Current Participants

NASA/BMSIS YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAM IN SPACE BIOSCIENCES

 

Ananya Bansal

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Education
AB Degree in Astrophysics and Physics from Harvard University
Advisor
Drs. Sylvain Costes & Egle Cekanaviciute

Giovanna Basile

Giovanna Basile
Education
First-Year Student at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Eduardo Almeida

Genesis Berlanga

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

Karina Bhavsar

Karina Bhavsar
Education
Undergraduate at the University of San Francisco, majoring in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Philosophy
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Eduardo Almeida

Sofia Birchenall

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

Kayla Bryant

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Education
MS Biological Sciences
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Jared Broddrick

Ginger Buck

Ginger Buck
Education
Undergraduate senior
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Lynn Rothschild

Rukmani Cahill

Rukmani Cahill
Education
Undergraduate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Drs. Eduardo Almeida & Liz Blaber

Cybele Collins

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

Ellen Cook

Ellen Cook
Education
B.S. in Microbiology & Immunology at University of Texas at San Antonio 2022
Advisor
Dr. Niki Parenteau

Mélissa Costes

Mélissa Costes
Education
Master's Degree in Science, Technology and Health
Advisor
Drs. Sylvain Costes

Skylar D’Angiolillo

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

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

Amelia Espinosa

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

Radha Ganesh

Radha Ganesh
Education
BS in Computer Science from SJSU
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
Advisor
Drs. Sylvain Costes and Barbara Novak

David Ho

David Ho
Education
B.S. Forensic Chemistry student at SJSU with a minor in Bioinformatics
Location
San Jose, California, USA
Advisor
Drs. Sylvain Costes and Barbara Novak

Thalia Leyton

Thalia Leyton
Education
MSc student in Biomedical Engineering
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Egle Cekanaviciute

Enya Mistry

Enya Mistry
Education
Irvington High School
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Eduardo Almeida

Charlotte Nelson

Charlotte Nelson
Education
PhD Biological and Medical Informatics
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Sam Gebre

Lilja Quinn

Lilja Quinn
Education
Currently working on a B.A. in Biology on the Ecology & Evolution Track at Washington University in St. Louis
Location
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Advisor
Tori Hoehler & Alta Howells

Sebastian Ruiz

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

Modasser Sheer

Modasser Sheer
Education
Students at SJSU in Molecular Biology
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Drs. George Cooper and Andro Rios

Miggy Silva

Miggy Silva
Education
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at Stanford University
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Dr. Tony Ricco

Tara Vaddiraj

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

Cameron Wolff

Cameron Wolff
Education
BS Computer Science, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Location
California, USA
Advisor
Drs. Sylvain Costes and Kirill Grigorev
BMSIS YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAM

 

Zheen Salih Abdullah

Zheen Salih Abdullah
Education
I am a Software Engineering Student at the American University of Sulaymaniyah
Advisor
Drs. Ekaterina Khramtsova & Alexander Kaurov

Abrhael Basibas

Abrhael Basibas
Education
Adamson University (II - BS Biology)
Advisor
Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra

Clayton Xavier Vanegas Aguilar

Clayton Xavier Vanegas Aguilar
Education
St Petersburg University; Bachelor in Biology
Advisor
Drs. Afshin Khan, Steve Thorne, & Afshin Beheshti

Ceren Balkan

Ceren Balkan
Education
Istanbul Technical University, BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Celia Blanco, McCullen Sandora

Estuardo Sebastián Valle Bances

Estuardo Sebastián Valle Bances
Education
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Advisor
Drs. Lev Horodyskyj & Tara Lennon

Carly Brown

Carly Brown
Education
Missouri University of Science and Technology; B.S. in Physics, Minor in Mathematics (2023)
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Stuart Bartlett, & Anirudh Prabhu

Danny Caizapanta

Danny Caizapanta
Education
National Polytechnic School/ Geologist Engineering
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Anirudh Prabhu, & Huan Chen

D. Deivy Zambrano Castellano

D. Deivy Zambrano Castellano
Education
Universidad Yacambú (Laws) Universidad de La Plata (Astronomy and Medicine)
Advisor
Drs. Lev Horodyskyj & Tara Lennon

Cory Cowden

Cory Cowden
Education
A.S. Computer Science - Hartnell College
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Stuart Bartlett, Anirudh Prabhu

Benjamin C Crawford

Benjamin Crawford
Education
Appalachian State University, B.S in Cellular and Molecular Biology, May 2023
Advisor
Dr. Haritina Mogosanu

Kelly Dobitz

Kelly Dobitz
Education
The Open University - intended degree title: BSc Natural Sciences (Biology concentration)
Advisor
Dr. Lauren Seyler

Kaoutar Elasri

Kaoutar Elasri
Education
Al Akhawayn University, Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence , expected to graduate in 2026
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Celia Blanco, McCullen Sandora

Kory Emulut

Kory Emulut
Advisor
Dr. Cassandra M. Juran

Alexander Hope Ferdinand Ferguson

Alexander Hope Ferdinand Ferguson
Education
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Advisor
Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra

Dylan Fernandes

Dylan Fernandes
Education
Toronto Metropolitan University, Mechanical Engineering - Mechatronics specialization, 2021
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Anirudh Prabhu, & Huan Chen

Jonathan Fussell

Jonathan Fussell
Education
Oral Roberts University, B.S. Medical Molecular Biology
Advisor
Drs. Celia Blanco & Ricardo Cabrera

Sally Ha

Sally Ha
Education
University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Intended degree: B.S. Bioengineering: Bioinformatics
Advisor
Dr. Afshin Khan

Hassan Habib

Hassan Habib
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Stuart Bartlett, Anirudh Prabhu

Ameena Hashmi

Ameena Hashmi
Education
National University of Sciences and Technology. BS Biotechnology, Computer Science Minor
Advisor
Drs. Celia Blanco & Ricardo Cabrera

Julia Jakiela

Julia Jakiela
Education
MChem from the University of Edinburgh (graduating 2025)
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Anirudh Prabhu, & Huan Chen

Yunhee Jang

Yunhee Jang
Education
Pasadena City College, AS Natural Science
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Stuart Bartlett, Anirudh Prabhu

Nicole Jimeno

Nicole Jimeno
Education
Mayor De San Andres University- Geological Engineering - Aug 2024
Advisor
Dr. Sanjoy Som, Serhat Sevgen, & Dana Jaimes

Eungi Jo

Eungi Jo
Education
Ewha Womans University, Bachelor of Science
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Celia Blanco, McCullen Sandora

Prajwal Kamath

Prajwal Kamath
Education
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi / Integrated Dual Degree (B.Tech. in BIOENGINEERING and M.Tech. in BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY)
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Stuart Bartlett, Anirudh Prabhu

Praveen Kumar

Praveen Kumar
Education
IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India. Integrated Dual Degree (IDD): Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Advisor
Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra

Andre Lecona

Andre Lecona Buttelli
Education
The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen
Advisor
Dr. Liam Longo

Ophélie Legars-Tousignant

Ophélie Legars-Tousignant
Education
Collège Jean de Brébeuf
Advisor
Dr. Aubrey Zerkle

Ibrahim Mahmood

Ibrahim Mahmood
Education
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, BS Data Science
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Anirudh Prabhu, & Huan Chen

Luisa López Monzón

Luisa López Monzón
Education
University of Pennsylvania
Advisor
Dr. Graham Lau

Niyati Anil Mule

Niyati Anil Mule
Education
Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous) Shivajinagar, Pune-05; Bachelor of Science (Blended) Bioscience, 2023
Advisor
Drs. Celia Blanco & Ricardo Cabrera

Minh Duc Nguyen

Minh Duc Nguyen
Education
University of South Florida - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Stuart Bartlett, & Anirudh Prabhu

Ruth Nichols

Ruth Nichols
Education
Florida Institute of Technology, Dual Degree in Astrobiology and Mathematical Sciences, Graduation May 2024
Advisor
Dr. Rafael Loureiro, Luke Concollato, Sam Humprey, & Chad Vanden Bosch

Gavin Ockert

Gavin Ockert
Education
Duke University; intended B.S. degree in physics
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Anirudh Prabhu, & Huan Chen

Glimpse Pandey

Glimpse Pandey
Education
Queens University of Charlotte
Advisor
Dr. Mark Neyrinck

Idhaya Pandiyan

Idhaya Pandiyan
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Anirudh Prabhu, & Huan Chen

Ariana Patterson

Ariana Patterson
Education
Northeastern University, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, 2023
Advisor
Dr. Kirt Robinson

Bhawana Paudel

Bhawana Paudel
Education
University of Colorado Boulder, BA Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2024
Advisor
Drs. Celia Blanco & Ricardo Cabrera

Marta Puente Prada

Marta Puente Prada
Education
Health Engineering, University of Seville
Advisor
Dr. Cassandra M. Juran

Aileen Rashid

Aileen Rashid
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS in Computer Science
Advisor
Drs. Ekaterina Khramtsova & Alexander Kaurov

Danyal Reyaz

Danyal Reyaz
Education
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, BTech in Biotechnology with specialization in Genetic Engineering
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Stuart Bartlett, Anirudh Prabhu

Saptadip Saha

Saptadip Saha
Education
National Institute of Technology Agartala
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Stuart Bartlett, Anirudh Prabhu

Tapaswini Sharma

Tapaswini Sharma
Education
Bachelors of Science in Information Technology from Shri Vaishnav Institute of Management
Advisor
Dr. Graham Lau

Pramesh Sharma

Pramesh Sharma
Education
University of California, Davis (BS in Computer Science)
Advisor
Dr. Celia Blanco

Anna Su

Anna Su
Education
UC Berkeley: Genetics and Plant Biology, Data Science
Advisor
Drs. Ekaterina Khramtsova & Alexander Kaurov

Sabine Sulka

Sabine Sulka
Education
Mount Holyoke College intended Physics and Astronomy degree
Advisor
Dr. Hari Mogosanu, Sam Leske, Milky-Way.Kiwi, & NZAN

Fearghal Twomey

Fearghal Twomey
Education
Dublin City University, BSc in Chemistry with Artificial Intelligence
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Anirudh Prabhu, & Huan Chen

Esin Üsküplü

Esin Üsküplü
Education
Boğaziçi University, Physics undergrad with a double major in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Advisor
Drs. Afshin Khan, Steve Thorne, & Afshin Beheshti

Cynthia Valenzuela

Cynthia Valenzuela
Education
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Bachelor of Science in Genomic Biotechnology
Advisor
Dr. Lauren Seyler

Srinidhi Venkatesan

Srinidhi Venkatesan
Education
Sri Siva Subramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering; Bachelor of Engineering, 2021
Advisor
Dr. Afshin Khan

Mila Vukonich

Mila Vukonich
Education
Johns Hopkins University; Physics, Bachelor of Science
Advisor
Dr. Graham Lau

Aditya Yadav

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Education
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Anirudh Prabhu, & Huan Chen

Jin Yeh

Jin Yeh
Education
University of Washington, BS in Earth and Space Sciences (Physics), 2023
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Anirudh Prabhu, & Huan Chen

Rawda A. Zaki

Rawda A. Zaki
Education
Ain Shams University
Advisor
Drs. Ekaterina Khramtsova & Alexander Kaurov

Ruixian Zhu

Ruixian Zhu
Education
Shandong University, Bachelor of Arts in International Politics
Advisor
Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra

Itziar Zubeldia

Itziar Zubeldia
Education
Northwest Mississipipi Community College/ Computer Science
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves, Anirudh Prabhu, & Huan Chen