
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
e.sharkey@wustl.edu

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

Edwin G. Peña-Martínez
Mentor: Dr. Koichi Kawakami, National Institute of Genetics (NIG)
Institution: University of Puerto Rico
edwin.pena1@upr.edu

Aaron Ortiz
Mentor: Dr. Noriyoshi Sakai, National Institute of Genetics (NIG)
Institution: New Mexico Tech
aaron.ortiz@student.nmt.edu

Emily Kim
Mentor: Dr. Takashi Yoshimura, Nagoya University
Institution: Amherst College
ekkim25@amherst.edu

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

Joanna Lee
Mentor: Dr. Kiyoshi Naruse, National Institute of Basic Biology (NIBB)
Institution: Boston University
joclee@bu.edu

Yamil Miranda Negron
Mentor: Dr. Koichi Kawakami, National Institute of Genetics (NIG)
Institution: University of Puerto Rico
yamil.miranda1@upr.edu

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