BME

Education:  
Wheaton College
Physics, Bioinformatics majors; Chemistry minor
B.A., 2019

Thesis Advisor: Kyoko Yoshida, Ph.D.  

Publications

Kaissar MS, Ghajar-Rahimi E, Meeks A, Shen A, Wu Y, Goergen CJ, Yoshida K. The influence of lactation on postpartum murine heart growth. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2026 Jan:210:1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2025.10.012.

Education:
University of Iowa
Biomedical Engineering major
B.S., 2021

MSTP Student Governance:

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

Thesis advisor: Matthew Johnson, Ph.D. 

Publications

For work prior to the UMN MSTP:

Education: 
University of Chicago
Biochemistry and Chemistry majors
B.S., B.A., 2020

MSTP Student Governance:

• Student Admissions and Recruitment Committee, 2023-24
• Student Advisory Committee, 2025-2026

Honors & Awards:

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: