Current Participants
NASA YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAM IN SPACE BIOSCIENCES
Genesis Berlanga

Education
M.S. Geology and Geophysics (University of Hawaii at Manoa 2017)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Tom Bristow (NASA Ames)
Sofia Birchenall

Education
Biology major at the University of San Francisco also pursing Professional Science Master's in Biotechnology
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Eduardo Almeida
Becca Blum

Education
ScB in Cell and Molecular Biology from Brown University (Class of 2024)
Location
Rhode Island, USA
Advisor
Dr. Lynn Rothschild (NASA Ames) and Dr. Rolando Perez (BMSIS)
Cybele Collins

Education
Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Rhode Island
Location
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Advisor
Dr. Niki Parenteau
Ellen Cook

Education
B.S. in Microbiology & Immunology at University of Texas at San Antonio 2022
Advisor
Dr. Mary Beth Wilhelm
Skylar D’Angiolillo

Education
Honors Student at The College of New Jersey, majoring in Biology and minors in Astrophysics and Classical Studies.
Location
New Jersey, USA
Advisor
Drs. Sylvain Costes and Barbara Novak
Erin Denny

Education
Undergraduate Student at Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Richard Quinn
Sebastian Dubiel

Education
Incoming freshman at University of Chicago
Advisor
Dr. Sam Gebre (NASA Ames)
Amelia Espinosa

Education
B.S. in Neuroscience from the University of Michigan
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Yasaman Shirazi
Thalia Leyton

Education
MSc student in Biomedical Engineering
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Egle Cekanaviciute
Seerat Maqsood

Education
PhD in Cellular and Molecular BIotechnology, University of Teramo Italy
Advisor
Dr. Joshua Alwood
Enya Mistry

Education
Irvington High School
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Eduardo Almeida
Phani Paladugu

Education
Currently an MD Student at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Location
Pennsylvania, USA
Advisor
Dr. Sylvain Costes
Harlan Phillips

Education
B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Lauren Sanders
Meghan Phillips

Education
MA from George Washington University
Location
Washington, D.C., USA
Advisor
Dr. Samrawit Gebre (NASA Ames)
Vishnu Prasad

Education
I am in my third year of a 7-year combined Bachelor of Science (Biology/Medical Science) and Doctor of Medicine program (BS/MD) at the University of Florida
Location
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Advisor
Drs. Sam Gebre & Sylvain Costes
Sebastian Ruiz

Education
B.S. in Biology | M.A. in Teaching anticipated in 2025
Location
Montclair, New Jersey, United States
Advisor
Dr. Lauren Sanders
Lukasz Sitko

Education
PhD Candidate at Earlham Institute (University of East Anglia, United Kingdom)
Location
The UK
Advisor
Dr. Mark A. Ditzler (NASA Ames)
Tara Vaddiraj

Education
B.S Biochemistry student at SJSU, expected Fall 2025
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Andro Rios
Aspasia Vazquez

Education
University of Colorado Boulder
Location
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Advisor
Drs. Alta Howells and Tori Hoehler
BMSIS YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAM
Rasmieh Abdelkarim

Education
University of California, Irvine, Bachelor of Science in Physics (emphasis in Astrophysics) and Bachelor of Science in Earth System Science
Advisor
Dr. Jen Blank
Sarah Akhtar

Education
University of the Pacific, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Expected May 2026)
Advisor
Dr. Jen Blank
Enrico Aranha

Education
Universidade de Sâo Paulo - Information Systems Bachelor
Advisor
Dr. Lev Horodyskyj
Ecem Arpacı

Education
Imperial College London, Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
Advisor
Celia Blanco & Ricardo Cabrera
Verônica Bandini

Education
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Bachelor's degree in Product Design
Advisor
Dr. Jen Blank
Ramon Barea

Education
University of Massachusetts Boston for Electrical Engineering
Advisor
Drs. Rolando Perez & Jessica Snyder
Charly Bisson

Education
Arizona State University; Earth and Space Exploration (Astrobiology and Biogeosciences)
Advisor
Drs. Celia Blanco & Ricardo Cabrera
Iris Campanella Cabral

Education
Federal University of ABC (UFABC) - Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology
Advisor
Drs. Celia Blanco & Ricardo Cabrera
Sheyla Cevallos

Education
Biology, at the Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral
Advisor
Dr. Siddharth Pandey
Afra Coskun

Education
Boğaziçi University, B.S. in Physics (3rd year undergraduate)
Advisor
Dr. Graham Lau
Qurat.Ul.Ain Danish

Education
BSc. Biotechnology, Institute of Integrative Biosciences, CECOS University
Advisor
Dr. Jen Blank & Shelli Brunswick
Erin Faye Dizon

Education
University of the Philippines Diliman - BS Chemical Engineering (2023)
Advisor
Drs. Aubrey Zerkle & Craig Walton
João Fontanezi

Education
Universidade de São Paulo (USP) - Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Information Systems
Advisor
Dr. Lev Horodyskyj
Alison Fung

Education
Purdue University, BS in Agricultural Engineering
Advisor
Dr. Rafael Loureiro and the SALAD Team
Jaylin Galvan

Education
New York University, Bachelor of Arts in Politics 2028
Advisor
Dr. Jen Blank & Shelli Brunswick
Jessica Gericke

Education
Queens College/ Environmental Science
Advisor
Drs. Rolando Perez & Jessica Snyder
Akash Kaul

Education
Washington University in St. Louis, BS Computer Science, 2022
Advisor
Dr. Mark Neyrinck
Beatrice Keneh

Education
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Degree Title: BSc Aerospace Engineering
Advisor
Dr. Jen Blank & Shelli Brunswick
Sreegauri Krishnakumar

Education
Amity University, India — Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Forensic Science (2017–2020)
Advisor
Dr. Jen Blank
Cristian Eduardo de León García

Education
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Universidad Mariano Gálvez in Guatemala
Advisor
Dr. Jen Blank
Jessica Li

Education
University of Washington, B.S. Neuroscience
Advisor
Drs. Jennifer Claudio & Lovorka Degoricija
Amishi Mahajan

Education
University of Pennsylvania, BA in Biochemistry and Neurobiology
Advisor
Mike Simmons
Sarah Marks

Education
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. BS BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
Advisor
Dr. Lev Horodyskyj
April Meadows

Education
Northern Arizona University, B.S. in Astrophysics and B.S. in Mathematics, May 2024
Advisor
Dr. Mark Neyrinck
Gianna Méndez Germán

Education
Environmental Studies and Sustainability, 2023. Michigan State University
Advisor
Dr. Jen Blank
Fiorella Nava

Education
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín/ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING/2016
Advisor
Dr. Jen Blank
Nathan Pelonis

Education
University of California, San Diego. Studying general biology with intention of receiving a minor in physics
Advisor
Dr. Anna Simpson
Lizbeth Giovana Quispe Colca

Education
B.S. in Geophysical Sciences, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Peru (2016-2020)
Advisor
Siddharth Pandey
María José Ramírez

Education
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG), Bachelor’s degree in Data Science Engineering.
Advisor
Dr. Graham Lau
Ditsa Sarkar

Education
SRM University in Chennai, India; Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science, Specialization in Software Engineering
Advisor
Mike Simmons
C S Tanmayaa

Education
SRM Institute of Science and Technology; B.Tech. Biotechnology
Advisor
Dr. Siddharth Pandey
Lucia Valenzuela

Education
Saint Marys University 2025 / Integrated Master's in Astrophysics and Space Sciences from Oct 2025 to Jan 2029
Advisor
Jen Blank & Shelli Brunswick
Aaron Duarte Vergara

Education
Universidad Católica del Norte - Geology, Bachelor in Geological Sciences.
Advisor
Dr. Siddharth Pandey
Livian Von Dran

Education
BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of South Florida
Advisor
Dr. Graham Lau
Izaac Wilkinson

Education
Howard University, Bachelor's of Science (Biology Major Chemistry Minor)
Advisor
Drs. Celia Blanco & Ricardo Cabrera