Second Cohort 2004
Karey Sutton
Undergrad: Howard University
PREP Mentor: Doris Zallen
Current Status: Scientific Director, Health Equity Research at MedStar
Christopher Downing
Undergrad: Delaware State University
PREP Mentor: Scott Geller, Applied Behavior
Current Status: Assistant Professor & Organization Development Consultant at Valdosta State University
Maria Diehl
Undergrad: Emory University
PREP Mentor: Dr. Robin Panneton, Child Development
Current Status: Assistant Professor, Kansas State University
Gregory Bernard
Undergrad: North Carolina A&T State University
PREP Mentor: Honglin Jiang, Molecular Physiology
Current Status: Assistant Professor at Tuskegee University
Korede Ajiboye
Undergrad: California State University Dominguez Hill
Prep Mentor: Eric Wong, Molecular Nutrition
Current Status: Pharmacy Student, Loma Linda University
Alexandria Coq
Undergrad: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
PREP Mentor: Stephen Boyle, Molecular Pathology
Current Status: Ph.D. Student, Temple University
Helen Shibru
Undergrad: Virginia Tech
PREP Mentor: Pedro Mendez, Molecular Modeling
Current Status: Patent Examiner, US Patent office
Kimberly Heard
Undergrad: Virginia Tech
PREP Mentor: Reinhard Laubenbacher, Math Modeling
Current Status: Senior Mathematician/system engineer, Schafer Corporation
Lynette Green
Undergrad: Virgnia State University
PREP Mentor: Ricardh Winett, Health Behavior
Current Status: Attorney Regulatory Health Issues
Eugenia Amponsah
Undergrad: The University of Maryland
PREP Mentor: William Huckle, Cancer Biology
Current Status: Physician, Columbus, Ohio
Monica Alvarez
Undergrad: Purdue University
PREP Mentor: Zhijian Jake, Vector Genomics
Current Status: Scientific Associate II at Novartis
Contact
PREP Program Office
2250 Litton-Reaves Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
call: 540-231-6797
e-mail: vtprep@vt.edu