These advanced PhD students were chosen to serve as ambassadors for basic science education based on their leadership potential, excellence in research, community-mindedness, and communications skills.
Cohort 12 (September 2024)
Minna Apostolova, Biomedical Sciences
Erin Argentieri, Bioengineering
Rio Barrere-Cain, Tetrad
Miranda Cabanski-Dunning, Tetrad
Jaela Caston, Biomedical Sciences
Ivan Chavez, Biomedical Sciences
Yaen Chen, Biological and Medical Informatics
Jing-Yi Chung, Biomedical Sciences
Micah Fernando, Tetrad
Amrik Kang, Biomedical Sciences
Minyoung Kim, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
Gabriella Kimmerly, Biomedical Sciences
Alex Li, Bioengineering
Can Liu, Neuroscience
Alex Long, Biophysics
Shreya Menon, Biological and Medical Informatics
Carlota Pereda Serras, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Elysse Phillips, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Daniela Rodea, Biophysics
Colton Sanders, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Henry Scott, Biophysics
Connie Silva, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Esther Sim, Bioengineering
Macey Slota, Tetrad
Olive Tambou Nzoutchoum, Neuroscience
Cole Tharp, Tetrad
Caleb Tuan-Thinh Tong, Bioengineering
David Wen, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Xinlan Wen, Neuroscience
Jeffrey Zheng, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Mingkang Zhou, Neuroscience
Cohort 11 (September 2023)
Lina Afonso, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Andres Betancourt-Torres, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
Kenya Bonitto, Tetrad
Gabriel Braun, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Sara Casebeer, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Kevin Chen, Biomedical Sciences
Beatriz Cuevas, Neuroscience
Naz Dundar, Neuroscience
Joey Floeder, Neuroscience
Margaret Gadek, Biomedical Sciences
Chloe Ghent, Tetrad
Gabrielle Hoyer, Bioengineering
Chang Kim, Biological and Medical Informatics
Tracy Knight, Tetrad
Alex Lee, Biological and Medical Informatics
Zizheng Li, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Kevin Ly, Biomedical Sciences
Duncan Muir, Biophysics
Shivani Pandey, Bioengineering
Grace Ramey, Biological and Medical Informatics
Sneha Rao, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Estelle Ronayne, Biophysics
Evan Semenza, Biomedical Sciences
Holly Steininger, Biomedical Sciences
Sunrae Taloma, Neuroscience
Caroline Whitty, Biomedical Sciences
Sydney Williams, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Karen Zhang , Bioengineering
Cohort 10 (September 2022)
Ilina Bhaya-Grossman, Bioengineering
Angeline Chemel, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Daphne Chen, Biophysics
Mitchel Cole, Biomedical Sciences
Margaret Colton Cove, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Marisa Grams, Neuroscience
Miguel Guardado, Biological and Medical Informatics
Fred Jiang, Neuroscience
Owen Jiang, Biomedical Sciences
Claire Kokontis, Tetrad
Jennifer Langen, Neuroscience
Cuyler Luck, Biomedical Sciences
Jesus Madrigal, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Brenda Melano-Gonzales, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics
Camille Moore, Tetrad
Jacquelyn Roger, Biological and Medical Informatics
Caleb Rux, Bioengineering
Berliza Soriano, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
David Sung, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
Vanna Tran, Tetrad
See Program alumni or go back to information about the Discovery Program.