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Sinibaldo R. Romero Arocha

Biography


Education: 
North Dakota State University
Biotechnology and Zoology majors, Biochemistry and Chemistry minors
B.S., 2014

MSTP Student Governance:

Sinibaldo

Aditi S. Kulkarni

Biography


Education: 
Swarthmore College
Chemistry major
Mathematics minor
B.A., 2017

Aditi is currently completing her thesis through the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars program.

Publications:

For work prior to the UMN MSTP

Kulkarni A, Chen J, Maday S. Neuronal autophagy and intercellular regulation of homeostasis in the brain. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2018 Aug;51:29-36. Review.

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Jacob A. Noeker

Biography


Education: 
The College of Idaho
Psychology and Biology majors, Music and Pre-Medical minors
B.S., 2018

MSTP Student Governance:

UMN MSTP student Jacob Noeker

Guldamla Kalender

Biography


Education: 
Carleton College
Psychology and Biology majors, Neuroscience minor
B.A., 2014

MSTP Student Governance:

UMN MSTP student Guldamla Kalender

Anisha P. Adke

Biography


Education: 
University of Oregon
Biology major, Chemistry and Global Health minors
B.S., 2018

MSTP Governance:

  • JEDI Committee, 2020-2022, 2024-2026 (Chair 2024-2025)
  • WISM, 2024-2026


Honors & Awards:

Anisha

Joel Pardo

Biography


Education:
University of Miami
Biology major, Chemistry Minor
B.S., 2017

MSTP Student Governance:

  • Student Advisory Committee, 2024-2026


Thesis Advisor: Douglas Yee, M.D.

Joel Pardo

Thomas R. Hougard

Biography


Education:
University of Minnesota
Biochemistry major, Computer Science minor
B.S., 2017

Honors and Awards:

UMN MSTP student Thomas Hougard

Katherine S. Fallon

Biography


Education: 
Marquette University
Physiological Sciences major
B.S., 2016

Honors and Awards:

UMN MSTP student Katherine Fallon

Allison C. Dona

Biography


Education: 
University of Oregon
General Science and Spanish Language & Society majors, Global Health, Chemistry and Biology minors
B.S./B.A., 2019

Honors and Awards:

UMN MSTP student Allison Dona

Katherine E. Dembny

Biography


Education: 
University of Texas - Austin
Neurobiology and Women's & Gender Studies majors, Chemistry and Elements of Computing Cert minors
B.S./B.A., 2017

MSTP Student Governance:

  • Student Advisory Committee, 2022-2024 (chair 2023-2024)
  • Student Admissions and Recruitment Committee, 2022-2023
  • JEDI Committee, 2020-2026
  • WISM, 2024-2025


Thesis Advisors: Tay Netoff, Ph.D.,  Alex Herman, M.D., Ph.D., and David Darrow, M.D., M.P.H.

UMN MSTP student Kate Dembny