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Previous Postdoctoral Researchers & Research Scientists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Carolyn Hodo, DVM, PhD, DACVP<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Postdoctoral Research
Associate<\/strong>
chodo@cvm.tamu.edu<\/a>
Visit Carolyn\u2019s website here.<\/a>
Currently Assistant Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Keeling Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jillian Wormington, MS, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Postdoctoral Research
Associate<\/strong>
jwormington@cvm.tamu.edu<\/a>
Visit Jillian\u2019s website here.<\/a>
Currently Assistant Professor at Wayne State College<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alyssa Meyers, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/strong>
ameyers@cvm.tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently Data Manager, University of Michigan School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Italo Zecca, MPH, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/strong>
ibzecca@cvm.tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently ORISE Fellow at the CDC\u2013One Health Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alex Pauvolid, DVM, MSc, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Research Scientist<\/strong>
pauvolid@cvm.tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently Professor of Veterinary Virology at Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Brazil<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Juan Pablo Fimbres Macias, BSc Vet Med, MSc, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Research Associate<\/strong>
jfimbres@cvm.tamu.edu<\/a> | 979.458.4924<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Julia Gonz\u00e1lez Gonz\u00e1lez, MS, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Research Scientist<\/strong>
gonzalezj@exchange.tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Previous Graduate Students (PhD + MS Thesis)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jaime Rodriguez, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

MS in Wildlife & Fisheries Science, 2014
Co-advised by Dr. Jessica Light<\/strong>
Currently MD student
at UT-Southwestern<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas A&M University Diversity Fellow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Miranda Bertram, DVM, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

PhD in Biomedical Science\u2013
Epidemiology, 2016<\/strong>
Currently postdoctoral researcher
at the USDA Plum Island Disease
Research Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VMBS Merit Fellow
Dissertation: Whooping crane
conservation medicine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rachel Curtis-Robles, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

PhD in Biomedical Science\u2013
Epidemiology, 2016<\/strong>
Currently postdoctoral researcher
in the VMBS Hamer Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSF Graduate Research Fellow
VMBS Merit Fellow
Dissertation: Eco-epidemiology
of Chagas disease in Texas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Carolyn Hodo, DVM, DACVP, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

PhD in Veterinary Pathobiology, 2017; Co-advised by Dr. Jane Welsh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NIH T32 Research Fellow, 2014-17
Dissertation: Mammalian reservoirs of Trypanosoma cruzi<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Justin Bejcek, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

MS in Veterinary Public Health \u2013
Epidemiology, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thesis: Triatomine identification
and outreach<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Spencer DeBrock<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

MS Veterinary Public Health – Epidemiology (thesis option)<\/strong>
VMBS Merit Fellow 2018\u20132020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kewsick Killets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

MS in Veterinary Public Health – Epidemiology (thesis option) 2021<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carlos Rodriguez<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

MS Veterinary Public Health- Epidemiology (thesis option) 2023<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cassandra Durden<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

MS Veterinary Public Health- Epidemiology (thesis option)<\/strong><\/strong> 2023<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Italo Zecca, MPH, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/strong>
ibzecca@cvm.tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently ORISE Fellow at the CDC\u2013One Health Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alyssa Meyers, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/strong>
ameyers@cvm.tamu.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently Data Manager, University of Michigan School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Edward Davila, MPH PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

PhD (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

edwarddavila@tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Amanda Beckman, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

akb13@tamu.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-advised by Dr. Gil Rosenthal
2022 Senator Phill Gramm Award Winner
See Amanda\u2019s website here. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rachel Busselman, DVM, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

PhD \/ DVM Student (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

r_busselman@tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAMU Merit Fellow 2018 – 2022
PEO Scholar 2023\/2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Juan Pablo Fimbres Macias, BSc Vet Med, MSc, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences: Infection, Immunity, & Epidemiology)<\/strong>
jfimbres@cvm.tamu.edu<\/a>
VMBS Diversity Fellow 2019\u20132023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jordan Salomon, MS, PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)<\/strong>
jsalomon@cvm.tamu.edu<\/a>
TAMU Diversity Fellow 2019\u20132023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit Jordan’s website here. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Previous Non-Thesis Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lowell Pigott, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS in Veterinary Public
Health & Epidemiology, 2014<\/strong>
Currently DVM Student
at Western University of Health Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bailee Ethridge, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katlyn Rosenbaum, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, 2015<\/strong>
Currently DVM student
at Texas A&M University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chelsea Young, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, 2016<\/strong>
Currently DVM student
at Texas A&M University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Obregon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology 2022<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michelle Dembrosky, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cyrena Peterson, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lauren Cole, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Luis Quintanilla, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Brian Okosun, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Brailee Whetstone, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS in Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Yesenia Fuentes, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology<\/strong><\/strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katalina Duran, MS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Non-thesis MS Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Previous Veterinary & Public Health Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Trevor Tenney<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2013<\/strong>
Research project: Shelter dogs & vector-borne pathogens<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katlin Johnson<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2013<\/strong>
Research project: Molecular diagnostics of Trypanosoma cruzi<\/em> infections<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Juliette Comeaux<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

DVM Student Researcher, 2014\u20132015<\/strong>
Research project: Trypanosoma cruzi<\/em> in feral swine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alan Mai<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

MPH Student Researcher, 2014\u20132015<\/strong>
Practicum topic: Blood meal analysis of kissing bugs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nicole Bertolini<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2015<\/strong>
Research project: Rattus rattus<\/em> in the ecology of Chagas disease<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chloe Goodwin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2015<\/strong>
Research project: Bat reservoirs of diverse trypanosomes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jessica Noll<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Visiting Brazilian DVM Student, 2015<\/strong>
Brazil Scientific Mobility Program<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Usman Ghumman, MD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

MPH Student Researcher, Spring 2016<\/strong>
Practicum topic: Analysis of medical records of working dogs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rosa Banuelos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2016<\/strong>
Research project: Cardiac pathology in wild coyotes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Elise Birkner<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2016<\/strong>
Research project: Wildlife reservoirs of Trypanosoma cruzi<\/em> at a nonhuman primate facility<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bhagath Chirra, MPH<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student Researcher
(From Texas A&M Health Science Center)<\/strong>
Practicum project: Next generation sequence analysis of triatomine bloodmeals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Valery Roman-Cruz, MPH<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Research Assistant<\/strong>
VRoman-Cruz@cvm.tamu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Megan Ellis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2017 (From CSU)<\/strong>
Research project: Cardiac ECG abnormalities in canine Chagas disease<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sarah Slack<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2017<\/strong>
Research project: Feral cats and urban opossums in the ecology of Trypanosoma cruzi<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Julia Purnell<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2017<\/strong>
Research project: Genetic strain variation of Trypanosoma cruzi<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Erin Edwards, DVM, MS, DACVP<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Pathology Resident Research, 2016\u20132017<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Andres Castro<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Becky Dowd<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, Summer 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Skye Sneed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ty Tortella<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2021 (Schubot Center for Avian Health)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Olivia Ashbaugh<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alyssa Hartman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Molly Guyette<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

DVM\/MS Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021\u2013present<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Harry Brightman<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

VMSRTP, 2024<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Previous Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Adrian Castellanos<\/strong>
Wildlife & Fisheries
Science, 2012\u20132013<\/td>		Frida Cano<\/strong>
Entomology,
2013\u20132014<\/td>		Mathew Olcha<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2013<\/td><\/tr>
Tyler Smith<\/strong>
Forensics,
2013<\/td>		Michael Sanders<\/strong>
Entomology,
2013\u20132014<\/td>		Taylor Hollmann<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2014<\/td><\/tr>
Katelyn Wagner<\/strong>
Wildlife & Fisheries,
MSU, 2013\u20132014<\/td>		Erica Holcomb<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2013\u20132014<\/td>		Zeb Thomas<\/strong>
Entomology,
2013\u20132014<\/td><\/tr>
Sarah Noe<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2014<\/td>		Ryan Pugh<\/strong>
Business,
2014<\/td>		Faith Weeks<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2014<\/td><\/tr>
Connor Grantham<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2014<\/td>		Lauren Russell<\/strong>
Genetics,
2014<\/td>		Chris Beck<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2014\u20132015<\/td><\/tr>
Chelsea Lindsay<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2015<\/td>		Angela Atkins<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2014\u20132015<\/td>		Amani Bourji<\/strong>
Tick Research Assistant,
2015\u20132016<\/td><\/tr>
Adam Curtis<\/strong>
Engineering,
2013\u20132017<\/td>		Jose Silva<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2017<\/td>		Roukaya Mabizari<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2017-2018<\/td><\/tr>
Nidhi Patel<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2018<\/td>		Hannah Meyers<\/strong>
Chemistry,
Visiting Undergrad
Research Fellow
from Kalamazoo College,
Summer 2018<\/td>		Cassidy Gillum<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2017-2019<\/td><\/tr>
Ashley Cubb<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2018-2019<\/td>		Allyson Koger<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2018\u20132019<\/td>		Kaitlyn Perez<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2019\u20132021<\/td><\/tr>
Cassandra Durden<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2020-2021<\/td>		Lauren Cole<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2020-2021<\/td>		Diego Torrez<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences,
2020-2021<\/td><\/tr>
Grant Arrington<\/strong>
Biomedical Sciences<\/td>		Kimia Samiee<\/strong><\/td>Andres Alamia<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Presley Griffin<\/strong>
Zoology,
2023-2024<\/td>		Haydee Montemayor<\/strong>
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