Meet the Scholars
Melanie Aldridge
Mentor: Dr. Laliita Shevde-Samant
Area of Research: Cancer Biology
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Biochemistry, Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)
Kiarra Coger
Mentor: Dr. Craig Maynard
Area of Research: Microbiology, immunology and infectious disease
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Biological Sciences, Cornell University (Ithica, New York)
Kevin Graciano
Mentor: Dr. Romi Gupta
Area of Research: Neurodegenerative disease and diseases of the eye
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Biochemistry, University of West Florida (Pensacola, Florida)
Odelia Johnson
Mentor: Dr. Jianhua Zhang Area of Research: Pathogenisis/Treatment of neurodegenerative disease; focus on Alzheimer's
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Chemistry, City University of New York - Brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York)
Adrian Martinez
Mentor: Dr. David Schneider Areas of Research: Protein interactions with DNA/RNA
Undergraduate Degree: BA, Chemistry, Rollins College (Winterpark, Florida)
Migue Morales
Mentor: Dr. Megan Kiedrowski Area of Research: Infectious disease, specifically bacterial pathogenisis and treatment of infection
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo (Arecibo, Puerto Rico)
Adora Norman
Mentor: Dr. Lillian Brady Areas of Research: Drug development and neuroscience
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Biochemistry, Alcorn State University (Lorman, Mississippi)