Grad School Y3

Dalton J. Hermans

Biography

Education: 
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Molecular Biology major
B.S., 2017

Dalton is currently completing his thesis through the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars program.

Hermans

Laura E. Padilla

Biography


Entering Class: 2019

Education:
Northwestern University
Neuroscience and Spanish majors
B.A., 2017

MSTP Student Governance:

Laura E.

Andrea M. Maxwell

Biography


Education:
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Psychology and Neuroscience majors
B.S., 2017

Honors and Awards:

UMN MSTP student Andrea Maxwell

Edith Hernandez

Biography


Education: 
University of Texas, El Paso
Biomedical Science and Psychology majors, Chemistry minor
B.S.(2), 2017

MSTP Student Governance:

Edith Hernandez

Sarah M. Wall

Biography


Education: 
Middlebury College
Neuroscience major, Spanish minor
B.A., 2016

MSTP Student Governance:

  • Student Advisory Committee, 2020-22
  • Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, 2022-24

Thesis advisor: Stephen Jameson, Ph.D.

Thesis Research

Nature and function of a lethal response to secondary bacterial infection in an immune memory chimera mouse model.

Publications 

For work prior to the UMN MSTP:

UMN MSTP student Sarah Wall

José C. Valentín López

Biography


Education:
University of Puerto Rico, Cayey
Chemistry major
B.S., 2019

MSTP Student Governance:

  • Student Advisory Committee, 2021-23
  • Student Admissions and Recruitment Committee, 2022-24 (co-chair 2023-24)
  • Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, 2022-24

Thesis advisor: Scott Dehm, Ph.D.

Thesis Research

Androgen receptor variants and prostate cancer progression.

UMN MSTP student Jose Valentin Lopez

Olivia C. Smith

Biography


Education:
University of South Florida
Cell and Molecular Biology major, Psychology minor
B.S., 2015

MSTP Student Governance:

UMN MSTP student Olivia Smith

Anders J. Lindstedt

Biography


Education: 
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology majors
B.S., 2017

Thesis Advisor: Tanya Freedman, Ph.D.

UMN MSTP student Anders Lindstedt

Dominique E. Earland

Biography


Education: 
Southern Methodist University
Biological Sciences and Human Rights majors, Biomedical Anthropology minor
B.A./B.S., 2017

MSTP Student Governance:

Dominique E.

Saurin A. Kantesaria

Biography


Education:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Biomedical and Health Sciences Engineering major, Chemistry minor
B.S., 2018

North Carolina State University
Biomedical and Health Sciences Engineering major
B.S., 2018

MSTP Student Governance:

Saurin A.Kantesaria