Grad School Y3

Kevin H. Zhan

Biography


Education: 
Johns Hopkins University
Biomedical Engineering major
Computer Science minor
B.S., 2020
M.S., 2020

MSTP Student Governance:

  • JEDI Committee, 2022-2026
  • Student Admissions and Recruitment Committee, 2024-2026
  • WISM, 2024-2025


Thesis Advisor: Frank Albert, Ph.D.

UMN MSTP student Kevin Zhan

Elizabeth Schwartz

Biography


Education: 
The Ohio State University
Public Health major
Neuroscience minor
B.S., 2020

MSTP Student Governance:

  • JEDI Committee, 2022-2026
  • WISM, 2022-2026
  • Volunteer Committee, 2024-2026


Thesis Advisors: Radha Rajasingham, M.D., and David Boulware, M.D., M.P.H.

UMN MSTP student Elizabeth Schwartz

Elliott J. Peterson

Biography


Education: 
Pacific Lutheran University
Chemistry major
B.S., 2018

MSTP Student Governance:

  • Student Advisory Committee, 2024-2026 (Chair 2025-2026)


Thesis Advisor: William Pomerantz, Ph.D.

Publications:

For work prior to the UMN MSTP

UMN MSTP student Elliott Peterson

Qianyun Luo

Biography


Education: 
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Biochemistry and Statistics majors
B.S., 2022

Honors & Awards:

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows, National Cancer Institute, 2025 - 2029

Thesis Advisor: Michael Farrar, Ph.D.

UMN MSTP student Qianyun Luo

Izzabella K. Green

Biography


Education: 
Willamette University
Biology major
Chemistry minor
B.A., 2020

MSTP Student Governance

UMN MSTP student Izzabella Green

Emily A. Egusa

Biography


Education: 
California State University - Chico
Cellular and Molecular Biology major
Animal Science, Biochemistry and Chemistry minors
B.S., 2018

Honors & Awards:

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows, National Cancer Institute, 2026 - 2030

MSTP Student Governance: 

UMN MSTP logo

Austin J. Leikvoll

Biography


Education:  
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Genetics, Cell Biology and Development major
B.S., 2019

MSTP Student Governance:

  • JEDI Committee, 2024-2026
  • WISM, 2024-2025


Thesis advisor: Andrew Venteicher, M.D., Ph.D.

Publications: 

For work prior to the UMN MSTP

UMN MSTP student Austin Leikvoll