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

Adam Leszczynski
Mentor: Dr. Yasuhiro Kamei
National Institute of Basic Biology (NIBB)
Institution: Stevens Institute of Technology
aleszcz1@stevens.edu

Taylor Rossiter
Mentor: Dr. Takashi Yoshimura
Nagoya University
Institution: York College of Pennsylvania
trossiter@ycp.edu

Melissa Spigelman
Mentor: Dr. Noriyoshi Sakai
National Institute of Genetics
Institution: Montclair State University
spigelmanm1@montclair.edu

Lindsey Washiashi
Mentor: Dr. Koichi Kawakami
National Institute of Genetics
Institution: UC Santa Barbara
lindsey_washiashi@ucsb.edu

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