Current Students
2022 UPWARDS Summer Program Trainees
Nalia Abney
Boston University
Mentor:
Dr. Guocan Wang
Michael Attathikhun
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Sendurai Mani
Malena Blanchard
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Venkata Battula
Hannah Burleson
University of Central Florida
Mentor:
Dr. Clifton Fuller
Duc Ngan Chau
Western Michigan University
Mentor:
Dr. Venkata Battula
Bryan Duong
University of Illinois
Mentor:
Dr. Jennifer Wargo
Maya Ferrell
University of Oklahoma
Mentor:
Dr. Cullen Taniguchi
Elijah Gonzalez
Rice University
Mentor:
Dr. Mark Pagel
Queen Iwundu
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Varsha Gandhi
Srilalitha Jyosyula
Carnegie Vanguard High School
Mentor:
Dr. Laura Beretta
Leila Madanizadeh
Trinity University
Mentor:
Dr. Khandan Keyomarsi
Riley Martin
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Raghu Kalluri
Yamillie Ortiz
St. Catherine University
Mentor:
Dr. Moran Amit
Malcolm Pryor
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Michael Andreeff
Ariah Richards
Rice University
Mentor:
Dr. Robert Behringer
Antaraa Sarkar
Dulles High School
Mentor:
Dr. Paul Shen
Andrea Soriano
Houston Baptist
University
Mentor:
Dr. Dihua Yu
Maria Stenkamp
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Natalie Fowlkes
Ava Valley-Flowers
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. James Welsh
Yidian Ye
University of Washington
Mentor:
Dr. Katharina Schlacher
Alina Ali
Elkins High School
Mentor:
Dr. Nidhi Sahni
Esther Beck
University of Chicago
Mentor:
Dr. Lawrence Kwong
Kayli Bolton
University of Kentucky
Mentor:
Dr. Clifton Fuller
Krysten (Baylee) Chandler
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Sendurai Mani
Lorenzo Cruz
John Hopkins University
Mentor:
Dr. Laura Beretta
Aminah El-Titi
George Bush High School
Mentor:
Dr. Kadir Akdemir
Jayden Fagbola
Baylor University
Mentor:
Dr. Nidhi Sahni
Loraine Gigi
Texas A & M University
Mentor:
Dr. Di Zhao
Kristen Hamilton
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Robert Bast
Kate-Yeonjae Jeong
Kinder High
School
Mentor:
Dr. Michael Davies
Sanghyun Kim
Rice University
Mentor:
Dr. Guocan Wang
Niloofar Madanizadeh
Trinity University
Mentor:
Dr. Khandan Keyomarsi
Ayushi Mohanty
Carnegie Vanguard High School
Mentor:
Dr. Charles Manning
David Phillips
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Di Zhao
Maria Puche
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Roza Nurieva
Jorge Rodas
Amherst College
Mentor:
Dr. David Tweardy
Raha Sharaflari
Columbia University
Mentor:
Dr. Cassian Yee
Harshini Srinvasan
Tompkins High School
Mentor:
Dr. Steven Frank
Anh Ton
University of Texas MD Anderson School of Health Professions
Mentor:
Dr. George Calin
Andrea Waltrip
Mary Washington College
Mentor:
Dr. Raghu Kalluri
Alumni
2021 UPWARDS Summer Undergraduate Program
Awurama Akyianu
Carleton College
Mentor:
Dr. Steven Millward
Olga Batarse
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Rosa Nurieva
Raul Caballero Montes
Texas Wesleyan University
Mentor:
Dr. Stephanie Watowich
Andrea De Leon
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Clifton Fuller
Romina Falahaty
University of California- Los Angeles
Mentor:
Dr.
Cullen Taniguchi
Viraj Govani
Cornell University
Mentor:
Dr. Keri Schadler
Jingwen Hu
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Di Zhao
Thinh Huynh
The College of Wooster
Mentor:
Dr. Jia Wu
Prabhat Kattel
University of Texas- Tyler
Mentor:
Dr. Jim Bankson
Aurian Maleki
Rice University
Mentor:
Dr. Khandan Keyomarsi
Mohammed Mehdi Shahid
Carleton College
Mentor:
Dr. Jihong Wang
Maira Mulla
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Irene Newsham
Alexandre Schnell Ribeiro
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Robert Bast Jr.
Alvina Zia
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. Sendurai Mani
Lusmeralis Almodovar Abreu
University of Puerto Rico
Mentor:
Dr. Kristy Brock
Emily Blitz
University of Arkansas- Fort Smith
Mentor:
Dr.
David Fuentes
Guo Chen
Northwestern University
Mentor:
Dr. Rosa Nurieva
Phuong Anh Dinh
Albion University
Mentor:
Dr. Richard Behringer
Ashley Gelin
Pennslyvania State University
Mentor:
Dr. Micahel Curran
Kristy Hernandez
Houston Baptist University
Mentor:
Dr. George Eisenhoffer
Kai Hung
Rice University
Mentor:
Dr. Jagannadha Sastry
Richa John
University of Texas- Austin
Mentor:
Dr. Anirban Maitra
Negar Koupaei
University of Texas - Austin
Mentor:
Dr. Powell Brown
Nothando Mangena
Carleton College
Mentor:
Dr. Steven Lin
Nafiza Meher
Rice University
Mentor:
Dr. Filippo Giancotti
Navya Murugesan
Tulane University
Mentor:
Dr. Kunal Rai
Mumina Sadullozoda
University of New
York- Brooklyn College
Mentor:
Dr. Keri Schadler