Wes Bland
B.S.: Harding University
Mentor: Dr. Forrest
Research: Mechanisms of Gammaherpesvirus Pathogenesis
Katelynn Brann
B.S.: Merrimack College
Mentor: Dr. Voth
Research: Coxiella cellular microbiology
Amanda Dragan
B.S.: Mount Union University (OH)
Mentor: Dr. Voth
Research: Cell biology of Coxiella burnetti
Marcelle Dina Zita
B.S.: University of Arkansas-Little Rock
Mentor: Dr. Boehme
Research: Mechanisms of reovirus protein synthesis
Michael Eledge
B.S.: Harding University
Mentor: Dr. Boehme
Research: Defining type-1 interferon responses to reovirus
Arundhati Gupta
B.S., M.S.: St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India
Mentor: Dr. Forrest
Research: Mechanisms of gammaherpesvirus pathogenesis
Leah Horn
B.S.: Indiana State University
Mentor: Dr. Stumhofer
Research: Immune response to Plasmodium infection
Samantha Huckuntod
B.S.: Missouri University for Science and Technology
Mentor: Dr. Pechous
Research: Mechanisms of Yersinia pestis virulence
Clay Litteken
B.S., M.S.: St. Louis University
Mentor: Dr. Blevins
Research: Borrelia turicatae gene regulation and pathogenesis
William MacCain
B.S.: Harrisburg University (PA)
Mentor: Dr. Young
Research: Bacterial cell structure
Bernice Nounamo
B.S.: University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Mentor: Dr. Jia Liu
Research: Host intrinsic immunity and poxvirus
Kara O’Neal
B.S.: Southern Arkansas University
Mentor: Dr. Stumhofer
Research: Immune response to Plasmodium infection
Shana Owens
B.S.: University of Arkansas at Monticello
Mentor: Dr. Forrest
Research: Mechanisms of gammaherpesvirus pathogenesis
Aura Ramirez
B.S., M.S.: University of the Andes (Colombia)
Mentor: Dr. Smeltzer
Research: Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus
Joseph Rom
B.S.: George Mason University
Mentor: Dr. Smeltzer
Research: Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus
Hayley Theriot
B.S.: Louisiana State University
Rotating student
Nicole Turnage
B.S.: Arkansas Tech University; MS: University of Arkansas
Mentor: Dr. Forrest
Research: Mechanisms of Gammaherpesvirus Pathogenesis