Kiddy grew up in Ethiopia and graduated with a BA in Biology from Berea College. At Berea, she studied how some organisms transitioned from commensalism to parasitism under the mentorship of Dr. Rosen. Next, she worked at Vanderbilt University...

Rachel grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with dual degrees in Neuroscience and Microbiology. Here, she worked in Dr. Joseph Bergan’s lab studying behavioral neuroscience and completed an honors senior...

Ruitong grew up in China and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2017 and a Master's in Computaional Biology from Harvard School of Public Health in 2019. Prior to her PhD study, Ruitong worked in Bill...

Ayantu was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia before moving to the US in 2013 to pursue her undergraduate studies. She received her BS/MSc degree in Biochemistry from Brandeis University, where she completed her thesis work under the supervision of...

Jasmine grew up in San José, California and graduated from San José State University with a bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology and a minor in Chemistry. While there, she worked in Dr. Brandon White’s lab and investigated the therapeutic mechanisms of...

Amy grew up in San Mateo, California and graduated in 2019 from the University of California, San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in Human Biology with honors. During her bachelor’s degree she conducted research in Dr. Amir Zarrinpar's lab, where she...