Current Participants
NASA/BMSIS YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAM IN SPACE BIOSCIENCES
Mastewal Abate
Education
B.S. Biochemistry (Notre Dame de Namur University 2013)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. George Cooper (NASA Ames)
Metadel Abegaz
Education
M.S. Marine Sciences (San Francisco State University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Ruth Globus (NASA Ames)
Daniel Alnasir
Education
B.S. Biomedical Engineering (San Jose State University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Joshua Alwood (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)
Ankita Chatterji
Education
B.A. Psychology (University of California at Riverside, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharya (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)
Ivy Fernandes
Education
B.S. Bioengineering (Santa Clara University 2018)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharya (NASA Ames)
Palmer Fliss
Education
M.S. Geobiology (University of Minnesota 2014)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Milena Popovic (NASA Ames)
Brieanna Goo
Education
B.S. Biomolecular Engineering (Santa Clara University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Ruth Globus (NASA Ames)
Moniece Gothard
Education
M.S. Clinical Psychology (Notre Dame de Namur University 2015)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Ann-Sofie Schreur (NASA Ames)
Cameron Hearne
Education
B.S. Microbial Biology (UC Berkeley 2014)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Niki Parenteau (NASA Ames)
Elias Holte
Education
B.S. Physics (Minnesota State University Moorhead 2018)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Alfonso Davila (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
Shiyin Lim
Education
B.S. Biomedical Engineering (Santa Clara University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Eduardo Almeida (NASA Ames)
Sherina Malkani
Education
B.S. Bioengineering (UC San Diego 2018)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Sylvain Costes & Dr. Egle Cekanaviciute (NASA Ames)
Stephanie Meursing
Education
M.S. Geology (San Jose State University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Tom Bristow (NASA Ames)
Eric Moyer
Education
B.S. Biomedical Engineering (Ohio State University 2013)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. April Ronca (NASA Ames)
Matthew Murray
Education
B.S. Bioengineering (Santa Clara University 2016)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Patricia Parsons-Wingerther (NASA Ames)
Patrick Nicoll
Education
B.A. Psychology (Gonzaga University 2014)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. David Smith (NASA Ames)
Ramsey Nissan
Education
M.S. Bioengineering (Santa Clara University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth Blaber (NASA Ames)
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)
Marina Predovic
Education
B.S. Bioengineering & Public Health (Santa Clara University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Patricia Parsons-Wingerther (NASA Ames)
Sneha Ramesh
Education
B.S. Computer Science (Santa Clara University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Patricia Parsons-Wingerther (NASA Ames)
Brooke Rothschild-Mancinelli
Education
M.Res. Systems & Synthetic Biology (Imperial College London 2017)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Mark Ditzler (NASA Ames)
Shaelyn Silverman
Education
B.S. Biology & Neuroscience (University of Colorado, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Sanjoy Som (NASA Ames)
Cassandra Stawicki
Education
B.S. Biomedical Engineering (Santa Clara University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Ann-Sofie Schreur (NASA Ames)
Sonette Steczina
Education
M.S. Bioengineering (Santa Clara University, in progress)
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)
Nisha Subramanian
Education
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (UC Berkeley 2018)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Joshua Alwood (NASA Ames)
Sofia Tieze
Education
B.S. Biology (Haverford College 2017)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharya & Dr. Sergio Santa Maria (NASA Ames)
Samantha Torres
Education
Masters in Public Health (San Francisco State University, in progress)
Location
Mountain View, California
Advisor
Dr. Ruth Globus (NASA Ames)
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
Anshuman Acharya
Education
B.S. Astronomy & Astrophysics (Indian Institute of Science, in progress)
Location
Punjab, India
Advisor
Dr. Dimitra Atri (BMSIS)
Abhijeet Anand
Education
M.S. Physics (Indian Institute of Science 2017)
Location
Bengaluru, India
Advisor
Dr. Dimtra Atri (BMSIS)
Theresa Chu
Education
B.S. Biochemistry (Santa Clara University, in progress)
Location
San Jose, California
Advisor
Dr. Milena Popovic (BMSIS)
Akshay Dhargave
Education
B.S. Engineering (University of Mumbai 2017)
Location
Mumbai, India
Advisor
Dr. Dimitra Atri (BMSIS)
Calo Granero
Education
B.S. Information Systems (University of Sao Paulo, in progress)
Location
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Advisor
Dr. Dimitra Atri (BMSIS)
Prashansa Gupta
Education
M.S. Physics (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, in progress)
Location
Mohali, India
Advisor
Dr. Dimitra Atri (BMSIS)
Nandita Hari
Education
M.S. Engineering (Indian Institute of Science 2017)
Location
Blacksburg, Virginia
Advisor
Dr. Dimitra Atri (BMSIS)
Leepakshi Johar
Education
B.S. Bioengineering (Santa Clara University, in progress)
Location
Fremont, California
Advisor
Dr. Jim Cleaves (BMSIS)
Sumeet Kulkarni
Education
M.S. Physics (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, in progress)
Location
Pune, India
Advisor
Dr. Sanjoy Som (BMSIS)
Jennifer Moreno
Education
B.A. Psychology (San Jose State University, in progress)
Location
San Jose, California
Advisor
Dr. Andro Rios (BMSIS)
Jyoti Prakash
Education
M.S. Physics (Jawaharlal Nehru University 2018)
Location
Bihar, India
Advisor
Dr. Dimtra Atri (BMSIS)
Francisco Gutierrez Ramirez
Education
B.S. Biology (Santa Clara University, in progress)
Location
San Jose, California
Advisor
Dr. Andro Rios (BMSIS)
Molika Sinha
Education
M.S. Biotechnology (Texas A&M 2018)
Location
College Station, Texas
Advisor
Dr. Dimitra Atri (BMSIS)
Tara Vega
Education
B.S. Environmental Science (Oakland University, in progress)
Location
Rochester, Michigan
Advisor
Dr. Afshin Khan (BMSIS)
Ertem Vehid
Education
M.S. Wind Energy Engineering (Technical University of Denmark, in progress)
Location
Copenhagen, Denmark
Advisor
Dr. Dimitra Atri (BMSIS)
Morgan Willis
Education
B.S. Biological Sciences (Park Point University, in progress)
Location
Bridgeport, West Virgina
Advisor
Gina Riggio & Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra (BMSIS)