Seventh Cohort 2009
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Adedayo Adeniran
Undergrad: University of Maryland, College Park
Prep Mentor: Dr. Padma Rajagopalan, Biomedical Engineering
Current Status: Bioengineer, North Eastern University
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Yashira Afanador
Undergrad: University of Peurto Rico, Industrial Biotechnology
PREP Mentor: Dr. Jinsong Zhu
Current Status: Molecular Laboratory Manager at Gravity Diagnostics
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Jesus Alvelo
Undergrad: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
PREP Mentor: Scott Geller, Psychology
Current Status: Postdoctoral Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Emmanuel Ekwueme
Undergrad: Virginia Tech
PREP Mentor: Dr. Joseph Freeman, Biomedical Engineering
Current Status: Co-Founder and CEO at ICE Commercial Power
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Natalia Gonzales
Undergrad: Williams College
PREP Mentor: Dr. Dana Hawley, Immunology
Current Status: Laboratory Director/Manager, The University of Chicago
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Karissa Grier
Undergrad: Savannah State University
Year in PREP: 2009 – 2010
PREP Mentor: Dr. Deborah Good, Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
Current Status: Clinical Research Coordinator at Duke University Medical Center
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Baron Jones
Undergrad: Fort Valley State University
PREP Mentor: Dr. Thurmon Lockhart, Industrial Systems Engineering
Current Status: Production Shift Supervisor at Pactiv Evergreen INC
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Juanita Losier
Undergrad: Hampton University, VA
PREP Mentor: Dr. John Phillips, Biological Sciences
Current Status: Epidemiologist at Virginia Department of Health
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Folabomi Oladosu
Undergrad: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
PREP Mentor: Dr. David Harrison, Neuroscience
Current Status: Senior Medical Writer at AMICULUM
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Courtney Southard
Undergrad: Hampton University
PREP Mentor: Dr. Zhijian Tue, Genomics
Current Status: Program Officer at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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Mark Duncan
Undergrad: University of California
PREP Mentor: Dr. Aaron Goldstein, Tissue Engineering
Current Status: Sr. Staff Scientist at Cue Health Inc.