
Mitchell Dyen
Mentor: Dr. Yasuhiro Kamei
National Institute of Basic Biology (NIBB)
Institution: University of Central Florida
mitchmd2030@gmail.com

Adam Leszczynski
Mentor: Dr. Yasuhiro Kamei
National Institute of Basic Biology (NIBB)
Institution: Stevens Institute of Technology
adam.leszczynski@stonybrook.edu

Taylor Rossiter
Mentor: Dr. Takashi Yoshimura
Nagoya University
Institution: York College of Pennsylvania

Melissa Spigelman
Mentor: Dr. Noriyoshi Sakai
National Institute of Genetics
Institution: Montclair State University
spigelmanm@montclair.edu

Lindsey Washiashi
Mentor: Dr. Koichi Kawakami
National Institute of Genetics
Institution: UC Santa Barbara
lindsey.washiashi@gmail.com

Nate C. Wilson
Mentor: Dr. Takashi Yoshimura
Nagoya University
Institution: Millersville University
ncwilson@umass.edu

Talyia Griffin
Mentor: Dr. Kiyoshi Naruse, National Institute of Basic Biology (NIBB)
Institution: Albany State University/ Cornell University
talyia.griffin00@gmail.com

Liz Sharkey
Mentor: Dr. Takashi Yoshimura, Nagoya University
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
elizabethvsharkey@gmail.com

Samantha Yang
Mentor: Dr. Kiyoshi Naruse, National Institute of Basic Biology (NIBB)
Institution: University of California, Berkeley/Carnegie Mellon University
samanthayang33@gmail.com

Edwin G. Peña-Martínez
Mentor: Dr. Koichi Kawakami, National Institute of Genetics (NIG)
Institution: University of Puerto Rico
epea@wustl.edu

Aaron Ortiz
Mentor: Dr. Noriyoshi Sakai, National Institute of Genetics (NIG)
Institution: New Mexico Tech

Emily Kim
Mentor: Dr. Takashi Yoshimura, Nagoya University
Institution: Amherst College
write2emilykim@gmail.com

Ceren Citak
Mentor: Dr. Kiyoshi Naruse, National Institute of Basic Biology (NIBB)
Institution: Mt. Holyoke College
citak22c@mtholyoke.edu

Jay Miguel Fonticella
Mentor: Dr. Takashi Yoshimura, Nagoya University
Institution: Harvard University
18fonticellaj@gmail.com

Sayumi York
Mentor: Dr. Kiyoshi Naruse, National Institute of Basic Biology (NIBB)
Institution: Boston University
syork@ndm.edu

Yamil Miranda Negron
Mentor: Dr. Koichi Kawakami, National Institute of Genetics (NIG)
Institution: University of Puerto Rico
yamilmiranda117@yahoo.com

Luke Nicholson
Mentor: Dr. Takashi Yoshimura, Nagoya University
Institution: Columbia University
lsn2116@columbia.edu

Paolo Turano
Mentor: Dr. Noriyoshi Sakai, National Institute of Genetics (NIG)
Institution: Rutgers University
pst34@gsbs.rutgers.edu