Med School Y1

Leeanne M. Vázquez Ramírez

Biography


Education:
University of Puerto Rico - Cayey
Biology major, Multidisciplinary Neuroscience minor
B.S., 2022

MSTP Student Governance:

  • Student Advisory Committee, 2025-2026
  • WISM, 2025-2026

Leeanne is in the first year of Medical School and is rotating through labs to identify a thesis advisor. 

Publications:

For work prior to the UMN MSTP:

UMN MSTP student Leeanne Vazquez Ramirez

Carter E. Sellner

Biography


Education:
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Genetics, Cell Biology & Development major, Pharmacology minor
B.S., 2022

MSTP Student Governance:

  • JEDI Committee, 2025-2026


Carter is in the first year of Medical School and is rotating through labs to identify a thesis advisor. 

Publications

For work prior to the UMN MSTP:

UMN MSTP student Carter Sellner

Delaney Medcalf

Biography


Education:
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Biology major, Chemistry, Psychology, Liberal Arts minors
B.S., 2023

MSTP Student Governance:

  • WISM, 2025-2026


Delaney is in the first year of Medical School and is rotating through labs to identify a thesis advisor. 

Publications

For work prior to the UMN MSTP:

UMN MSTP student Delaney Medcalf

Jack A. McGuire

Biography


Education:
Washington University
Biomedical Engineering major, Biomedical Data Science minor
B.S., 2025

MSTP Student Governance:

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


Jack is in the first year of Medical School and is rotating through labs to identify a thesis advisor.

UMN MSTP student Jack McGuire

Ryan B. Leriche

Biography


Education:
University of Oregon
Biology major, Chemistry minor
B.S., 2021


Ryan is in the first year of Medical School and is rotating through labs to identify a thesis advisor.

Publications

For work prior to the UMN MSTP:

Kwong J, Lin J, Leriche R, Wozny TA, Shaughnessy A, Schmitgen A, Shirvalkar P. Quantifying Pain Location and Intensity with Multimodal Pain Body Diagrams. J Vis Exp. 2023 Jul 7;(197). 

UMN MSTP student Ryan Leriche

Chloe S. Gilkesson

Biography


Education:
Agnes Scott College
Neuroscience major
B.S., 2022

MSTP Student Governance:

  • JEDI Committee, 2025-2026


Chloe is in the first year of Medical School and is rotating through labs to identify a thesis advisor. 

UMN MSTP student Chloe Giklesson

Brittany Davidson

Biography


Education:
University of California - Santa Cruz
Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology major
B.S., 2020

MSTP Student Governance:

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


Brittany is in the first year of Medical School and is rotating through labs to identify a thesis advisor. 

Publications

For work prior to the UMN MSTP:

UMN MSTP student Brittany Davidson

Ayeisha N. Colon-Ortiz

Biography


Education:
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
Molecular Biology major
B.S., 2023

MSTP Student Governance:

  • Student Advisory Committee, 2025-2026


Ayeisha is in the first year of Medical School and is rotating through labs to identify a thesis advisor. 

UMN MSTP student Ayeisha Colon Ortiz

Sarah M. Wall

Biography


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

University of Minnesota
Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Ph.D., 2025

Honors & Awards:

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 2024 - 2026


MSTP Student Governance:

UMN MSTP student Sarah Wall