Current Participants
NASA YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAM IN SPACE BIOSCIENCES
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)
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Kayla Bryant
Education
MS Biological Sciences
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Jared Broddrick
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Cybele Collins
Education
Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Rhode Island
Location
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Advisor
Dr. Niki Parenteau
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Ellen Cook
Education
B.S. in Microbiology & Immunology at University of Texas at San Antonio 2022
Advisor
Dr. Mary Beth Wilhelm
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Irfan Jarkas
Education
SJSU B.A. Biology 4th year
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. George Cooper (NASA Ames) and Dr. Andro Rios (SJSU/BMSIS)
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Arshpreet Kaur
Education
Undergraduate Student, B.S. Chemistry/Biochemistry Concentration at San Jose State University
Location
San Jose, California, USA
Advisor
Dr. George Cooper (NASA Ames) and Dr. Andro Rios (SJSU/BMSIS)
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Faaris Mian
Education
Currently a BS Biological Sciences student at SJSU
Location
Los Altos, California, United States
Advisor
Dr. George Cooper (NASA Ames) and Dr. Andro Rios (SJSU/BMSIS)
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Enya Mistry
Education
Irvington High School
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Eduardo Almeida
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Phani Paladugu
Education
Currently an MD Student at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Location
Pennsylvania, USA
Advisor
Dr. 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
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Lukasz Sitko
Education
PhD Candidate at Earlham Institute (University of East Anglia, United Kingdom)
Location
The UK
Advisor
Dr. Mark A. Ditzler (NASA Ames)
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Tara Vaddiraj
Education
B.S Biochemistry student at SJSU, expected Fall 2025
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Andro Rios
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Aspasia Vazquez
Education
University of Colorado Boulder
Location
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Advisor
Drs. Alta Howells and Tori Hoehler
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Joanna Veres
Education
Mechanical Engineering PhD Student at UCB
Location
Berkeley, Calfiornia, USA
Advisor
Dr. Eduardo Almeida
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BMSIS YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAM