First Cohort 2003
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Candace Best
Undergrad: Hampton University
Prep Mentor: Thomas Ollendick, Behavioral Sciences
Current Status: Associate Professor at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
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Kibrom Gebresilassie
Undergrad: Virginia Tech
PREP Mentor: Christopher Wyatt, Biomedical Imaging
Current Status: Examiner, US Patent office
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Jennifer King
Undergrad: Howard University
PREP Mentor: Josep Bassaganya-Riera, Molecular Nutrition
Current Status: Assistant Professor of Biology, Ursinus College
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Ana Y. Mercedes-Camacho
Undergrad: Metropolitan State University
PREP Mentor: Felicia Etzkorn, Bioorganic/Chemistry
Current Status: QA Officer, Shining Ocean, Inc.