Current Students & Alumni

Current Students

2024

Andi Beaudouin

Previous Institution/Home Country: Loyola University, Chicago, USA

Thesis Mentor: Laura Torchen, MD

Annapurna Sai Josyula

Previous Institution/Home Country: Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Hyderabad, India

Thesis Mentor: Daniela Matei, MD

Brianna Ramirez

Previous Institution/Home Country: Southern Methodist University, Texas, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Caitlin Buccholz

Previous Institution/Home Country: Graceland University, Iowa, USA

Thesis Mentor: Elnur Babayev, MD

Desiree Franklin

Previous Institution/Home Country: University of Minnesota - Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Thesis Mentor: Aubrey Converse, PhD

Helen Montague

Previous Institution/Home Country: Auburn University, Alabama, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Ibtihaj Khan

Previous Institution/Home Country: Rutgers University - New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Thesis Mentor: Jessica Walter, MD

Jenna Epstein

Previous Institution/Home Country: University of Connecticut, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Maria Morales

Previous Institution/Home Country: Universidad Mayor De San Simon, Bolivia

Thesis Mentor: Erin Rowell, MD

Reva Marwah

Previous Institution/Home Country: McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

Thesis Mentor: Francesca Duncan, PhD

Rhianna Anglin

Previous Institution/Home Country: McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

Thesis Mentor: Monica Laronda, PhD

Sakshi Venkat Rao

Previous Institution/Home Country: Michigan State University, Michigan, USA

Thesis Mentor: Lauren Beach, JD/PhD

Tania Castro Modesto

Previous Institution/Home Country: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San, Lima, Peru

Thesis Mentor: Francesca Duncan, PhD

Wyvern Wang

Previous Institution/Home Country: University of Toronto, Canada

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

2023

Samantha Exner

Previous Institution/Home Country: Augustana College, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD

Taylor Hicks

Previous Institution/Home Country: Texas State University, USA

Thesis Mentor: Mazhar Adli, PhD

Project Title: Identification of Chemical Interactions in HECK 293T Cells in the Presence of HDR

Bria King

Previous Institution/Home Country: Indiana University - Bloomington, USA

Thesis Mentor: MaryEllen Pavone, MD

Project Title: Embryo Morphokinetic of BRCA-Associated Embryos used in PGT-M Cycles

Maddie Perry

Previous Institution/Home Country: Depauw University

Thesis Mentor: Aubrey Converse, PhD

Project Title: Attenuated corpus luteum regression with advanced reproductive age contributes to multi-nucleated giant cell formation

Natasha Salpeter

Previous Institution/Home Country: Queen's University, Canada

Thesis Mentor: Elnur Babayev, MD

Project Title: Modulation of Ovarian Gene Expression Using Adeno Associated Viruses as a Potential Gene Therapy

Anika Schipma

Previous Institution/Home Country: Northwestern University, USA

Thesis Mentor: Monica Laronda, PhD

Project Title: Through the Trough: Engineering 3D models for in vitro development of spermatogenic testicular organoids

Janavi Thyagraj

Previous Institution/Home Country: Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, India

Thesis Mentor: Monica Laronda, PhD

Project Title: Developing an In Vitro Assay to Predict Adrenal Gland Function Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells