Welcome to all of our MaineHealth Institute for Research summer undergraduate interns!

Please welcome all of our students who are here as part of our Summer Undergraduate Research Program. Thanks to all of our mentors for their support, and Rob Koza, Liz Bergst, and Chris Ellis for outstanding program leadership!

Student Name, Mentor, and Department	Hometown	School and year
Noor Abduljaleel Igor Prudovsky, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Westbrook, Maine	Rising Senior University of Southern Maine
Luca Costea Jeffrey Florman, MD Neurosurgery	Greenland, New Hampshire	Rising Senior Bates College
Margeurite Dallaire Adriana Rosato, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Biddeford, Maine	Graduating Senior University of Southern Maine
Daniel Fournier Volkhard Lindner, MD, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Lewiston, Maine	Rising Senior University of Southern Maine
Ethan Furr Kevin Stein, PhD Center for Interdisciplinary Population and Health Research	Scarborough, Maine	Rising Junior University of Pittsburgh
Mavy Ho Ziru Li, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Gorham, Maine	Rising Junior Bates College
Alexandra Inger Robert Smith, MD and Rebecca Robich, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Yarmouth, Maine	Rising Junior Bates College
Katherine Knox Michaela Reagan, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Framingham, Massachusetts	Rising Senior University of Southern Maine
Warren Lin Sergey Ryzhov, MD, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Arcadia, California	Rising Senior Boston College
William Aidan Martel Katherine Motyl,PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Cumberland, Maine	Rising Junior Kalamazoo College
Lina Gomez Mesa Cara Frankenfeld, PhD Center for Interdisciplinary Population and Health Research	Bogota, Colombia	Graduating Senior Universidad de Los Andes
Matthew Michaud Sergey Ryzhov, MD, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Portland, Maine	Post-Baccalaureate University of Southern Maine
Sara Naizghi Kristen Woodberry, PhD Center for Clinical and Translational Science	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Senior Berea College
Khushi Panchal Arturo Hernandez, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Vadodara, India	Rising Senior Mount Holyoke College
Kathryn Pfister David Seder, MD Critical Care Medicine	Kennebunkport, Maine	Rising Senior Tufts University
James Reilly Matt Lynes, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Basking Ridge, New Jersey	Rising Junior Colby College
Ryan Reno Matt Lynes, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Gorham, Maine	Graduating Senior Colby College
Dana Schwartz James Bohnhoff, MD Center for Interdisciplinary Population and Health Research	Cape Elizabeth, Maine	Rising Junior Hamilton College
Abigail Shumway Ilka Pinz, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Winthrop, Maine	Rising Senior American University
Miranda Silva Arturo Hernandez, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	York, Maine	Rising Senior University of Southern Maine
Evan Skufca Aaron Brown, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Niskayuna, New York	Rising Junior Bates College
Semma Twining Lucy Liaw, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Brunswick, Maine	Rising Senior Carleton College
Safaa Umar Robert Koza, PhD Center for Molecular Medicine	Sacramento, California	Rising Senior Fresno Pacific University
Yaerin Wallenberger Kahsi Pedersen, PhD Center for Clinical and Translational Science	Hartsdale, New York	Rising Senior Bowdoin College
Olivia Weeks Elizabeth Scharnetzki, PhD Center for Interdisciplinary Population and Health Research	Portland, Maine	Rising Senior Bard College