Current Scholars

Simon Emtage, B.S.

Undergraduate Institution: University of California at Berkeley, CA

Mentor: Ann Griffith

Research: Testing the effects of constitutive autophagy on thymus size, viability and T-cell subsets with aging

Zainab Hakeem, B.S.

Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh, PA

Mentor: Zhenming Xu

Research: Impact of PD-L2 on B cell differentiation

Jordan Ortman, B.S.

Undergraduate Institution: Old Dominion University, VA

Mentor: John C. Moring

Research: Improving the efficacy of empirically supported psychotherapies for PTSD, tinnitus, and traumatic brain injuries

John Sanchez, B.S.

Undergraduate Institution: St. Mary’s University, TX

Mentor: Ratna K. Vadlamudi

Research: Determining synergistic effects of a PELP1 inhibitor with topoisomerase inhibitors for treating triple negative breast cancer.