Fourteenth Cohort 2016
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Minte Kassu
Undergrad: University of Rochester
PREP Mentor: Jatinder Josan, Drug Development
Current Status: Northeastern, PhD program
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Naya Eady
Undergrad: Trinity Washington University
PREP Mentors: Caroline Jones, Immunology
Current Status: Cornell University, PhD program
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Duneia McManus
Undergrad: University of Maryland
PREP Mentor: Rami Dalloul, Immunology
Current Status: University of Miami, PhD program
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Mariana Ruiz-Velez
Undergrad: Barry University
PREP Mentor: Susan White, Autism
Current Status: Research Assistant, Florida International Univeristy
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Crystal Kennedy
Undergrad: John jay College of Criminal Justice
PREP Mentor: Zhijian (Jake) Tu, Genomics
Current Status: Duke University, PhD program