
B.A. in Chemistry, Hendrix College, Conway, AR
Hometown: Little Rock, AR
Mentor: Dr. Lu Huang
Research: Ontogeny and metabolism of lung myeloid cells in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Hometown: Marion, AR
Mentor: Dr. Clay Jackson-Litteken
Research: Pathogenesis of Acinetobacter

B.S. in Biology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Hometown: Bella Vista, AR
Mentor: Dr. Mark Manzano
Research: Latency regulation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus

B.S. in Biology (Minor in Chemistry), Cleveland State University
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Mentor: Dr. Jason Stumhofer
Research: Host immune response to Plasmodium parasites

B.S. Chemistry (ACS certified Biochemistry), University of Central Arkansas
Hometown: Cabot, AR
Mentor: Dr. Karl Boehme
Research: The role of pyroptosis in mammalian orthoreovirus (reovirus) induced myocarditis.

B.S. in Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Mentor: Dr. J. Craig Forrest
Research: Host response to Gammaherpesvirus infection

B.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Harding University
Hometown: Rowlett, Texas
Mentor: Dr. Jon Blevins
Research: Cyclic dinucleotide-dependent signaling and pathogenesis in the relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia turicatae

Training in Systems Pharmacology and Toxicology (T-SPaT) T32 NIGMS Fellowship
Marie Chow Memorial Research Awardee
B.S. in Biology, University of Arkansas
M.S. in Biology, University of Central Arkansas
Hometown: El Dorado, AR
Mentor: Dr. Jason Stumhofer
Research: Our lab focuses on the immune response to Plasmodium infection.

B.S.: Virginia State University
Hometown: Bryant, AR
Mentor: Dr. Forrest
Research: Host Response to Gammaherpesvirus Infections

B.S. Molecular Biotechnology, B.A. Chemistry, University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Hometown: Hyderabad, India
Mentors: Dr. J. Craig Forrest, Dr. Mark Manzano
Research: Studying the role of Peroxisomes in MHV68 infection

B.S. in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno
Hometown: Sparks, NV
Mentor: Dr. Jon Blevins
Research: Bacterial regulatory networks that contribute to pathogenesis and environmental adaptation of relapsing fever Borrelia

B.A. in Organismal Biology, Fayetteville State University, NC
Hometown: Fayetteville, NC
Mentor: Dr. Clay Jackson-Litteken
Research: Stress-responsive tRNA modifications in Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis

B.S. in Biology, University of Central Arkansas
Hometown: Midlothian, TX
Mentor: Dr. J. Craig Forrest
Research: Host response to Gammaherpesvirus and Plasmodium coinfection