Choose Development! Fellows
2021 Fellows
![]() Jose Hernandez-Trejo (2020-2021)
University of Southern California
Mentor: Gage Crump
Lab Mentor: D’Juan Farmer University of Southern California |
![]() Isabella Higgins (2021)
University of Massachusetts
Mentor: Madelaine Bartlett
University of Massachusetts | ![]() Talia Marc (2021)
Union College
Mentor: Marnie Halpern
Lab Mentor: Cagney Coomer
Dartmouth College |
![]() ![]() Zachary Mayne (2021)
Montana State University
Mentor: Christa MerzdorfMontana State University | ![]() Katherine Norton (2021) New York University
Mentor: E. Jane Hubbard New York University | ![]() José Segura-Bermudez (2021) The Ohio State University
Mentor: Aaron Goldman Lab Mentor: Jacob Panten The Ohio State University |
![]() Christian Torres (2021)
Northeastern Illinois University
Mentor: Jorge CantúNortheastern Illinois University | ![]() Jahmiyes Wright (2021)
University of Arizona
Mentor: Lisa NagyUniversity of Arizona |
Alumni
![]() ![]() | Chibuzo Anojulu* (2013-2014)
Pennsylvania State University
Mentor: Celeste Nelson
Lab Mentor: Victor Varner Princeton University *Graduated | ![]() | Evan Brooks* (2016-2017)
North Carolina State University
Mentor: Nanette Nascone-Yoder
2016 Lab Mentor: Martha Alonzo-Johnsen 2017 Lab Mentor: Mike Dush North Carolina State University *Graduate Student at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
![]() | Alexander Calderon* (2014)
Case Western Reserve University
Mentor: Diana Ramirez-Bergeron
Case Western Reserve University *Graduate Student at New York University | ![]() | Alexis Camacho-Avila* (2017-2018)
California State University, Northridge
Mentor: Crystal Rogers
Lab Mentor: Lisa Sorrells Smith California State University, Northridge *Graduate Student at California Statue University, Northridge |
![]() | Naiga Cottingham* (2013-2014)
University of Pittsburgh
Mentor: Judith Yanowitz Lab Mentor: Mainpal Rana University of Pittsburgh *Medical Student at Thomas Jefferson University | ![]() | Dylan Faltine-Gonzalez* (2013-2014)
University of Hawaii Manoa
Mentor: Alexandra Joyner Lab Mentor: Alberto Rosello Diez Sloan-Kettering Institute *Graduate Student at Lehigh University |
![]() | Fran Franceschini Lopez* (2016)
University of Puerto Rico, Ponce
Mentor: Jeremy Nance Lab Mentor: Joshua Abrams New York University *Medical Student at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine | ![]() | Edgar Gutierrez* (2013-2015)
University of California, Davis
Mentor: Suzanne Mansour Lab Mentor:Lisa Urness University of Utah *Graduate Student at Fresno State University |
![]() | Talia Hart* (2015)
San Francisco State University
Mentor: Carmen Domingo San Francisco State University *Graduate Student at Harvard University | ![]() | Iliana Hernandez* (2014-2016)
New Mexico State University
Mentor: Graciela Unguez Lab Mentor: Matthew Pinch New Mexico State University *Graduated |
![]() | Lindsey Hernandez* (2018)
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Mentor: Melissa Rogers Rutgers New Jersey Medical School *Graduated | ![]() | Grace Jean* (2018)
University of Miami
Mentor: Mark Martindale Whitney Marine Laboratory *Graduate Student at Stanford University |
![]() | David Lakomy* (2013-2014)
Rice University
Mentor: Daniel Wagner Lab Mentor: Bhavna Tandon Rice University *Medical Student at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine | ![]() | Jennifer Lidgard (2013)
Boise State University
Mentor: Mary Dickinson Lab Mentor: Ross Anthony Poche Baylor College of Medicine |
![]() | Davoneshia (Missy) Lollis (2019-2020)
Rice University
Mentor: Daniel Wagner Rice University *Graduate School at Duke University | ![]() | Davys Lopez* (2013)
University of Florida Gainesville
Mentor: Jeremy Nancez Lab Mentor: Diana Klompstra New York University *Graduate Student at Columbia University |
![]() | Jesus Martinez-Gomez* (2013-2015)
University of Washington
2013, 2015 Mentor: Verónica Di Stilio Lab Mentor: Kelsey Galimba University of Washington 2014 Mentor: E. Jane Albert Hubbard Lab Mentor: Olga Pekar New York University *Graduate Student at Cornell University | ![]() | Raquel Maynez* (2017) University of Utah
Mentor: Michael Shapiro Lab Mentor: Anna Vickrey University of Utah *Graduated |
![]() | Matheo Morales (2017) Arizona State University
Mentor: Bruce Appel University of Colorado, Denver | ![]() |
Amanda Neves* (2018)
University of Calgary
Mentor: Benedikt Hallgrimsson Lab Mentor: David Katz University of Calgary *Graduated |
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Christopher Pineda* (2013-2014)
San Francisco State University
Mentor: Laura Burrus San Francisco State University *Graduate Student at San Francisco State University | ![]() | Brittany Prioleau* (2013)
Winthrop University
Mentor: Heather Evans-Anderson Lab Mentor: Pooja Pardhanani Winthrop University *Graduated |
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Caroline Pritchard (2016-2017)
Lehigh University
Mentor: Alana O'Reilly Lab Mentor: Dara Whalen Fox Chase Cancer Center | ![]() | Diana Ramirez (2018-2019)
University of California, Berkeley
Mentor: Carmen Domingo Lab Mentor: Julio Ramirez San Francisco State University |
![]() | Josean Reyes Rivera* (2016, 2018)
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piédras
Mentor: David Weisblat Lab Mentor: Chris Winchell University of California, Berkeley *Graduate Student at University of California, Berkeley | ![]() |
Amber Rock* (2017)
Bowdoin College
Mentor: Mark Martindale Whitney Marine Laboratory *Graduate Student at Harvard University |
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Victor Roman Rivera* (2014-2015)
University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón
2014 Mentor: Kate Lewis Lab Mentor:Sam England Syracuse University 2015 Mentor: Martine L. Behra Lab Mentor: Luis Colon Cruz *Graduate Student at Ponce Health Sciences University | ![]() | Julissa Suarez Navarro (2019)
University of California, Davis
Mentor: Nadean Brown Lab Mentor: Bernadett Bosze University of California, Davis |
![]() | Krissie Tellez* (2013)
San Francisco State University
Mentor: Carmen Domingo San Francisco State University *Postdoc University of California, San Diego | ![]() |
Adriana Vélez (2018-2019)
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piédras
2019 Mentor: Michael GeorgieffLab Mentor: Phu Tran University of Minnesota 2018 Mentor: Mariana Wolfner Cornell University |
![]() | Jessa Westheimer (2019-2020)
Carnegie Mellon University
Mentor: Rosa Uribe Lab Mentor: Joshua Moore Rice University | ![]() | Christian Wilson* (2017)
Reed College
Mentor: Mariana Wolfner Cornell University *Graduated |
![]() | Lauryn Worley (2019-2020)
Fayetteville State University
2020 Mentor: Ann C. Morris University of Kentucky
2019 Mentor: Mariana Wolfner
Lab Mentor: Qinan Hu
Cornell University |
Fellows in the news:
- Missy Lollis and Jessa Westheimer - Choose Development! aims to increase diversity in developmental biology, July 15, 2019
- Talia Hart - Hart was the undergraduate speaker at San Francisco State University's commencement, May 25, 2017
- Naiga Cottingham- Paper on joint cartilage formation published in Developmental Biology, online April 21, 2017.
- Evan Brooks- "Evan Brooks ‘18 Makes Early Strides Toward a Career in Research and Teaching", North Carolina State University, April 27, 2016
- Jesus Martinez-Gomez- "Cultivating Discovery: Undergraduate Research in UW Biology", University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences, May 13, 2016
- Jesus Martinez-Gomez- "Budding Biologists", The Daily, May 15, 2013
- Brittany Prioleau- "Junior Biology Student Selected for CHOOSE Development! Fellowship", Winthrop University News & Events, April 11, 2013