Name: Melanie Aldridge

Mentor: Dr. Lalita Shevde-Samant

Graduate School Acceptance: Vanderbilt

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Kiarra Coger

Mentor: Dr. Craig Maynard

Graduate School Acceptance: 

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Kevin Graciano

Mentor: Dr. Romi Gupta

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences - Cancer Biology theme

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Odelia Johnson

Mentor: Dr. Jianhua Zhang

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences - Neuroscience theme

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Adrian Martinez

Mentor: Dr. David Schneider

Graduate School Acceptance: The University of Miami

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Migue Morales

Mentor: Dr. Megan Kiedrowski

Graduate School Acceptance: Emory

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Adora Norman

Mentor: Dr. Lillian Brady

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences - Neuroscience theme

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Shekinah Atkins

Mentor: Dr. Ben Larimer

Graduate School Acceptance: 

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Erika Botello-Esquivel

Mentor: Dr. Nina Kraguljac

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences - Neuroscience theme

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Elijah Conway

Mentor: Dr. Kevin Harrod

Graduate School Acceptance: 

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Christable Darko

Mentor: Dr. Quamarul Hassan

Graduate School Acceptance: 

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Adilenne Maese

Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Day

Graduate School Acceptance: 

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Nhi Nguyen

Mentor: Dr. Jamil Saad

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences - Biochemistry and Structural Biology theme

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Rachel Ramos

Mentor: Dr. Deeann Wallis

Graduate School Acceptance: 

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Sulivette Ruiz Ramirez

Mentor: Dr. Hind Lal

Graduate School Acceptance: 

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Yixel Soto Vazquez

Mentor: Dr. Amit Gaggar

Graduate School Acceptance: 

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Felix O. Cruz-Ojeda

Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Pollock

Graduate School Acceptance: 

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Trae Dunn

Mentor: Dr. Erik Roberson

Graduate School Acceptance: 

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Jeffrey Fairley

Mentor: Dr. Matt Alexander

Graduate School Acceptance: 

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Brianna Fitzgerald

Mentor: Dr. Scott Wilson

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences - Neuroscience theme

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Bitota Lukusa-Sawalena

Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Worthey

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences - Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Jon Anthony F. Marthone

Mentor: Dr. Scott Ballinger

Co-mentor: Dr. Steve Austad

Graduate School Acceptance: 

Undergraduate Degree: 

Name: Jacob Reeves

Mentor: 

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Michigan - Neuroscience

Undergraduate Degree: 

CHRISTINA ADAMS

Mentor: Dr. Eric Ubil

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Florida College of Medicine (Immunology and Microbiology Concentration) (Gainesville, Florida)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, University of South Carolina Beaufort

ELAM CUTTS

Mentors: Dr. Karen Gamble and Dr. J. Andrew Hardaway

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB

Undergraduate Degree: Biomedical Engineering, UAB

JANAY GIBSON

Mentor: Dr. Manimaran Ramani

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Alabama A&M University (Huntsville, Alabama)

CHRISTOPHER HUNTER

Mentor: Dr. Farah Lubin

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Iowa (Iowa Medical Scientist Training Program) (Iowa City, Iowa)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, The University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

DESTINY KELLY

Mentor: Dr. Sylvie Mrug

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB

Undergraduate Degree: Psychology, University of North Georgia (Dahlonega, Georgia)

 KEYSHLA NEGRON RIOS

Mentor: Dr. Constanza Cortes Rodriguez

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

EMILY PAGE

Mentor: Dr. Brittany Lasseigne

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB

Undergraduate Degree: Biomedical Sciences, UAB

NATALIE REMISZEWSKI

Mentor: Dr. Karen Gamble

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB

Undergraduate Degree: Neurobiology, Bay Path University (Longmeadow, Massachusetts)

JOHN ALEMAN

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (Aurora, Colorado)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, Arizona)

HALEY BECK

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Undergraduate Degree: Psychology, Samford University

NICOLE BROWN

Graduate School Acceptance: McGill University (Montreal, Quebec)

Undergraduate Degree: Neuroscience, UAB

PARRIS DEBROW

Graduate School Acceptance: Tulane University (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, Alabama)

MIGUEL DURAN

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Troy University (Troy, Alabama)

ANNER HARRIS

Graduate School Acceptance: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Undergraduate Degree: Neuroscience, Agnes Scott College (Decatur, Georgia)

NAZIA JAMIL

Graduate School Acceptance: Albert Einstein College of Medicine (The Bronx, New York)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, New York)

STEPHAN QUINTIN

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida)

Undergraduate Degree: Biomedical Sciences, University of West Florida (Pensacola, Florida)

TANYA PIERRE

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB

Undergraduate Degree: Biochemistry, Agnes Scott College (Decatur, Georgia)

PAULA DORCENAT

Mentors: Dr. Lynn Dobrunz and Dr. Mark Bevensee

Graduate School Acceptance: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, Texas)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, Bethune-Cookman University (Daytona Beach, Florida)

JENNIFER FREIRE

Mentor: Dr. Laura Volpicelli-Daley

Graduate School Acceptance: Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, Inter American University of Puerto Rico—Guayama (Guayama, Puerto Rico)

DEVYN LAMBRIGHT

Mentor: Dr. John Shacka

Graduate School Acceptance: Applying for Masters in Nursing

Undergraduate Degree: Biology Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, Alabama)

DONALD LONG

Mentor: Dr. Silvienne Sint Jago

Graduate School Acceptance: Weill Medical College of Cornell University (New York, New York)

Undergraduate Degree: Southern Utah University (Cedar City, Utah)

ERIC STOKES

Mentor: Dr. Ronadip Banerjee

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Colorado (Denver, Colorado)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Morehouse College (Atlanta, Georgia)

COURTNEY SWAIN

Mentor: Dr. Jessy Deshane

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)

Undergraduate Degree: Biomedical Sciences,University of West Florida (Pensacola, Florida)

AUDREY WEBER

Mentor: Dr. Farah Lubin

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Graduate Biomedicals Sciences Program (Neuroscience)

Undergraduate Degree: Neuroscience, Agnes Scott College (Decatur, Georgia)

MELISSA GARCIA

Mentor: Dr. Gwen King

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

SOLOMON GIBSON

Mentor: Dr. Brian Samuels

Graduate School Acceptance:  Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, UAB

HUNTER JERVAUGHN

Mentor: Dr. Jay Zhang

Graduate School Acceptance: University California San Diego

Undergraduate Degree: Biomedical Engineering, UAB

YASMINYE PETTWAY

Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Pollock

Graduate School Acceptance: Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Duke University (Durham, North Carolina)

ELIZABETH CARVER

Mentor: Dr. Susan Nozell

Graduate School Acceptance: Seeking employment as technician

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

HAILEY EGIDO-BETANCOURT

Mentor: Dr. Lucas Pozzo-Miller

Graduate School Acceptance: Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry/Biochemistry, University of West Florida (Pensacola, Florida)

SAMANTHA GOLF

Mentor: Dr. Scott Wilson

Graduate School Acceptance: Stanford University (Stanford, California)

Undergraduate Degree: Neuroscience, UAB

MARISOL GOMEZ

Mentors: Dr. Lori McMahon Wakefield and Dr. Shannon Bailey

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Florida College of Medicine (Gainesville, Florida)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, Florida)

GABRIELLA PEREZ

Mentor: Dr. Farah Lubin

Graduate School Acceptance: Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas)

ASSATA PYATT

Mentor: Dr. Karen Gamble

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences Program (Neuroscience)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Bowie State University (Bowie, Maryland)

ANDREW VIEGAS

Mentor: Dr. Erik Roberson

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Florida College of Pharmacy (Gainesville, Florida)

Undergraduate Degree: Neuroscience, UAB

TAYLEUR WHITE

Mentor: Dr. Laurie Harrington

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Joint Health Sciences (Immunology)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Norfolk State University (Norfolk, Virginia)

KAYLA BISHOP

Mentor: Gwendalyn King

Graduate School Acceptance: Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Howard University (Washington, DC)

JORDAN BROWN

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama)

REGINALD BROWN

Mentor: Susan Nozell

Graduate School Acceptance: Pennsylvania State University (Centre County, Pennsylvania)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Indian River State College (Fort Pierce, Florida)

MARCUS DAVIS

Mentor: Dr. Mary MacDougall and Changmin Lu

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Alabama State University (Montgomery, Alabama)

STEPHANIE J. DAVIS

Undergraduate Degree: Biochemistry, Oakwood University (Huntsville, Alabama)

VALENE GARR

Mentor: Barbara Gower

Graduate School Acceptance: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, Virginia)

Undergraduate Degree: Biological Chemistry, University of Texas at Arlington

VINCENT ONYILO

Mentor: Barbara Wengel

Graduate School Acceptance: Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Alabama State University (Montgomery, Alabama)

JORDAN BROWN

Mentor: Dr. Victor Darley-Usmar

Graduate School Acceptance: Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama)

STEPHANIE J. DAVIS

Mentor: Dr. Robin Lorenz

Graduate School Acceptance: Morehouse College (Atlanta, Georgia)

Undergraduate Degree: Biochemistry, Oakwood University (Huntsville, Alabama)

DEONDRA SCOTT

Mentor: Dr. Michelle Olsen

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston, Texas)

Undergraduate Degree: Biomedical Engineering, UAB

FATMATA SESAY

Mentor: Dr. Thomas Ryan

Graduate School Acceptance: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, Virginia)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, Georgia)

TANEIDRA L. WALKER

Mentor: Dr. Noel Childers

Graduate School Acceptance: Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas)

Undergraduate Degree: Biomedical Engineering, UAB

SHAWNA BATTLE

Mentor: Dr. Victor Darley-Usmar

Graduate School Acceptance: Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Clark Atlanta University (Atlanta, Georgia)

ROMAN GARCIA

Mentor: Dr. Noel Childers

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

Undergraduate Degree: Philosophy and History, Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, Florida)

GABRIEL GUERRERO

Mentor: Dr. Jacques Wadiche

Undergraduate Degree: Neuroscience, Genetics, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

STEPHANIE HILL

Mentor: Dr. Robin Lorenz

Graduate School Acceptance: Morehouse College (Atlanta, Georgia)

Undergraduate Degree: Biochemistry, Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, Georgia)

ANITA RANDOLPH

Mentor: Dr. Michelle Olsen

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston, Texas)

Undergraduate Degree: Microbiology, University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)

CHRYSTELLE VILFRANC

Mentor: Dr. Thomas Ryan

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Undergraduate Degree: Biochemistry, Oakwood College (Huntsville, Alabama)

DIANA CONTRERAS

Mentor: Dr. Robin Lorenz

Graduate School Acceptance: Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee)

Undergraduate Degree: Microbiology, University of South Florida (Hillsborough County, Florida)

COURTNEY FERNANDEZ

Mentor: Dr. Jim Collawn and Dr. Zsuzsanna Bebok

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences Program (Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology

KEVIN M. HENSON

Mentor: Dr. David Knight

Undergraduate Degree: Temple University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

DANIELLE C. HILL

Mentor: Dr. Sylvie Mrug

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Rhode Island (South Kingstown, Rhode Island)

Undergraduate Degree: Psychology, Spelman College (Atlanta, Georgia)

ADRIENNE M. MCMORRIS

Mentor: Dr. Justin Roth

Undergraduate Degree: Biomedical Engineering, Mississippi State University (Starkville, Mississippi)

LADERICA MCNAIRY

Mentor: Dr. Bradley Yoder

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Dillard University (New Orleans, Louisiana)

LUIS MEJIA-GARCIA

Mentor: Dr. Ho-Wook Jun

Graduate School Acceptance: San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (Caguas, Puerto Rico)

Undergraduate Degree: Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

OCTAVIO OLIVIA

Mentor: Dr. Veena Antony

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB School of Dentistry

Undergraduate Degree: Mechanical Engineering, Florida International University (Miami, Florida)

MARCELA RODRIGUEZ

Mentor: Dr. Eddy Yang

Undergraduate Degree: Biochemistry, University of California San Diego

CHIDINMA P. ANAKWENZE

Mentor: Dr. Ho-Wook Jun

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Heersink School of Medicine 

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, UAB

JAMELLE BROWN

Mentor: Dr. Scott Ballinger

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Heersink School of Medicine (Pathobiology)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Morehouse College (Atlanta, Georgia)

CAROL Y. HARDEN

Mentor: Dr. Lori McMahon Wakefield

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB College of Arts and Sciences (Biology)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Chemistry, Alabama State University (Montgomery, Alabama)

BOBBY L. JONES

Mentor: Dr. Harry Schroeder

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, UAB

CARNELLA M. LEE

Mentor: Dr. Selvarangan Ponnazhagan

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB College of Arts and Sciences (Biology)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Alabama State University (Montgomery, Alabama)

EVIDA DENNIS

Mentor: Dr. David Briles

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB College of Arts and Sciences (Biology)

Undergraduate Degree: Biological Anthropology, George Washington University (Washington, D.C.)

TAMEKIA M. LEE

Mentor: Dr. Dale Williams

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, UAB

TIARA S. NAPIER

Mentor: Dr. Yuhua Song

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB School of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)

Undergraduate Degree: Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia)

AMANDA ROBERTS

Mentor: Dr. John Hablitz

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Arizona College of Science (Neuroscience) (Tucson, Arizona)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, Texas)

JESSICA R. THOMAS

Mentor: Dr. Lynn Dobrunz

Graduate School Acceptance: University of Iowa Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience (Iowa City, Iowa)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry. Alabama State University (Montgomery, Alabama)

HAROLD WILLIS

Mentor: Dr. Marcas Bamman

Graduate School Acceptance: Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry (Nashville, Tennessee)

Undergraduate Degree: Cell Biology, Huntingdon College (Montgomery, Alabama)

STARRISSA WINTERS

Mentor: Dr. Moon Nahm

Graduate School Acceptance: Vanderbilt University Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in the Biomedical & Biological Sciences (Nashville, Tennessee)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology/Biochemistry, Spelman College (Atlanta, Georgia)

MONICA LEWIS

Mentor: Dr. Coral Lamartiniere

Graduate School Acceptance: UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences Program (Cancer Biology)

Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, Alabama State University (Montgomery, Alabama)

CRYSTAL LIPSEY

Mentor: Dr. Scott Ballinger

Graduate School Acceptance: Emory University Cancer Biology Program (Atlanta, Georgia)

Undergraduate Degree: Biology/Broadcasting, Talladega College (Talladega, Alabama) / Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, Georgia)

SARAH OWUSU

Mentor: Dr. Victor Darley-Usmar

Graduate School Acceptance: Penn State College of Medicine (Cellular & Molecular Physiology) (Hershey, Pennsylvania)

Undergraduate Degree: Physiology, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, Illinois)

CASSIE PORTERFIELD

Mentor: Dr. Jim Collawn

Undergraduate Degree: Biology, Talladega College (Talladega, Alabama)