BME

Melissa A. Walsh

Biography


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

MSTP Student Governance:

  • Student Admissions and Recruitment Committee, 2023-24


Honors & Awards:

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows, National Cancer Institute, 2024 - 2028

 

Thesis Advisor: Benjamin Hackel, Ph.D.

Publications:

For work prior to the UMN MSTP:

Melissa A. Walsh

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

Honors and awards:

Saurin A.Kantesaria

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, 2020-2025
  • 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