Mitchell Armstrong
Undergraduate Degree: BS in Microbiology, University of Wisconsin Madison (Madison, Wisconsin)
PREP Project: Bacterial natural competence, secretion and chaining
PREP Faculty Mentor: Briana Burton
Position After PREP: Food Science PhD, University of Wiscosin-Mdison (Madison, WI)
Alaina Houghton-Chamberlain
Undergraduate Degree: BS in Biology and Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, Wisconsin)
PREP Project: IRX3 and Septin7 Interactions in Oocyte Cytoplasm During Germline Cyst Breakdown Primordial Follicle Formation
PREP Faculty Mentor: Joan Jorgensen
Position After PREP: Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Graduate Training Program (PhD), University of Wiscosin-Mdison (Madison, WI)
Autumn Rain Chevalier
Undergraduate Degree: B.S Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, Wisconsin)
PREP Project: Lipidomic research – Metabolic markers in Native American Populations in relation to diabetes and cardiovascular disease
PREP Faculty Mentor: Judith Simcox
Position After PREP: Pathway Liasison, Native American Center For Health Professions (NACHP)
Jessica Lysne
Undergraduate Degree: BS in Neurobiology & Global Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, Wisconsin)
PREP Project: Role of Type VI Secretion Systems in the Mosquito Gut Microbiome
PREP Faculty Mentor: Kerri Coon
Position After PREP: Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Program (PhD), Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)
Lydia Agnew
Undergraduate Degree: BS in Global Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)
PREP Project: Selective Serotonin Receptor Antagonism during Gestation
PREP Faculty Mentor: Laura Hernandez
Position After PREP: Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Graduate Training Program (PhD), University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)
Awards: ABRCMS 2023 Presentation Award (computational and systems biology), Endo 2024 Presidential Poster Competition Winner, 2024 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
Joshua Bruce
PREP Faculty Mentor: Ari Rosenberg
PREP Project: CIP Visual Memory
Undergraduate Degree: BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami (Miami, FL)
Jojo Maier
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Biochemistry, Lawrence University (Appleton, WI)
PREP Project: The Role of Peripheral Serotonin in Age-Related Male Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
PREP Faculty Mentor: Chad Vezina
Position After PREP: Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Graduate Training Program (PhD), University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)
Awards: 2024 NSF GRFP
Alexis Menendez
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Biology and Environmental Science, Carthage College (Kenosha, WI)
PREP Project: Investigating the Role of Sugar Transports in Stem Cell Lineages in the Drosophila melanogaster Ovary
PREP Faculty Mentor: Daniela Drummond-Barbosa
Position after PREP: Environment and Resources program, University of Wisconsin- Madison (Madison, WI)
Awards: AOF fellowship
Grace Semaan
Undergraduate Degree: BS in Chemistry & Forensic Investigation, University of Wisconsin-Platteville (Platteville, WI)
PREP Project: Use of Tn-seq to identify novel Listeria monocytogenes virulence genes
PREP Faculty Mentor: JD Sauer
Position after PREP: Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Program (PhD), Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan)
Allondra Woods
Undergraduate Degree: BS in Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)
PREP project: Biogeochemical Flushing of Uranium in a Contaminated Aquifer; Degradation of Wastewater FOG (fats, oils, and grease)
PREP Faculty Mentor: Erica Majumder
Position after PREP: Biological Engineering Graduate Program (PhD), Utah State University (Logan, Utah)