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
Mentor: Dr. Pechous
Research: Pathogenesis of Yersinia pests

 

 

 

Nicole Turnage
B.S.: Arkansas Tech University; MS: University of Arkansas
Mentor: Dr. Forrest
Research: Mechanisms of Gammaherpesvirus Pathogenesis