Current Participants
NASA/BMSIS YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAM IN SPACE BIOSCIENCES
Metadel Abegaz

Education
M.S. Marine Sciences (San Francisco State University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Ruth Globus (NASA Ames)
Nicholas Bense

Education
M.S. Bioinformatics (Northeastern University 2017)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Jen Blank (BMSIS/NASA Ames)
Genesis Berlanga

Education
M.S. Geology and Geophysics (University of Hawaii at Manoa 2017)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Tom Bristow (NASA Ames)
Theresa Chu

Education
B.S. Biochemistry (Santa Clara University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Milena Popovic (NASA Ames)
Molly Coyne

Education
M.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Georgetown University 2018)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Eduardo Almeida (NASA Ames)
Roberta Dolling-Boreham

Education
B.Eng. Electrical and Biomedical Engineering (McMaster University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharya (NASA Ames)
Seanna Fess

Education
B.S. Physics & Biology (Carnegie Mellon University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Steve Howell and Dr. Mary Beth Wilhelm (NASA Ames)
Brieanna Goo

Education
B.S. Biomolecular Engineering (Santa Clara University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Ruth Globus (NASA Ames)
Elias Holte

Education
B.S. Physics (Minnesota State University Moorhead 2018)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Alfonso Davila (NASA Ames)
Charles Houseman

Education
B.S. Microbiology (San Francisco State University, 2019)
Advisor
Dr. Ruth Globus (NASA Ames)
Simranjit Kalotia

Education
B.S. Biological Sciences (San Jose State University 2017)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Joshua Alwood (NASA Ames)
Paul Kramer y Rosado

Education
B.S. Molecular Biotechnology & Physics (University of Barcelona, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Brad Bebout
Moniece Lowe

Education
M.S. Clinical Psychology (Notre Dame de Namur University 2015)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Ann-Sofie Schreur (NASA Ames)
Enya Mistry

Education
Irvington High School
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Eduardo Almeida
Nathan O’Neil

Education
M.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology (San Francisco State University 2018)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Ruth Globus (NASA Ames)
Jennifer Piaseczny

Education
M.S. Atmospheric Science (University of California - Davis, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Sanjoy Som (NASA Ames)
Santiago Cadena Rodriguez

Education
PhD in Marine Sciences (CINVESTAV, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Brad Bebout
Steffy Tabares Ruiz

Education
B.S. Biology (Santa Clara University 2019)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Ruth Globus (NASA Ames)
Olivia Stimpel

Education
B.S. Kinesiology (West Valley, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth Blaber (NASA Ames)
Sonali Verma

Education
B.S. in Molecular Biology (University of San Francisco)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. David Smith
Deshan Yapabandara

Education
B.S. Biology (currently at De Anza College)
Location
Sunnyvale, California
Advisor
Mark Ditzler
Jhony Zavaleta

Education
B.S. Physiology (San Francisco State University 2017)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharya (NASA Ames)
BMSIS YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAM
Ismael Acosta

Education
Bachelor in Biology, Bachelor in Astronomy (Universidad de la República, Facultad de Ciencias)
Advisor
Dr. Omer Markovitch
Débora Atanes

Education
Bachelor in Information Systems (University of São Paulo)
Advisor
Dr. Dimitra Atri
Berfin Dağ

Education
Molecular Biology and Genetics (Afyon Kocatepe University)
Advisor
Dr. Omer Markovitch
Anastasios Mastroanastasiou

Education
BSc in Medical Sciences with a Major in Biomedicine (Karolinska Institutet)
Advisor
Dr. Jim Cleaves
Rakshanda Sajeed

Education
M. Tech in Bioinformatics (International Institute of Information Technology)
Advisor
Dr. Milena Popovic
Cathryn Sephus

Education
Bachelors of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology (University of Arizona)
Advisor
Dr. Betul Kaçar
Havishk Tripathi

Education
Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering (Rutgers University)
Advisor
Drs. Jim Cleaves & Chris Butch