McNair M.D./Ph.D. Scholars

9^th Year M.D./Ph.D. Student

3^rd Year Medical Student, Class of December 2019

University of Texas at Austin, BS Neurobiology, 2010, Summa Cum Laude

Baylor College of Medicine, Ph.D.

Neuroscience, Class of 2018

Thesis: Exploring the molecular changes in MECP2 disorders and their response to interventions

Mentor: Huda Zoghbi, M.D.

8^th Year M.D./Ph.D. Student

3^rd Year Medical Student, Class of December 2019

Pomona College, BA Molecular Biology, 2011, Magna Cum Laude

Baylor College of Medicine, Ph.D.

Quantitative & Computational Biosciences, Class of 2018

Thesis: Applying evolutionary action to the interpretation and prioritization of rare variants in complex diseases

Mentor: Olivier Lichtarge, M.D., Ph.D.

7^th Year M.D./Ph.D. Student

3^rd Year Medical Student, Class of 2020

University of Texas at Austin, BS Mathematics and Psychology with Highest Honors, 2012

Baylor College of Medicine, Ph.D.

Neuroscience, Class of 2018

Thesis: Inhibition in the CNS: the role of Neuroligin 2 in inhibitory synapse specification and an improved inhibitory optogenetic tool

Mentor: Mingshan Xue, Ph.D.

7^th-year M.D./Ph.D. student, 5^th-year Graduate Student

Duke University, B.S.E., Biomedical Engineering, 2012, Magna Cum Laude

Graduate Program: Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine

Research Interest: Cancer genomics and cancer cellular signaling.

Mentor: Trey Westbrook, Ph.D.

6^th Year M.D./Ph.D. Student, 4^th Year Graduate Student

University of California, San Diego, BS, Human Biology, 2009

Graduate Program: Developmental Biology

Research Interest: Target Specific Functions of Interneurons in Olfactory Circuits and Mental Health

Mentor: Benjamin Arenkiel, Ph.D.

6^th Year M.D./Ph.D. Student, 4^th Year Graduate Student

Boston University, BA Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 2012, Summa Cum Laude

Graduate Program: Translational Biology & Molecular Medicine

Research Interest: Neuroblastoma initiates tumor-promoting inflammation via induction of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFa) in monocytes

Mentors: Leonid Metelitsa, M.D., Ph.D. (thesis) and Heidi Russell, M.D., Ph.D. (clinical)

6^th-year M.D./Ph.D. student, 4^th-year Graduate Student

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, B.S., Cellular and Molecular Biology, 2013, with Honors

Graduate Program: Developmental Biology

Research Interest: Genetics and pathogenic mechanisms of mitochondrial disorders

Mentor: Hugo Bellen, D.V.M., Ph.D.

5^th Year M.D./Ph.D. Student, 3^rd Year Graduate Student

Johns Hopkins University, BA Neuroscience, 2013

Graduate Program: Developmental Biology

Research Interest: Genetic causes underlying pediatric epilepsy

Mentor: Mingshan Xue, Ph.D.

5^th Year M.D./Ph.D. student, 3^rd Year Graduate Student

University of South Carolina, B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Honors College, Summa Cum Laude

Graduate Program: Rice University Bioengineering

Research Interest: Craniofacial surgery and tissue engineering and biomaterials

Mentor: Antonios Mikos, Ph.D.

4^th Year M.D./Ph.D. Student, 2^nd Year Graduate Student

Texas A&M University, BS Biomedical Sciences, 2012, Cum Laude

Johns Hopkins University, MS Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, 2014

Graduate Program: Molecular & Human Genetics

Research Interest: The role of TFIIS in transcription fidelity and cancer in humans

Mentor: Christophe Herman, Ph.D.

4^th Year M.D./Ph.D. Student, 2^nd Year Graduate Student

University of California, Los Angeles, BS Neuroscience, 2014

Graduate Program: Neuroscience

Research Interest: Using the cortical micro-circuitry to advance machine learning

Mentor: Andreas Tolias, Ph.D.

3^rd Year M.D./Ph.D. Student, 1^st Year Graduate Student

University of Notre Dame, BS Biochemistry & Arabic Language, 2012, Magna Cum Laude

University of Guelph, MS Molecular & Cellular Biology, 2015

Graduate Program: Translational Biology & Molecular Medicine

Research Interest: Role of the gut microbiome in human endocrinology & behavior

Mentor: TBD

3^rd Year M.D./Ph.D. Student, 1^st Year Graduate Student

Johns Hopkins University, BS Cellular and Molecular Biology

Graduate Program: Translational Biology & Molecular Medicine

Research Interest: Cancer Biology

Mentor: TBD

3^rd Year M.D./Ph.D. Student, 1^st Year Graduate Student

University of California, Berkeley, BA Cellular and Molecular Biology, 2015, Cum Laude

Graduate Program: Translational Biology & Molecular Medicine

Research Interest: Immunology and Endocrinology

Mentor: TBD