georgia Institute of Technology

ADVISOR: Amin Fadl

COHORT: 2013

Utibe Bickham

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

ADVISOR: Timothy Yoshino

COHORT: 2009

ADVISOR: Rob Kalejta

COHORT: 2021

Kristina Black

ADVISOR: Jonathan Pauli and Volker Radeloff

COHORT: 2015

Christopher Bloomingdale

Entomology

Current position
Technician, UW-Madison

ADVISOR: Damon Smith

COHORT: 2013

Adam Bolton

Plant Breeding & Plant Genetics

Current position
Bean & Pea Breeding Trial Specialist, Syngenta

ADVISOR: Philipp Simon

COHORT: 2015

Alexander Brito

Forest Ecology

Current position
Cascade Butterfly Biologist, National Park Service

ADVISOR: Phil Townsend

COHORT: 2013

Samantha Bromfield

Population Health

Current position
Senior Researcher Epidemiologist at HealthCore Inc

Patrick Brown

Cellular & Molecular Biology

Current position
General Surgery Resident, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Wan Ju Li

COHORT: 2009

Hector Burgos-Robles

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Rick Gourse

COHORT: 2010

Felipe Burns

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

Current position
Associate Manager, Cambrex

ADVISOR: Warren Heideman

COHORT: 2009

ADVISOR: Edgar Spalding

COHORT: 2015

Jessica Cabading

Bacteriology

ADVISOR: Katrina Forest

COHORT: 2022

Mark Cadena

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, ASU Biodesign Institute

ADVISOR: Chad Vezina

COHORT: 2015

Beatriz Camacho

Chemistry

Current position
High School Teacher

ADVISOR: John Denu

COHORT: 2015

David Campos

Medical Physics

Current position
Medical Physicist, Allegheny Health Network

ADVISOR: Michael Kissick

COHORT: 2010

Alejandra Canales

ADVISOR: Meyer Jackson

COHORT: 2014

Katrina Carter

Physiology

ADVISOR: William Schrage

COHORT: 2015

Mariama Carter

ADVISOR: Caitilyn Allen

COHORT: 2017

Angel Casanova-Torres

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Current position
Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Exact Sciences

ADVISOR: Heidi Goodrich-Blair

COHORT: 2011

ADVISOR: Federico Rey

COHORT: 2020

Patrick Cervantes

Cellular & Molecular Biology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Lawrence Livermore National Lab

ADVISOR: Laura Knoll

COHORT: 2015

Maria Chavez

Agroecology

Current position
PhD Student, Colorado State University

ADVISOR: Shawn Steffan

COHORT: 2015

Erika Cheng

Population Health

Current position
Assistant Professor, Indiana University

ADVISOR: Whitney Witt

COHORT: 2010

Ngocly Christina Thi Dang

Cellular & Molecular Biology

Current position
Project Manager, MilliporeSigma

ADVISOR: Avtar Roopra

COHORT: 2008

Luca Clemente

Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology

ADVISOR: Ian Bird

COHORT: 2008

Katie Clowers

Genetics

Current position
Program Director, Ginkgo Bioworks

ADVISOR: Audrey Gasch

COHORT: 2009

Kevin Coe

Plant Breeding & Plant Genetics

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, North Carolina State University

ADVISOR: Phil Simon & Julie Dawson

COHORT: 2015

David Coleman

ADVISOR: Bryan Bednarz

COHORT: 2021

Carlos Coriano

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

Current position
Scientist, Department of Defense

ADVISOR: Wei Xu

COHORT: 2010

Raul Correa

Genetics

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Baylor College of Medicine

ADVISOR: David Baum

Ashley Cortes Hernandez

ADVISOR: Sebastian Bednarek

COHORT: 2016

ADVISOR: Ned Kalin

COHORT: 2014

Ariel Cyrus

Genetics

Current position
R&D Director, Neogen Corporation

ADVISOR: Yevgenya Grinblat

COHORT: 2014

Kenna Degner

Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Dinesh Shah

COHORT: 2013

Kaylee DeGrace

Life Sciences Communications

Current position
Biology Teacher, Brockton High School

ADVISOR: Albert Gunther

COHORT: 2008

Samuel DeGrey

ADVISOR: Sean Schoville

COHORT: 2019

Angel Del Valle Echevarria

Plant Breeding & Plant Genetics

Current position
Plant Molecular Geneticist Consultant, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center

ADVISOR: Michael Havey

COHORT: 2010

Carol Diaz

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, US Department of Health and Human Services

ADVISOR: Christopher Bradfield

COHORT: 2012

ADVISOR: Brian Baldo

COHORT: 2013

Gladys Diaz-Vazquez

ADVISOR: Qiang Cui and Alessandro Senes

COHORT: 2014

Kaitlin Dickinson

Genetics

Current position
Medical Science Liaison, Actelion

ADVISOR: Jerry Yin

COHORT: 2011

Eddie Dominguez

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: David Andes

COHORT: 2012

Kristine Donahue

ADVISOR: Wei Xu

COHORT: 2016

Sabrina Dumas

Nutritional Sciences

Current position
Clinical Research Liaison, Imbed Biosciences Inc

ADVISOR: James Ntambi

COHORT: 2012

Antoinette Dummer

Cellular & Molecular Biology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Catherine Fox

COHORT: 2010

Phu Duong

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

ADVISOR: John Svaren

COHORT: 2015

Tammy Elmergreen

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

Current position
Associate Scientific Director, AbbVie Pharmaceuticals

ADVISOR: Nader Sheibani

COHORT: 2008

Leah Escalante

ADVISOR: Audrey Gasch

COHORT: 2016

Josephine Eshon

Chemistry

ADVISOR: Jennifer Schomaker and Clark Landis

COHORT: 2015

Karla Esquilin-Lebron

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Rutgers University

ADVISOR: Michael Thomas

COHORT: 2012

Chantell Evans

Molecular Pharmacology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania

ADVISOR: Edwin Chapman

COHORT: 2009

Edward Evans

Cancer Biology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Nathan Sherer

COHORT: 2013

Juliana Falero-Perez

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

Current position
Scientist II, Thermo Fisher Scientific

ADVISOR: Nader Sheibani

COHORT: 2014

Daryl Fields

Comparative Biomedical Sciences

Current position
Medical Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Tracy Baker-Herman

COHORT: 2013

Christa Fields

Public Health

Current position
Manager Health Care Strategy, NORC at the University of Chicago

COHORT: 2012

Annette Figueroa Bernier

Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology

Current position
Contract Operations QA Specialist. ICU Medical

ADVISOR: Edwin Chapman

COHORT: 2009

Kelsey Florek

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Current position
Bioinformatics Lead Scientist, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

ADVISOR: Tom Friedrich

COHORT: 2013

Danielle Fontaine

Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology

Current position
Technical Information Scientist, Jackson Labs

ADVISOR: Dawn Belt Davis

COHORT: 2010

Tyler Fowler

Medical Physics

Current position
Chief Medical Physicist, Asante

ADVISOR: Bryan Bednarz & Randall Kimple

COHORT: 2011

Sarah Franco

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

Current position
Medical Writer, Vaniam Group

ADVISOR: K. Craig Kent

COHORT: 2012

Elisa Frankel

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

ADVISOR: Jon Audhya

COHORT: 2012

ADVISOR: Robert Landick

COHORT: 2021

ADVISOR: Mostafa Zamanian

COHORT: 2018

Maria Garcia Mendoza

Cellular & Molecular Biology

Current position
Scientist II, Luminex Corporation

ADVISOR: Patricia Keely

COHORT: 2009

Liz Garcia

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

Current position
IRTA Post-Doctoral Researcher, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

ADVISOR: Nihal Ahmad

COHORT: 2015

Camille Garcia-Ramos

ADVISOR: Vivek Prabhakaran

COHORT: 2011

Jaye Gardiner

Cancer Biology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Fox Chase Cancer Center

ADVISOR: Nathan Sherer

COHORT: 2011

Debra Garvey

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

ADVISOR: Joel Pedersen

COHORT: 2012

Vanity Gee

Agricultural & Applied Economics

Current position
Operations Administrator, Beotis

ADVISOR: Jeremy Foltz

COHORT: 2008

ADVISOR: Ryan Herringa

COHORT: 2018

Jennifer Gilbert

ADVISOR: Barak Blum

COHORT: 2015

Trey Gilpin

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

ADVISOR: Zsuzsanna Fabry

COHORT: 2015

Daren Ginete

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Science Philanthropy Alliance

ADVISOR: Heidi Goodrich-Blair

COHORT: 2014

Megan Gnazzo

Genetics

Current position
Scientist II, Foundation Medicine

ADVISOR: Ahna Skop

COHORT: 2011

Katiria Gonzalez Rivera

Biophysics

Current position
Sr Research Scientist, Promega

ADVISOR: Katrina Forest

COHORT: 2013

Amarilys Gonzalez Vazquez

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

ADVISOR: Paul Koch

COHORT: 2016

Valerie Grant

Neuroscience Training Program

Current position
Physician, Loyola University

ADVISOR: Cindy Czajkowski

COHORT: 2008

Jennifer Grauer

Wildlife Ecology

Current position
Wildlife Biologist, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

ADVISOR: Jonathan Pauli

COHORT: 2014

Salvador Grover

ADVISOR: Zac Freedman

COHORT: 2021

Alberto Guerra

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

ADVISOR: W. John Kao

COHORT: 2013

Quinton Guerrero

Medical Physics

Current position
Principal System Engineer, Northrop Grumman

ADVISOR: Tim Hall

COHORT: 2012

Jose Guerrero Gonzalez

Medical Physics

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Andy Alexander

COHORT: 2014

Alejandra Gutierrez

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

COHORT: 2019

Diana Guzman Colon

ADVISOR: Volker Radeloff and Anna Pidgeon

COHORT: 2013

Glorimar Guzman-Perez

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

ADVISOR: Nihal Ahmad

COHORT: 2018

Luis Haddock-Soto

Cellular & Molecular Biology

ADVISOR: Thomas Friedrich

COHORT: 2019

Corri Hamilton

ADVISOR: Caitilyn Allen

COHORT: 2016

ADVISOR: Joseph Dillard

COHORT: 2017

ADVISOR: Ruth Litovsky

COHORT: 2015

Kemardo Henry

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Harvard Medical School

ADVISOR: Rick Gourse

COHORT: 2013

Larry Hernandez

Medical Physics

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of California San Diego

ADVISOR: Walter Block

COHORT: 2009

Natalie Hernandez

Entomology

Current position
Entomologist, USDA

ADVISOR: Russell Groves

COHORT: 2010

Gianna Hernandez

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

Current position
Lecturer, Mount Mary College

ADVISOR: Zsuzsanna Fabry

COHORT: 2013

Patric Hernandez

Neuroscience Training Program

Current position
Data Scientist & Senior Consultant, Deloitte

ADVISOR: Beth Meyerand

Trish Hoang

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

Current position
Senior Research Scientist, Promega

ADVISOR: Ronald Raines

COHORT: 2010

ADVISOR: Cameron Currie

COHORT: 2017

Terry Hodge

Horticulture

Current position
Conservatory & Orchid Horticulturalist, Olbrich Botanical Gardens

ADVISOR: Julie Dawson

COHORT: 2016

Porsha Howell

Nutritional Sciences

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Harvard University

ADVISOR: Rozalyn Anderson

COHORT: 2011

Alejandra Huerta

Plant Pathology

Current position
Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

ADVISOR: Caitilyn Allen

COHORT: 2009

Mailee Huynh

Cancer Biology

Current position
Technical Operations Manager, Promega

ADVISOR: Shigeki Miyamoto

COHORT: 2012

Erica Irizarry Pagan

ADVISOR: Tobey Betthauser

COHORT: 2021

Brittany Isidore

ADVISOR: Michael Bell and Randy Jackson

COHORT: 2017

Melanie Ivancic

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

Current position
Lead Scientist, Covance

ADVISOR: Mike Sussman

COHORT: 2008

Jacqueline Jackson

Cancer Biology

Current position
Production Scientist, Promega

ADVISOR: Paul Lambert

COHORT: 2011

Sarah Jadin

Nutritional Sciences

Current position
Registered Dietician & Owner, Keto Consulting

Ngoneh Jallow

Medical Physics

Current position
Medical Physics Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

ADVISOR: Robert Jeraj

COHORT: 2008

Amy Jancewicz

Cellular & Molecular Biology

Current position
Molecular Biologist, Terramera

ADVISOR: Patrick Masson

COHORT: 2010

Kaila Javius-Jones

ADVISOR: Seungpyo Hong

COHORT: 2019

Lisette Jenkins

Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology

ADVISOR: Tim Kamp

COHORT: 2020

Jorge Jimenez

Medical Physics

Current position
Medical Physicist Fellow, MD Anderson Cancer Center

ADVISOR: Walter F. Block

COHORT: 2013

Omar Jobe

Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology

Current position
Sr. Manager Medical Science Liaisons, Edwards Lifesciences

ADVISOR: Ron Magness

COHORT: 2008

Samuel Joseph Ollar

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

Current position
Laboratory Operations Manager, Lynx Biosciences

ADVISOR: Fotis Asimakopoulos

COHORT: 2011

Ashley Keels

Cellular & Molecular Biology

Current position
Veterinarian, Verona Veterinary Clinic

ADVISOR: David Wassarman

COHORT: 2008

Abiola Keller

Population Health

Current position
Assistant Professor, Marquette University

ADVISOR: Whitney Witt

COHORT: 2008

Nadia Khan

Cellular & Molecular Biology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

ADVISOR: Avtar Roopra

COHORT: 2013

ADVISOR: Robert Striker and John-Demian Sauer

COHORT: 2017

James Kirui

Cellular & Molecular Biology

Current position
Technology Transfer Ambassador, National Cancer Institute

ADVISOR: Andrew Mehle

COHORT: 2011

Tony Koehn

Cellular & Molecular Biology

Current position
Nuclear Pharmacist, Cardinal Health

ADVISOR: Paul Sondel

COHORT: 2009

Marielle Kouassi

Food Science

Current position
Research Scientist, CP Kelco

ADVISOR: Richard Hartel

COHORT: 2018

Sofia Kozidis

ADVISOR: Ben Zuckerberg and Volker Radeloff

COHORT: 2018

Christopher Kutyreff

ADVISOR: Jonathan Engle

COHORT: 2016

Matthew La Fontaine

Medical Physics

Current position
Senior Data Scientist, Sogeti

ADVISOR: Robert Jeraj

COHORT: 2008

Steven La Fontaine

Medical Physics

Current position
Medical Physicist, Therapy Physics

ADVISOR: Walter Block

COHORT: 2009

Alexius Lampkin

Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology

ADVISOR: Vaishali Bakshi

COHORT: 2018

Elizabeth Lane

ADVISOR: Richard Lankau

COHORT: 2021

Marisa Lanker

Agroecology

Current position
PhD Student

ADVISOR: Valentin Picasso & Michael Bell

COHORT: 2016

Patrick Lao

Medical Physics

Current position
Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University

ADVISOR: Brad Christian

COHORT: 2012

Bryan Le

Food Science

Current position
Writer, Scientific Communications Consultants

ADVISOR: Kirk Parkin

COHORT: 2015

Patrick Lee

Cellular & Molecular Biology

Current position
Medical Student, UW-Madison

ADVISOR: Wan Ju Li

COHORT: 2009

Xia Lee

Entomology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Susan Paskewitz

COHORT: 2010

Sarah Lewis

Genetics

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Akihiro Ikeda

COHORT: 2012

Gilbert Loiseau

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

ADVISOR: Alessandro Senes

COHORT: 2017

Kristina Lopez

ADVISOR: Susan Paskewitz and Lyric Bartholomay

COHORT: 2017

Dianiris Luciano-Rosario

ADVISOR: Nancy Keller

COHORT: 2017

Martina Ly

Neuroscience Training Program

Current position
Product Manager, ANT Neuro

ADVISOR: Barbara Bendlin & Richard Davidson

COHORT: 2010

Ly Ly Pham

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

Current position
Senior Scientist Computational Predictive, Investigative & Translational Toxicology, Johnson & Johnson

Sofia Macchiavelli

ADVISOR: Amanda Gevens

COHORT: 2015

Angela Manlick

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

Current position
Scientist, PreventionGenetics

ADVISOR: Michael Cox

COHORT: 2009

Anna Marie Rowell

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

ADVISOR: Ted Golos

COHORT: 2017

Melba Marie Tejera

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

Current position
Quality Control Laboratory Supervisor, Moffitt Cancer Center

ADVISOR: Suresh Marulasiddappa

COHORT: 2008

Jose Martinez

Cellular & Molecular Biology

ADVISOR: Anita Bhattacharyya

COHORT: 2018

Talline Martins

Genetics

Current position
Director Office of Graduate Professional Development, University of Florida

ADVISOR: David Baum

Justin McKetney

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

ADVISOR: Joshua Coon

COHORT: 2016

Margertha McLean Artis

Nutritional Sciences

Current position
Founder and CEO, Golden Rule 413 LLC

ADVISOR: Meyer Jackson

Carolina Mendoza Cavazos

ADVISOR: Laura Knoll and Federico Rey

COHORT: 2017

Paola Mera

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Current position
Associate Professor, New Mexico State University

ADVISOR: Jorge Escalante-Semerena

Aisha Mergaert

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

ADVISOR: Zsuzsa Fabry

COHORT: 2014

Walatta Mesquitta

Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Harvard Medical School

ADVISOR: Igor Slukvin

COHORT: 2011

Yousra Mohamoud

Population Health

Current position
Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education Fellow, CDC

ADVISOR: Deborah Ehrenthal

COHORT: 2014

Monica Montano

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

Current position
Healthcare Policy Consultant, California State Senate

ADVISOR: Wade Bushman

COHORT: 2011

Kelly Montgomery

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Current position
PhD Student, San Francisco State University

ADVISOR: Jason Kwan & Tim Bugni

COHORT: 2015

Jason Moody

ADVISOR: Andrew Alexander

COHORT: 2017

Jose Moran

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

ADVISOR: John Denu

COHORT: 2019

Ruben Moreno

ADVISOR: Paul Lambert

COHORT: 2015

Neydis Moreno Morales

ADVISOR: Megan McClean

COHORT: 2016

Gage Moreno

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

ADVISOR: Dave O'Connor

COHORT: 2018

Christine Muganda

Population Health

Current position
Population Health Data Specialist, Wisconsin Department of Health Services

ADVISOR: Ajay Sethi

COHORT: 2009

ADVISOR: Luigi Puglielli

COHORT: 2016

Julia Nepper

Biophysics

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Douglas Weibel

COHORT: 2012

Jhewelle Nicole Fitz-Henley

ADVISOR: Jennifer Golden

COHORT: 2016

Mike North

ADVISOR: Sara Patterson

COHORT: 2013

Martha O'Brien

Population Health

Current position
Senior Statistical Programmer, Covance

ADVISOR: Corrine Engleman

COHORT: 2008

Lucas O'Neill

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

Current position
Teacher, Fort Worth School District

ADVISOR: James Ntambi

COHORT: 2011

Chidi Obasi

Clinical Investigation

Current position
Clinical Research Scientist, AstraZeneca

ADVISOR: Bruce Barrett

COHORT: 2009

ADVISOR: Margaret Kalcic

COHORT: 2022

Christian Ortiz Hernandez

Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology

ADVISOR: William Ricke

COHORT: 2018

Michelle Pearson

Plant Pathology

Current position
Tenure Track Instructor, Spokane Falls Community College

ADVISOR: Erin Silva and Jean-Michel Ane

COHORT: 2014

ADVISOR: Lyric Bartholomay

COHORT: 2015

Solymar Pellot

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

COHORT: 2021

Zulmarie Perez Horta

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

Current position
STEM Education Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

ADVISOR: Paul Sondel

COHORT: 2011

ADVISOR: Joseph Dillard

COHORT: 2015

Dale Perez

Animal Science

Current position
R&D Scientist, Johnsonville Sausage

ADVISOR: Mark Richards

COHORT: 2010

Julie Perng

Agricultural & Applied Economics

Current position
Statistician/Economist, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

ADVISOR: Laura Schechter

COHORT: 2012

Brandon Phan

Cellular & Molecular Biology

ADVISOR: Jennifer Reed

COHORT: 2017

Tan Phan

COHORT: 2018

Tiaira Porter

Physiology

Current position
Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Darcie Moore

COHORT: 2016

Aicha Quamine

Cellular & Molecular Biology

ADVISOR: Christian Capitini

COHORT: 2018

Esteban Quinones

Agricultural & Applied Economics

Current position
Researcher, International Division at Mathematica Policy Research

ADVISOR: Bradford Barham

COHORT: 2013

Axel Ramirez-Madera

Plant Breeding & Plant Genetics

Current position
Breeding Scientist, Bayer

ADVISOR: Mike Havey

COHORT: 2011

Edrees Rashan

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

ADVISOR: David Pagliarini

COHORT: 2016

Aaron Riley

Medical Physics

Current position
Medical Physics Resident, Texas Medical Center

ADVISOR: Larry DeWerd

COHORT: 2011

Leonardo Rivera

ADVISOR: Oliver Wieben

COHORT: 2010

ADVISOR: Dr. Charles Czuprynski

COHORT: 2013

ADVISOR: Audrey Gasch

COHORT: 2015

Adriana Rodriguez

Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology

Current position
Study Director, Covance

ADVISOR: Karen Downs

COHORT: 2011

Alexander Rodriguez

Neuroscience Training Program

Current position
Associate Research Scientist, PPD

ADVISOR: Chiara Cirelli

COHORT: 2011

Alfonso Rodriguez

Medical Physics

Current position
Medical Physicist, Billings Clinic

ADVISOR: Sean Fain

COHORT: 2011

Carlos Rodriguez Negron

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

Current position
IRACDA Fellow, UCSF IRACDA (Institutional Research and Academic Career Award)

ADVISOR: Vijay Setaluri

COHORT: 2011

Jonas Rodriguez

Plant Breeding & Plant Genetics

ADVISOR: Natalia de Leon & Shawn Kaeppler

COHORT: 2016

Mauriel Rodriguez Curras

ADVISOR: Jonathan Pauli

COHORT: 2017

Juliani Rodriguez

COHORT: 2019

Lorraine Rodriguez-Bonilla

Plant Breeding & Plant Genetics

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Juan Zalapa

COHORT: 2014

Jose Rodriguez-Molina

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

Current position
Government Business Development Executive, Thermo Fisher Scientific

ADVISOR: John Svaren

COHORT: 2011

Juan Rodriguez-Molina

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

Current position
Post-Doctoral Scientist, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB)

ADVISOR: Aseem Ansari

Camille Rogers

Life Sciences Communications

Current position
Technical Scientific Writer, Abbott

ADVISOR: Dietram Scheufele

Brenda Rojas

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

ADVISOR: Christopher Bradfield

COHORT: 2017

James Romero

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

Current position
Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Shannon Kenney

COHORT: 2013

Zachary Romero

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

Current position
Assay Development Scientist, ZelosDx

ADVISOR: Michael Cox

COHORT: 2016

ADVISOR: Nathan Sherer

COHORT: 2017

Eric Ross

Wildlife Ecology

Current position
Manager, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

ADVISOR: Benjamin Zuckerberg

COHORT: 2012

Isael Rubio-Salazar

ADVISOR: Amy Charkowski

COHORT: 2012

Tomas Rush

Plant Pathology

Current position
Manager, Rush Rice Products LLC

ADVISOR: Jean-Michele Ane

COHORT: 2014

ADVISOR: Robert Landick

COHORT: 2018

Daniel Saenz

Medical Physics

Current position
Assitant Professor & Medical Physicist, UT Health San Antonio

ADVISOR: Bhudatt Paliwal

COHORT: 2009

Rekia Salter

ADVISOR: Jennifer Van Os

COHORT: 2018

Dominic Sanchez

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

ADVISOR: Joel Pedersen

COHORT: 2018

Benjamin Sanchez-Sedillo

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

ADVISOR: Russell Groves

COHORT: 2016

Patricia Sanchez-Vazquez

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Current position
Research And Development Scientist, Azitra Inc

ADVISOR: Richard Gourse

COHORT: 2009

Margarita Santiago

Nutritional Sciences

Current position
Research Scientist, Fred Hutch

ADVISOR: Dale Schoeller & Alexandra Adams

COHORT: 2009

Miguel Santiago-Medina

Neuroscience Training Program

Current position
Medical Science Writer, ACCESS Medical, LLC

ADVISOR: Timothy Gomez

Nicholas Santistevan

ADVISOR: Yevgenya Grinblat

COHORT: 2014

Quentin Sprengelmeyer

ADVISOR: John Pool

COHORT: 2014

Sarah Stevens

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Current position
Data Science Facilitator, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Trina McMahon

COHORT: 2012

Whitney Stevens-Sostre

ADVISOR: Gail Robertson

COHORT: 2016

Danielle Stewart

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

Current position
Investigator, GSK

ADVISOR: Matyas Sandor

COHORT: 2009

Edwin Suarez-Zayas

Neuroscience Training Program

Current position
Clinical Laboratory Trainer, Exact Sciences

ADVISOR: Mary Halloran

COHORT: 2015

Mary Susan Lopez

Cellular & Molecular Pathology

ADVISOR: Raghu Vemuganti

COHORT: 2012

Pamela Tas

Plant Breeding & Plant Genetics

Current position
Assistant Professor in Sustainable & Renewable Resources, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

ADVISOR: Phil Simon

COHORT: 2012

Brandon Taylor

Integrated Program in Biochemistry

Current position
Writer

ADVISOR: Judith Kimble

COHORT: 2013

Margaret Thairu

Entomology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Johanne Brunet

COHORT: 2011

ADVISOR: K.G. Karthikeyan

COHORT: 2018

Alexandra Torres Law

Cancer Biology

Current position
Scientific Program Analyst, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

ADVISOR: Randall Kimple

COHORT: 2012

Luis Torres

ADVISOR: Sean Fain

COHORT: 2016

José Torres Ayende

Cellular & Molecular Biology

COHORT: 2022

Khoa Tran

Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania

ADVISOR: Rupa Sridharan

COHORT: 2012

ADVISOR: Jason Peters

COHORT: 2018

Akire Trestrail

ADVISOR: Bruce Thomadsen

COHORT: 2011

Angie Umana

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Current position
Quality Control Analyst, Catalent Pharma Solutions

ADVISOR: Rob Kalejta

COHORT: 2010

Jonathan Valdez

Food Science

Current position
Project Manager, Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics

ADVISOR: Bradley Bolling

COHORT: 2017

Jennifer Valdivia Espino

Population Health

Current position
Senior Coordinator of Student Affairs for the Graduate Program in Public Health, Mount Sinai

ADVISOR: Ana Martinez-Donate

COHORT: 2013

Hector Valdovinos

Medical Physics

Current position
Medical Physicist, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia

ADVISOR: Robert Nickles

COHORT: 2010

Angela Varela

ADVISOR: Silvia Cavagnero

COHORT: 2012

Jessica Vazquez

Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology

ADVISOR: Aleksandar Stanic

COHORT: 2014

Emmanuel Vazquez-Rivera

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

ADVISOR: Christopher Bradfield

COHORT: 2011

Javier Velasco

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

Current position
Toxicologist, Millennium Laboratories

ADVISOR: Warren Porter

COHORT: 2009

Lena Vincent

Botany

ADVISOR: David Baum

COHORT: 2017

Dana Wagner

Animal Science

Current position
PhD Student, Colorado State University

ADVISOR: Daniel Schaefer

COHORT: 2012

Johnnie Walker

Biophysics

Current position
Fellow in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST) Postdoctoral Program, Emory University

ADVISOR: Brian Fox

COHORT: 2009

Richard Wang

ADVISOR: Bret Payseur

COHORT: 2010

Maya Warren

Food Science

Current position
Ice Cream/Frozen Aerated Dessert Consultant, Cold Stone Creamery

ADVISOR: Richard Hartel

COHORT: 2008

Tamara Wattnem

Agroecology

Current position
PhD Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison

COHORT: 2012

Angela Waupochick

Forest Ecology

ADVISOR: Amy Trowbridge and Sarah Hart

COHORT: 2020

Elaine Welch

Genetics

Current position
Associate Research Scientist, PPD

ADVISOR: Francisco Pelegri

COHORT: 2011

Tegan Wendland

Life Sciences Communications

Current position
Lead Coastal Reporter, WWNO-FM New Orleans Public Radio

ADVISOR: Larry Meiller

COHORT: 2012

Cameron Wicks

ADVISOR: Richard Hartel

COHORT: 2018

Jaime Willbur

Plant Pathology

Current position
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

ADVISOR: Damon Smith

COHORT: 2013

Kalyanna Williams

Dairy Science

Current position
Associate Faculty, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Kent Weigel

COHORT: 2015

Rashaun Williams

ADVISOR: Dawn Davis

COHORT: 2017

ADVISOR: Lisa Arendt

COHORT: 2019

Paola Willmore

Food Science

Current position
Food Scientist II, Tyson Foods

ADVISOR: Barb Ingham

COHORT: 2012

Gabrielle Winston-McPherson

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Current position
Chemistry Associate Director, Henry Ford Health Systems

ADVISOR: Weiping Tang

COHORT: 2011

Brandon Wright

Physiology

Current position
Post-Doctoral Researcher, NIH-National Cancer Institute

ADVISOR: Meyer Jackson

COHORT: 2009

Antonia Wuschner

ADVISOR: John Bayouth

COHORT: 2018

Jalissa Wynder

Molecular & Environmental Toxicology

Current position
Toxicologist Consumer Safety Associate, Reckitt Benckiser

ADVISOR: Will Ricke

COHORT: 2013

KaHoua Yang

Bacteriology

Current position
Medical Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ADVISOR: Nancy Keller

COHORT: 2016

Cristina Zambrana Echevarria

ADVISOR: Damon Smith

COHORT: 2016

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