Current Participants
NASA YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAM IN SPACE BIOSCIENCES
Kimberly Armas

Education
BA in Astrophysics & Physics | Harvard University (Class of 2024)
Advisor
Dr. Ana lobo
Genesis Berlanga

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

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

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

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

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

Education
Mechanical Engineering Student at Lafayette College
Advisor
Drs. Rolando Perez & Jessica Snyder
Iris Campanella Cabral

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

Education
University of Pennsylvania, BA in Biochemistry and Neurobiology
Advisor
Mike Simmons
Ditsa Sarkar

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