Program Information

Alumni

2025-2026 Students

Mehak Ahuja
BS, Bundelkhand University
MS, National Institute of Technology-Durgapur
Mentor-Dr. Kalyani Pyaram

Nithyashree Arul
BS, Bharathiar University
MS, Bharathiar University
Mentor-Dr. Hongbing Yu

Laiba Ashraf
BS, University of Kansas
Mentor-Dr. Warren Nothnick

Arnab Chakraborty
BS, JIS University
MS, Vellore Institute of Technology
Mentor-Dr. Gaby Medina-Meza

Fadzai Chamburuka
BS, University of South Africa
MS, Oklahoma State University
Mentor-Dr. David Guggenmos

Kate Cook
BS, Iowa State University

Mentor-Dr. Lejla Zubcevic

Alfred Effah
BS, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Mentor-Dr. Kalyani Pyaram

Senjuti Ghosh
BS, Indian Institute of Technology
Mentor-Dr. Russell Swerdlow

Brett Gilio
BS, University of Missouri-Kansas City
MS, Missouri State University
MS, University of Central Missouri
Mentor-Dr. Laura Ramsey

Brittany Hauger
BS, Virginia Commonwealth University
Mentor-Dr. Heather Wilkins

Lisa Hild
BS, University of Kansas
Mentor-Dr. Ning Wang

Alyson Honeyman
BS, University of Kansas
Mentor-Dr. Gustavo Blanco

Jacque Hubbard
BS, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

Caleb Kutz
BS, Kansas State University
Mentor-Dr. Kristy Brown

Mikayla Lies
BS, Wartburg College
Mentor-Dr. Chad Hunter

Courtney Lindlahr
BA, California State University-Fresno
Mentor-Dr. Swati Levendovszky

Allie Manning
BS, University of Kansas
Mentor-Dr. Doug Wright

Jared Melendrez
BS, California State University-San Marcos
Mentor-Dr. Ben Woolbright

Vivian Nguyen
BS, University of Kansas
Mentor-Dr. Qiwen Dong

Zach Onyszchuk
BS, Creighton University
Mentor-Dr. Bret Freudenthal

John Prom
BS, University of Colorado-Boulder
Mentor-Dr. David Guggenmos

Amulya Rao
BS, RV College of Engineering
MS, Johns Hopkins University
Mentor-Dr. Chad Slawson

Eranga Rupasinghe
BS, University of Ruhuna
Mentor-Dr. Stefan Bossmann

Molika Sinha
BS, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management
MS, Texas A&M University
Mentor-Dr. Lane Christenson

Maddy Streicher
BS, Simpson College
Mentor-Dr. Todd Bradley

Julie Tran
BS, Wichita State University
Mentor-Dr. Liskin Swint-Kruse

CenJin Wen
BS, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
MS, Peking Union Medical College
Mentor-Dr. Doug Wright

Lexe West
BS, Kansas State University
Mentor-Dr. Yomna Badawi

Previous Alumni

Aditi Barnwal
BS, Banaras Hindu University
MS, King's College London
Mentor-Dr. Kristy Brown

Beth Baum
BS, Baker University
Mentor-Dr. Gustavo Blanco

Musa Bayi
BS, Bayero University-Kano
Mentor-Dr. Andrew Godwin

Rahima Begum
BS & MS, Noakhali Science and Technology University
Mentor-Dr. Madhulika Sharma

Frederick Boakye
BS, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
MS, University of Ghana
Mentor-Dr. John Thyfault

Raechel Camones
BS, Missouri Western State University
Mentor-Dr. Jill Morris

Zhirong Chai
BS, Henan University
Mentor-Dr. Long Zheng

Sreyoshi Das
BS, University of Engineering and Management-Kolkata
MS, Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar
Mentor-Dr. Qi Chen

Pradeep Devkota
BS, Tribhuvan University
MS, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Mentor-Dr. Andrew Lutkewitte

Bisan El Dakkak
BS & MS, University of Sharjah
Mentor-Dr. Rodrigo Del Rio

Tasfia Farah
BS, Asian University for Women
Mentor-Dr. Qi Chen

Anna Ferkul
BS, University of Kansas
Mentor-Dr. Julie Christianson

Enzo He
BS, Franklin & Marshall College
Mentor-Dr. Bret Freudenthal

Luke Johnson
BS, Concordia University
Mentor-Dr. Bret Freudenthal

Parvathi Kuthoor
BS, St. Joseph's College
MS, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Mentor-Dr. Hongbing Yu

Jenna Lowery
BS, John Brown University
Mentor-Dr. Gustavo Blanco

Sajjat Mahmood
BS, Jagannath University
Mentor-Dr. Matt Morris

Pedro Morales Sosa
BS, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Mentor-Dr. Gustavo Blanco

Isabel Pulido Ruiz
BS, University of Kansas
MS, Universidad Europea de Madrid
Mentor-Dr. Steven Weinman

Saikt Rahman
BS & MS, University of Dhaka
Mentor-Dr. Ryan Barnes

Kassandra Ramos
BS, University of Missouri-Columbia
Mentor-Dr. Vargheese Chennathukuzhi

Rachel Reaves
BS, William Jewel College
Mentor-Dr. Jill Morris

Golshid Sanati
BS, Shahid Beheshti University
MS, Tehran University of Medical Science
MS, University of California-Riverside
Mentor-Dr. Ning Wang

Sara Saremi Nouri
BS, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University
Mentor-Dr. Liskin Swint-Kruse and Dr. Jeroen Roelofs

Allison St. John
BS, Park University
Mentor-Dr. Tomoo Iwakuma

Ashley Thomas
BS, Mahatma Gandhi University-Kerala
MS, Cochin University of Scinece & Technology
Mentor-Dr. Reena Rao

Harshitha Vasan
BS & MS, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
Mentor-Dr. Lane Christenson

Gabriel Wooden
BS, Missouri Southern State University

Alisha Bajracharya
BS, Washburn University
Mentor-Dr. Bruno Hagenbuch

Kevin Chavez
BS, University of Missouri-Kansas City
MS, University of Kansas
Mentor-Dr. Anup Ramachandran

Sonali Choudhury
BS, Mohanlal Sukhadia University
MS, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Mentor-Dr. Erin Young

Nik Connolly
BS, Washburn University
Mentor-Dr. Lejla Zubcevic

Iman Dilower
BS, Independent University
Mentor-Dr. Irfan Saadi

Kim Foster-Lemieur
BS, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Mentor-Dr. Maria Kalamvoki

Ariful Habib
BS & BA, Jagannath University
Mentor-Dr. Jianming Qiu

Kaitlyn Hinz
BS, Drury University
Mentor-Dr. Julie Christianson

Ashley Howard
BS, University of Kansas
Mentor-Dr. Kaela Varburg

Sandeep Kaur
BS, Punjab Agricultural University
MS, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Mentor-Dr. Rodrigo Del Rio

Michael Kuehn
BS, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Mentor-Dr. Irfan Saadi and Dr. Olivia Veatch

Anna Mahr
BS, College of Saint Mary
MS, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Mentor-Dr. Hubert Tse

John Maina
BS & MS, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Mentor-Dr. John Perry

Andriy Mazov
BS & MS, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Caylie McKimens
BS, William Jewell College
Mentor-Dr. Bruno Hagenbuch

Brooke Mitrisin
BS, Iowa State University
MS, University of Wyoming
Mentor-Dr. Soumen Paul

Khue Nguyen
BS, Washburn University
Mentor-Dr. Hongmin Ni

Steve Pierce
BS, University of Kansas

Elly Puckett
BS, Truman State University
Mentor-Dr. Mary Markiewicz

Linlan Qiao
BS, Xian Jiantong University
Mentor-Dr. Kristy Brown

Jared Rack
BS, Kansas State University
MS, Kansas City University
Mentor-Dr. Ben Woolbright

Anysja Roberts
BS, Northwest Nazarene University
MS, George Washington University
Mentor-Dr. Russell Swerdlow

Audie Rodriguez
BS, Boise State University
Mentor-Dr. Erin Young

Simran Shrestha
BS, Washburn University
Mentor-Dr. Lejla Zubcevic

Sawyer Smith
BS, Park University
Mentor-Dr. Michael Soares

Bhavana Sreevelu
BS and MS, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences
Mentor-Dr. Kenneth Seldeen

Michael Strena
BS, University of Arizona
MS, North Carolina State University
Mentor-Dr. Jonathan Soboloft

Abbey Vito
BS, Creighton University
Mentor-Dr. Bret Freudenthal

Lan Wu
BS, Central South University, XiangYa School of Medicine
Mentor-Dr. Ning Wang