GSIP Alumni

The Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine considers GSIP to be one of its most important offerings. Having the opportunity to inspire the next generation of investigators and clinicians is an enormous but gratifying responsibility. We are grateful for the 162 interns who have participated in the program since its inception in 2015.

Name	Home College/University	Mentor
Citlali Aguilera-Rico	Middlebury College	Maria Natalia Vergara, PhD
Ethan Beltrand	St. Olaf College	Karin Payne, PhD
Jack Bozik	Bellarmine University	Sujatha Jagannathan, PhD
Reeya Callychurn	Caldwell University	Xiying Fan, PhD
Yifei Chen	Johns Hopkins University	Ronald Vagnozzi, PhD
Jay-Ho Chung	Middlebury College	Lori Sussel, PhD
Shalika Devireddy	Johns Hopkins University	Tania Reis, PhD
Lucy Egan	University of Colorado Boulder	Michael Verneris, MD
Enkhsanaa Enkhbayar	Stevens Institute of Technology	Nicholas Jacobson, Mdes
Kendall Harrington	UC Berkeley	Jeffrey Jacot PhD
Nhan Huynh	Wabash College	Yiqun Shellman, PhD
Madelyn Jaeger	Colorado School of Mines	Gana Batt PhD
Medrine Kihanga	Earlham College	Kristen Boyle, PhD
Brett Li	University of Colorado Boulder	Kunhua Song, PhD
Sarah Loew	Georgetown University	Santos Franco, PhD
Blake Neiderlander	Allegheny College	Chelsea Magin, PhD
Vrushali Patel	University of Colorado Boulder	Holger Russ, PhD
Maria Francisca Rocha	Bates College	Maria Valeria Canto-Soler, PhD
Antonio Salcido-Alcantar	University of Colorado Boulder	Russell Marians, PhD
Lindsey Smith	Colorado College	Patricia Ernst, PhD
Corey Tesdahl	University of Colorado Boulder	Joseph Brzezinski, PhD, MS

Berea 2022 Interns

Name	Undergraduate Institution	Mentor
Oreoluwa Ladele	Berea College	Xiying Fan, PhD
Jennan Lahamer	Berea College	Igor Kogut, PhD

Name	Undergraduate Institution	Mentor
Joseph Adjei	Rochester Institute of Technology	Ronald Vagnozzi, Ph.D.
Gabriella Annest	University of California, Berkeley	Mary Reyland, Ph.D.
Aleezah Balolia	The University of Colorado, Denver	Santos Franco, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Belcher	North Carolina State University	Kristin Artinger, Ph.D.
Chiara Dart	The University of Colorado, Boulder	Yiqun Shellman, Ph.D.
Phoebe Dillon	Colorado Seminary	Kunhua Song, Ph.D.
Evan Fedorov	Middlebury College	Holger Russ, Ph.D.
Staunton Golding	Vanderbilt University	Jeffrey Jacot, Ph.D.
Dustin Grossman	Georgia State University	Lori Walker, Ph.D.
Sabrina Hafeez	The University of Colorado, Boulder	Jennifer Richer, Ph.D. M.S.
Charles Henry	Clemson University	Joseph Brzezinski, Ph.D., M.S.
Helen Li	Cornell University	Maria Natalia Vergara, Ph.D.
Dayle Matheny	Ball State University	Eric Pietras, Ph.D.
Parth Mody	The University of Pennsylvania	Curt Freed, M.D.
Nupur Pandya	Virginia Commonwealth University	Linda Barlow, Ph.D.
Meet Patel	University of North Alabama	Stanca Birlea, M.D., Ph.D.
Amrita Purkayastha	The University of Colorado, Boulder	Michael Verneris, M.D.
Noah Rainer	Colorado Schoolof Mines	Russell Marians, Ph.D.
Arteen Rasti	Purdue University	Traci Lyons, Ph.D.
Karina Sharma	Middlebury College	Peter Dempsey, Ph.D.
Natalie Shelden	The University of Colorado Boulder	Ganna Bilousova, Ph.D.
Cathy Shi	Carnegie Mellon University	Karin Payne, Ph.D.
Elyse Smiley	Regis University	Patricia Ernst, Ph.D.
Jimmy Tangchittsumran	University of Colorado	Gana Batt, Ph.D.
Raechel Tittor	Missouri Western State University	Nidia Quillinan, Ph.D.

Intern	Undergraduate Institution	Virtual Internship Mentor
Gabriella Annest	University of California, Berkeley	Mayumi Fujita, M.D., Ph.D.
Chiara Dart	University of Colorado Boulder	Yiqun Shellman, Ph.D.

Intern	Undergraduate Institution
Joseph Adjei	Rochester Institute of Technology
Aleezah Balolia	University of Colorado Denver
Evan Fedorov	Middlebury College
Richard Granger	Davidson College
Dustin Grossman	Georgia State University
Roksana Korbi	Caldwell University
Maureen McNamara	University of Colorado Boulder
Parth Mody	The University of Pennsylvania
Nupur Pandya	Virginia Commonwealth University
Meet Patel	University of North Alabama
Amrita Purkayastha	University of Colorado Boulder
Arteen Rasti	Purdue University
Melia Schaefer	The University of Oklahoma
Karina Sharma	Middlebury College
Natalie Shelden	The University of Colorado Boulder
Elyse Smiley	Regis University
Brooke Smith	High Point University
Jimmy Tangchittsumran	University of Colorado
Emily Thomas*	The University of Oklahoma
Raechel Tittor	Missouri Western State University

Intern	Undergraduate Institution	Mentor
Sukriti Bhattarai	University of Southern Mississippi	Shi-long Lu, M.D., Ph.D.
Iryna Chelepis	Utah Valley University	Neil Box, Ph.D.
Kelley Coakley	Regis University	Nidia Quillinan, Ph.D.
Kavya Ganuthula	University of Colorado Denver	Stanca Birlea, M.D., Ph.D.
Elizabeth Golding	Tulane University	Tania Reis, Ph.D.
Griffin Hampton	Colorado School of Mines	Kristin Artinger, Ph.D.
Drew Harrahill	University of Nebraska	Curt Freed, M.D.
Aiden Jacobs	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Holger Russ, Ph.D.
Maggie Jewett	University of Dayton	Jeffrey Jacot, Ph.D.
Madison Kraus	University of Nebraska	Beth Tamburini, Ph.D.
Stefan Marasligiller	Vanderbilt University	Tamara Terzian, Ph.D.
Anna Martch	Colorado Christian University	Enrique Torchia, Ph.D.
Isabella Martus	Middlebury College	Mark Petrash, Ph.D.
Khoa Nguyen*	University of Colorado Boulder	Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Micaela Roy	Middlebury College	Angelo D'Alessandro, Ph.D.
Christopher Schaff	Colorado Mesa University	Joseph Brzezinski, Ph.D.
Marina Schlaepfer	Caldwell University	Lori Walker, Ph.D.
Austin Schoppe*	University of Texas, San Antonio	Karin Payne, Ph.D.
Emily Thomas*	The University of Oklahoma	Chelsea Magin, Ph.D.
Kaleb Todd	Fort Lewis College	Yiqun Shellman, Ph.D.
Ryan Tseng	University of Colorado Denver	Mayumi Fujita, M.D., Ph.D.
Anit Tyagi	University of Denver	Antonio Jimeno, M.D., Ph.D.
Kevin Winkler	University of Colorado Boulder	Michael Verneris, M.D.

Intern	Undergraduate Institution	Mentor
Hiba Anwar	University of Colorado Boulder	Mayumi Fujita, M.D., Ph.D.
Lisa Blackmer-Raynolds	Colby College	Curt Freed, M.D.
Zachary Feuer*	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Karin Payne, Ph.D.
Joseph Gerlach	Cornell University	Kristin Artinger, Ph.D.
Austin Hensley	Clemson University	Joseph Brzezinski, Ph.D.
Halley Herbst	University of Colorado Boulder	Peter Dempsey, Ph.D.
Ryan Lupi	Virginia Polytechnic Institute	Lori Walker, Ph.D.
Anne Lyons	University of Colorado Denver	Jeffrey Jacot, Ph.D.
Eleanor Mackintosh	Davidson College	Tamara Terzian, Ph.D.
Madeline Maloney	Middlebury College	Neil Box, Ph.D.
Sydney Marchando	Colorado School of Mines	Enrique Torchia, Ph.D.
Molly Murphy	University of Notre Dame	Shi-long Lu, M.D., Ph.D.
Khoa Nguyen*	University of Colorado Boulder	Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Joseph O'Brien	Middlebury College	Holger Russ, Ph.D.
Austin Schoppe*	University of Texas, San Antonio	Ganna Bilousova, Ph.D.
Zachary Trottier	Carleton College	Stanca Birlea, M.D. Ph.D.
MacKenzie Walz	Regis University	Paco Herson, Ph.D.
Madison Weber	Bard College	Mark Petrash, Ph.D.
Drake West	University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse	Yiqun Shellman, Ph.D.
Grant Wilson	Azusa Pacific University	Antonio Jimeno, M.D., Ph.D.
Renee Woods	University of Colorado Denver	Michael Verneris, M.D.

Intern	Undergraduate Institution	Mentor
Joy Abraham	Regis University	Joseph Brzezinski, Ph.D.
Michaela Berens	Middlebury College	Enrique Torchia, Ph.D.
Jerry Chang	Davidson College	Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Alyssa Downey	University of Texas, El Paso	Matthew Seefeldt, Ph.D.
Nicholas Elder	Davidson College	Peter Dempsey, Ph.D.
Alisha Eskew	Colorado School of Mines	Curt Freed, M.D.
Nicholas Essek	University of Colorado	Shi-Long Lu, M.D., Ph.D.
Zachary Feuer*	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Karin Payne, Ph.D.
Elena Fulton	University of Puget Sound	Ganna Bilousova, Ph.D.
Alanna Horton	Davidson College	Tamara Terzian, Ph.D.
Katherine Johnson	Middlebury College	Heide Ford, Ph.D.
Roshni Kalkur	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Lori Walker, Ph.D.
Shannon McCallan	Northeastern University	Mayumi Fujita, M.D., Ph.D.
Tricia Oyster	Case Western Reserve University	Antonio Jimeno, M.D., Ph.D.
Jen Pakieser	Regis University	Stanca Birlea, M.D., Ph.D.
Andrew Parker*	Amherst College	Neil Box, Ph.D.
Matthew Ramsey	St. Olaf College	Paco Herson, Ph.D.
Sarah Seiwald	Regis University	Mark Petrash, Ph.D.
Bay Vagher	Fort Lewis College	Yiqun Shellman, Ph.D.
Oscar Yip	Occidental College	Kristin Artinger, Ph.D.

Intern	Undergraduate Institution	Mentor
Smaranda Birlea	Georgia Institute of Technology	Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Christopher Chow	University of Colorado Denver	Curt Freed, M.D.
Aastha Dhakal	The Ohio State University	Wallace Chick, Ph.D.
Sadie Doren	Syracuse University	Heide Ford, Ph.D.
Drew Dyson	Montana State	Karin Payne, Ph.D.
Stephanie Fukui	Miami University of Ohio	Enrique Torchia, Ph.D.
Ryo Iwata	University of Florida	Peter Dempsey, Ph.D.
Daniel Kim	University of Colorado Boulder	Mayumi Fujita, M.D., Ph.D.
Jackson Knappen	The University of Alabama	Lori Walker, Ph.D.
Molly Kubesh	Colorado Mesa University	Paco Herson, Ph.D.
George Lampe	Middlebury College	Mark Petrash, Ph.D.
Dante Merrill	DePaul University	Tom Payne, Ph.D.
Ian Minzer	UC San Diego	Antonio Jimeno, M.D., Ph.D.
Emma Office	Middlebury College	Joseph Brzezinski, Ph.D.
Paige Ostwald*	Colorado State University	Kristin Artinger, Ph.D.
Andrew Parker*	Amherst College	Neil Box, Ph.D.
Andrew Ramos	Syracuse University	Ganna Bilousova, Ph.D.
Andrew Strosnider	Metropolitan State University	Yiqun Shellman, Ph.D.
Michael Wright	University of Denver	Stanca Birlea, M.D., Ph.D.

Intern	Undergraduate Institution	Mentor
Abigail Luman	University of Colorado Denver	Stanca Birlea, M.D., Ph.D.
Paige Ostwald*	Colorado State University	Dennis Roop, Ph.D.
Emily Paton	Santa Clara University	Antonio Jimeno, M.D., Ph.D.
McKennah Repasky	Colorado State University	Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Frances Richardson	Colorado School of Mines	Neil Box, Ph.D.
Madison Rogers	Duke University	Yiqun Shellman, Ph.D.
Benjamin Rudeen	Yale University	Curt Freed, M.D.
Weston Ryan	Syracuse University	Enrique Torchia, Ph.D.
Nicholas Sarai	University of Colorado Denver	Mayumi Fujita, M.D., Ph.D.
Hannah Spears	Lewis & Clark College	Kristin Artinger, Ph.D.
Kaitlin Sweeney	Colorado School of Mines	Karin Payne, Ph.D.

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Applications have closed for the class of 2023. Check back in December for information on applying for the class of 2024.

The program was delighted to host the 21 exceptional interns who participated in the 2022 summer program!

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