Sara Bell joined the program on January 1, 2020, while a second-year student, and is expected to graduate in 2023. Her graduate program is chemistry, and she completed her undergraduate degree in chemistry at Illinois State University. Her current research …
Meet a Trainee: Miles Norsworthy
Miles Norsworthy joined the program as a third-year Cell & Developmental Biology student in January 2020 and is expected to graduate in 2023. He completed his undergraduate degree in molecular & cellular biology at the University of Illinois. His research …
Welcome to new members of the MBM Program
August was a busy month for the MBM Program! As we ease into the fall, please join us in welcoming six new members of our team, beginning with two new trainees:
Samuel Okyem is a second-year chemistry student who …
Meet a Trainee: Karla Ramos-Cruz
Karla Ramos-Cruz joined the program as a first-year graduate student in May 16, 2018 and is expected to graduate in 2022. Her major is bioengineering and she completed her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez. …
Sara Bell and Taylor Jorgensen Present in Research Live! 2021
Congratulations to MBM trainees Sara Bell and Taylor Jorgensen for making it to the finals in this year’s Research Live Showcase!
Sara Bell, who is pursuing her PhD in Chemistry, presented her research on “Single Cell Chemistry of the Brain.” …
Meet a Trainee: Jorge Maldonado De-Jesus
Jorge Maldonado De-Jesus joined the MBM program on May 16, 2018, while a first-year graduate student, and is expected to graduate in 2022. His graduate program is neuroscience and he completed his undergraduate degree in applied biotechnology in the Ana …
Check out our virtual open house!
MBM trainees are creating content to help teach miniature lessons about the brain and give tours of their labs. We’ve put together a few of these in a new page for our website, as a sort of virtual open house.…
Meet a Trainee: Amanda Weiss
One of our first cohort of trainees, Amanda Weiss joined the program as a first-year graduate student January 1, 2018 and is expected to graduate in 2022. She completed her undergraduate degree in neuroscience at Muhlenberg College and is the …
Meet a Trainee: Brian Baculis
As one of our initial trainees, Brian Baculis joined the program as a second-year graduate student January 1, 2018 and is expected to graduate in 2021. His major is neuroscience and he completed his undergraduate degree in neuroscience at Temple …
Meet a Trainee: Kathryn Sullivan
Kathryn Sullivan joined the program as a second-year graduate student in January 2018 and is expected to graduate with a PhD in bioengineering in 2021. She completed undergraduate degrees in materials science & engineering and bioengineering at Carnegie Mellon University. …