Luke J. Mortensen — luke.mortensen@uga.edu — LinkedIn

• Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia
• Post-doctoral fellow MGH, Harvard Medical School 2011-2014
• Ph.D. University of Rochester 2011
• M.S. University of Rochester 2006
• B.S. University of Toledo 2003

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Kayvan Forouhesh Tehrani — kayvan.tehrani@uga.edu

• Ph.D. University of Georgia 2015
• M.S. University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK 2009
• B.S. Azad University, Tehran, Iran 2006

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Emily Pendleton — emily.pendleton25@uga.edu

• Doctoral Candidate at the University of Georgia
• M.S. Bowling Green State University
• B.S. Bowling Green State University

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Bobby Leitmann — bobby.leitmann@gmail.com

• M.S. student at the University of Georgia
• B.S. University of Georgia

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Ana Maslesa (2016 – Present)

• B.S. in Biology, the University of Georgia (Class of 2019)
• Plans to attend medical school after graduation

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Isaac “Zack” Steinmetz (2017 – Present)

• B.S. in Biological Sciences, the University of Georgia (Class of 2018)

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Ruth Barrow (2016 – Present)

• B.S. in Cellular Biology, the University of Georgia (Class of 2020)
• CURO Scholar
• Plans to enter medical school after graduation

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Kirstyn Parker (2017 – Present)

• B.S. in Nutritional Science, the University of Georgia (Class of 2020)
• Plans to enter medical school or attend graduate school after graduation

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Stephanie Ciricillo (2018)

• B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, the University of Florida (Class of 2019)
• Nanotechnology and Biomedicine REU Program (NSF)
• Plans to earn a graduate degree and enter the biomedical industry

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Robby Ratajczak (2016 – Present)

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, the University of Georgia (Class of 2022)
• UGA Young Dawgs High School Internship

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Previous Members

Adir Mohaban (2016 – 2018)

• B.S. in Biology and Public Health, the University of Georgia (2018)

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Donley Henson  (2016 – 2018)

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, the University of Georgia (2018)

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Kelly Williams (2017)

• B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Brown University (Class of 2020)
• REU Program (NSF)

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Trey Powell (2015-2017)

• B.S. in Biochemical Engineering, the University of Georgia (Class of 2020)
• CURO Scholar
• Plans to join the energy or chemical production industry

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Lanier Lowry (2016)

• B.S. in Neuroscience, Georgia Tech (Class of 2021)
• UGA Young Dawgs High School Internship
• Plans to eventually work for a pharmaceutical company in drug development or with a nonprofit health organization

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Nathan Walter (2015-2016)

• B.S. in Biology, the University of Georgia (2017)
• Currently at the Medical College of Georgia’s AU/UGA Medical Partnership (Class of 2021)

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