Choose Development! Fellows

SDB Fellow	Mentor Team
Davoneshia (Missy) Lollis (2019) (Rice University)	Daniel Wagner, Academic Mentor (Rice University)
Diana Ramirez (2018-2019) (East Los Angeles College)	Carmen Domingo, Academic Mentor Julio Ramirez, Lab Mentor (San Francisco State University)
Julissa Suarez Navarro (2018) (University of California, Davis)	Nadean Brown, Academic Mentor Bernadett Bosze, Lab Mentor (University of California, Davis)
Adriana Vélez (2018-2019) (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piédras)	Michael Georgieff, Academic Mentor (2019) Phu Tran, Lab Mentor (University of Minnesota) Mariana Wolfner, Academic Mentor (2018) (Cornell University) Watch Video
Jessa Westheimer (2019) (Carnegie Mellon University)	Rosa Uribe, Academic Mentor (Rice University)
Lauryn Worley (2019) (Fayetteville State University)	Mariana Wolfner, Academic Mentor Qinan Hu, Lab Mentor (Cornell University)

Alumni

SDB Fellow	Mentor Team
Chibuzo Anojulu* (2013-2014) Pennsylvania State University	Celeste Nelson, Academic Mentor Victor Varner, Lab Mentor (Princeton University) "Cellular mechanisms that drive branching morphogenesis in the embryonic chicken lung." Watch Video *Graduated
Evan Brooks (2016-2017) (North Carolina State University)	Nanette Nascone-Yoder, Academic Mentor Martha Alonzo-Johnsen, Lab Mentor (2016) Mike Dush, Lab Mentor (2017) (North Carolina State University) Watch Video *Currently a graduate student at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Alexander Calderon* (2014) Case Western Reserve University	Diana Ramirez-Bergeron, Academic Mentor (Case Western Reserve University) "HIF and Notch noncanonical pathways affect the emergence and differentiation of cardiovascular progenitor cells." Watch Video *Currently a graduate student at New York University
> Alexis Camacho-Avila (2017-2018) (California State University, Northridge)	Crystal Rogers, Academic Mentor Lisa Sorrells Smith, Lab Mentor (California State University, Northridge) Watch Video
Naiga Cottingham* (2013-2014) University of Pittsburgh	Judith Yanowitz, Academic Mentor Mainpal Rana, Lab Mentor (University of Pittsburgh) "Characterization of xnd-1 function in germline development." Watch Video *Currently a medical student at Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Dylan Faltine-Gonzalez* (2013-2014) University of Hawaii Manoa	Alexandra Joyner, Academic Mentor Alberto Rosello Diez, Lab Mentor (Sloan-Kettering Institute) "The nervous system’s role in the symmetrical development of limb bones." Watch Video *Currently a graduate student at Lehigh University
Fran Franceschini Lopez (2016) (University of Puerto Rico, Ponce)	Jeremy Nance, Academic Mentor Joshua Abrams, Lab Mentor (New York University) Watch Video *Currently a medical student at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Edgar Gutierrez* (2013-2015) University of California, Davis	Suzanne Mansour, Academic Mentor Lisa Urness, Lab Mentor (University of Utah) "FGF, BMP, SHH signaling pathways regulate morphogenesis of the inner ear." Watch Video *Currently a graduate student at Fresno State University
Talia Hart* (2015) San Francisco State University	Carmen Domingo, Academic Mentor (San Francisco State University) "Differences in the plasticity of neural ectoderm cells in X. laevis embryos. Watch Video *Currently a graduate student at Harvard University
Iliana Hernandez* (2014-2016) (New Mexico State University)	Graciela Unguez, Academic Mentor Matthew Pinch, Lab Mentor (New Mexico State University) "MyoD from three different electric fish species used to induce a muscle phenotype in mouse fibroblasts." Watch Video *Graduated
Lindsey Hernandez (2018) (Rutgers New Jersey Medical School)	Melissa Rogers, Academic Mentor (Rutgers New Jersey Medical School) Watch Video
Grace Jean (2018) (University of Miami)	Mark Martindale, Academic Mentor (Whitney Marine Laboratory) Watch Video
David Lakomy* (2013-2014) Rice University	Daniel Wagner, Academic Mentor Bhavna Tandon, Lab Mentor (Rice University) “Development of a zebrafish Port Wine Stain model.” Watch Video *Currently a medical student at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Jennifer Lidgard (2013) Boise State University	Mary Dickinson, Academic Mentor Ross Anthony Poche, Lab Mentor (Baylor College of Medicine) “Characterization of the Ronin and Cyclin D1 retinal phenotypes.”
Davys Lopez* (2013) University of Florida Gainesville	Jeremy Nance, Academic Mentor Diana Klompstra, Lab Mentor (New York University) “Localization of the polarity regulator PAC-1 by components of the cadherin-catenin complex.” *Currently a graduate student at Columbia University
Jesus Martinez-Gomez* (2013-2015) University of Washington	Verónica Di Stilio, Academic Mentor - 2013, 2015 Kelsey Galimba, Lab Mentor - 2013, 2015 (University of Washington) “Characterizing a male sterile homeotic mutant and using Yeast Two Hybrid to test the Ranuncluid B-class protein interaction.” E. Jane Albert Hubbard, Academic Mentor - 2014 Olga Pekar, Lab Mentor - 2014 (New York University) Watch Video *Currently a graduate student at Cornell University
Raquel Maynez (2017) (University of Utah)	Michael Shapiro, Academic Mentor Anna Vickrey, Lab Mentor (University of Utah) Watch Video
Matheo Morales (2017) (Arizona State University)	Bruce Appel, Academic Mentor (University of Colorado, Denver)
Amanda Neves (2018) (University of Calgary)	Benedikt Hallgrimsson, Academic Mentor David Katz, Lab Mentor (University of Calgary) Watch Video
Christopher Pineda* (2013-2014) San Francisco State University	Laura Burrus, Academic Mentor Lab Mentor (San Francisco State University) “Identifying Wnt ligands involved in neural tube closure.” Watch Video #1 Watch Video #2 *Currently a graduate student at San Francisco State University
Brittany Prioleau* (2013) Winthrop University	Heather Evans-Anderson, Academic Mentor Pooja Pardhanani, Lab Mentor (Winthrop University) “Expression of FGF9/16/20 and Foxp1 in juvenile and adult Ciona intestinalis.” Watch Video *Graduated
Caroline Pritchard (2016-2017) (Lehigh University)	Alana O'Reilly, Academic Mentor Dara Whalen, Lab Mentor (Fox Chase Cancer Center) Watch Video
Josean Reyes Rivera (2016, 2018) (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piédras)	David Weisblat, Academic Mentor Chris Winchell, Lab Mentor (University of California, Berkeley) Watch Video
Amber Rock (2017) (Bowdoin College)	Mark Martindale, Academic Mentor (Whitney Marine Laboratory) Watch Video
Victor Roman Rivera* (2014-2015) (University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón)	Kate Lewis, Academic Mentor - 2014 Sam England, Lab Mentor (Syracuse University) "Interneuron specification in the zebrafish spinal cord." Martine L. Behra, Academic Mentor - 2015 Luis Colon Cruz, Lab Mentor (University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus) "Characterization of genes important during the development and regeneration of the lateral line in zebrafish." Watch Video *Currently a graduate student at Ponce Health Sciences University, Puerto Rico
Krissie Tellez* (2013) San Francisco State University	Carmen Domingo, Academic Mentor Julio Ramirez, Lab Mentor (San Francisco State University) “Characterizing the plasticity of the neural ectoderm during Xenopus laevis embryogenesis.” Watch Video *Currently a graduate student at Stanford University
Christian Wilson (2017) (Reed College)	Mariana Wolfner, Academic Mentor (Cornell University) Watch Video