Current Students and Alumni
2025 Students
Student Co-Director
Student Co-Director
Rylan Howell
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Mentor: Eugene Koay, M.D., Ph.D.
Caleigh Donnelly
California University of Science and Medicine
Mentor: George Calin, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael Bian
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Raymond Sánchez
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Mentor: Nicolas Palaskas, M.D.
Ameya Singh
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Mentor: Caroline Chung, M.D.
Jenna Gray
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Mentor: Lauren Averett Byers, M.D.
Paula Gbenebitse
CUNY School of Medicine
Mentor: Anil K. Sood, M.D.
Aaron Malekan
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Mentor: Kelly Nelson, M.D.
Julia Kim
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Mentor: Seyed Moghaddam, M.D.
Matthew Becker
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville
Mentor: Laura Beretta, Ph.D.
Claire Eiden
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Mentor: Justin Bird, M.D.
Diego Cruz
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Mentor: Jeffrey Molldrem, M.D.
Eric Nutz
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Mentor: Pavlos Msaouel, M.D., Ph.D.
Kevin Choi
Creighton University School of Medicine
Mentors: Abdullah A. Osman, Ph.D.
David Rakay
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
Mentor: Michael Spiotto, M.D., Ph.D.
Jennifer Park
University of Houston College of Medicine
Shekhar Gugnani
University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine
Mentor: Mark Zafereo, M.D.
Saipriya Metla
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Mentor: Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D.
Anushka Mandalapu
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Mentor: Nagham Al-Zubidi, M.D.
Jean Schneider
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Mentor: Michael Curran, Ph.D.
Iman Ahmed
Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Mentor: Rahul Sheth, M.D.
Warren Van Nort
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Mentor: Sangeeta Goswami, M.D., Ph.D.
Nicolas Oltean
State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Mentor: Andrew G Sikora, M.D., Ph.D.
Jenny Hong
R Franklin Un of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School
Mentor: John Heymach, M.D., Ph.D.
Avanthi Puvvala
Florida Atlantic University, College of Medicine
Mentor: Isabelle Bedrosian, M.D.
Andrew Lara
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Mentor: Moran Amit, M.D., Ph.D.
Sarah Afif
CUNY School of Medicine
Mentor: Scott Evans, M.D.
Sashank Sabbineni
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Mentor: Jennifer Wargo, M.D.
SOAR Alumni
2024 Students
Ahmad Abdelhadi
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Mentor: Mark E. Zafereo, M.D.
Edian Cuevas Salas
Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
Mentor: Jeffrey Molldrem, M.D.
Elizabeth Eversole
University of Houston College of Medicine
Mentor: Aileen Chen, M.D.
Joshua Haney
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Mentor: Bora Lim M.D.
Sonali Joshi
California University of Science and Medicine
Mentor: Amy C. Moreno, M.D.
Sophia Lopez
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Mentor: Marites Melancon, Ph.D.
Vikram Murugan
Creighton University School of Medicine
Mentor: Justin Bird, M.D.
Raj Patel
Texas A&M University School of Medicine
Mentor: Scott E. Evans, M.D.
Aadil Sheikh, Ph.D.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Mentor: Michael Curran, Ph.D.
Keerthana Sureshkumar
University of Miami LM Miller School of Medicine
Mentor: Ravin Ratan, M.D.
Isha Thapar
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Jeffrey N. Myers, M.D.
Emily Wang
RUTGERS-New Jersey Medical School
Mentor: Nicolas Palaskas, M.D.
Ashley Yang
RUTGERS-New Jersey Medical School
Mentor: Lauren Byers, M.D.
Sarah Chacko
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Mentor: Laurence Court, Ph.D.
Ali Ebada
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
at Dallas
Mentor: Joseph H. McCarty, Ph.D.
Aleah Frison
University of Houston College of Medicine
Mentor: Valerae Lewis, M.D.
Taylor Jefferson
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Mentor: Clifton Fuller, M.D. Ph.D.
Ryan Kempen
University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
Mentor: Alda Tam, M.D.
Anurag Majumdar
Cooper Medical School at Rowan University
Mentor: Sangeeta Goswami, M.D., Ph.D.
Julia Papapanagiotou
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Mentor: Shannon N. Westin, M.D.
Trenton Reinicke
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Mentor: David J. Tweardy, M.D.
Kathryn Sherry
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Mentor: Larissa Meyer, M.D.
Bill Tang
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Mentor: Rahul Sheth, M.D.
Olivia Tran
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Mentor: Kathleen Schemeler, M.D.
Noel Yang
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Mentor: Devarati Mitra, M.D.