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Former Students

2024

Ziyad Al Dabbagh

  • Undergraduate: Alfaisal University
  • Major: Bachelor of Medicine
  • Graduation: May 2026
  • Mentor: Phillip Owens, PhD

Ella Bachman

  • Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati
  • Major: Neuroscience
  • Graduation: Expected May 2025
  • Mentor: Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD
  • LinkedIn:  Ella Bachman profile

Hailey Harrell

  • Undergraduate: Howard University
  • Major: Health Science
  • Graduation: May 2025
  • Mentor: Karthick Chella Krishnan, PhD
  • LinkedIn:   Hailey Harrell profile

Adel Kalou

  • Undergraduate: Alfaisal University
  • Major: Bachelor of Medicine
  • Graduation: May 2026
  • Mentor: Yanbo Fan, MD, PhD

Wael Kalou

  • Undergraduate: Alfaisal University
  • Major: Bachelor of Medicine
  • Graduation: Expected May 2026
  • Mentor: Yi-Gang Wang, MD, PhD
  • LinkedIn:  Wael Kalou profile

Ryan Nguyen

  • Undergraduate: Rutgers University - New Brunswick
  • Major: Biotechnology
  • Graduation: May 2025
  • Mentor: Wei Huang, PhD
  • LinkedIn:   Ryan Nguyen profile

Anthony Pham

  • Undergraduate: University of Toledo
  • Major: Biology
  • Graduation: Expected May 2025
  • Mentor: Chen Gao, PhD
  • LinkedIn:   Anthony Pham profile

Asia Raulerson

  • Undergraduate: Albany State University
  • Major: Biology
  • Graduation: December 2024
  • Mentor: Wei Huang, PhD
  • LinkedIn:    Asia Raulerson profile

Malik Richardson

  • Undergraduate: Morehouse College
  • Major: Biology
  • Graduation: May 2025
  • Mentor: Donald Lynch, MD
  • LinkedIn:    Malik Richardson profile

Srikumaran Sakthivel

  • Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati
  • Major: Neuroscience
  • Graduation: Expected May 2027
  • Mentor: Kevin Haworth, PhD
  • LinkedIn:   Srikumaran Sakthivel profile

Benjamin Spanenberg

  • Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati
  • Major: Biomedical Engineering
  • Graduation: May 2025
  • Mentor: Christy Holland, PhD
  • LinkedIn:    Benjamin Spanenberg profile

Kamya Tootle

  • Undergraduate: Prairie View A&M University
  • Major: Biology
  • Graduation: Expected May 2025
  • Mentor: Jack Rubinstein, MD
  • LinkedIn:    Kamya Tootle profile

 

 

SURF Heart Students 2024

2022

Anwesa Basa

  • Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati
  • Major: Medical Sciences
  • Graduation: May 2024
  • Mentor: Kevin Haworth, PhD
    Current Status: Clinical Research Coordinator at Nationwide Children's Hospital
  • LinkedIn: Anwesa Basa profile

Tessa Carby

  • Undergraduate: Western Kentucky University
  • Major: Biochemistry
  • Graduation: Expected May 2025
  • Mentor: Konstantinos Drosatos, PhD
  • LinkedIn: Tessa Carby profile

Florence Mumbi

  • Undergraduate: Florida State University
  • Major: Biochemistry
  • Graduation: May 2023
  • Mentor: Chen Gao, PhD
  • Current status: Research Assistant at University of Kentucky
    LinkedIn: Florence Mumbi profile

Grace Oh

  • Undergraduate: Biola University
  • Major: Biochemistry
  • Graduation: May 2023
  • Mentor: Karthick Chella Krishnan, PhD
  • Current status: PhD Graduate student in Molecular Developmental Biology (MDB) at CCHMC
  • LinkedIn: Grace Oh profile

Luna Orozco

  • Undergraduate: Baylor University
  • Major: Anthropology
  • Graduation: Expected May 2025
  • Mentor: Onur Kanisicak, PhD
  • LinkedIn: Luna Orozco profile
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2021

Eden Bayer

  • Undergraduate: University of Mississippi
  • Major: Biology
  • Graduation: May 2023
  • Mentor: A. Phillip Owens, PhD
  • Current status: Ohio State University Medical student
  • LinkedIn: Eden Bayer profile

Ahmet Bilgili

  • Undergraduate: University of Florida
  • Major: Biomedical Engineering
  • Graduation: May 2023
  • Mentor: Kevin Haworth, PhD
  • Current status: University of Florida Medical student
  • LinkedIn: Ahmet Bilgili profile

Sulekh Fernando-Peiris

  • Undergraduate: Vassar College
  • Major: Physics
  • Graduation: May 2022
  • Mentor: Christy Holland, PhD
  • Current Status: Research Assistant at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine
  • LinkedIn: Sulekh Fernando-Peiris profile

Olivia Hanselman

  • Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
  • Major: Biomedical Engineering
  • Graduation: May 2023
  • Mentor: Michael Tranter, PhD
  • LinkedIn: Olivia Hanselmann profile

Elyse Martin

  • Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati
  • Major: Medical Sciences
  • Graduation: May 2022
  • Mentor: Jack Rubinstein, MD
  • Current status: Lab Technologist
  • LinkedIn: Elyse Martin profile
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2020 (Remote only)

Ahmet Bilgili Deferred to 2021

Elyse Martin Deferred to 2021

Samantha Ford

  • Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati
  • Major: Biology and Neuroscience
  • Graduation: May 2021
  • Mentor: Christy Holland, PhD
  • Current Status: Pursuing a Master’s in Medical Sciences at the University of Kentucky 
  • LinkedIn: Sam Ford profile

Maxwell King

  • Undergraduate: Albion College
  • Major: Biochemistry
  • Graduation: May 2021
  • Mentor: Michael Tranter, PhD
  • Current Status: Central Michigan University Medical School
  • LinkedIn: Max King profile

Gillian Styring

  • Undergraduate: Vassar College
  • Major: Biology
  • Graduation: May 2022
  • Mentor: A. Phillip Owens, PhD
  • Current Status: Pursuing a Master’s of Bioethics Degree at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg University School of Public Health
  • LinkedIn: Gillian Styring profile

2019

Bailey Stone

  • Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati
  • Major: Medical Sciences
  • Graduation: May 2020
  • Mentor: Phil Owens, PhD
  • Current Status: University of Cincinnati Medical School
  • LinkedIn: Bailey Stone profile

Lilian Walton

  • Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati
  • Major: Biology
  • Graduation: May 2021
  • Mentor: Evangelia Kranias, PhD
  • Current Status: Indiana University Medical Student
  • LinkedIn: Lillian Walton profile

Mary Seramur

  • Undergraduate: Albion College
  • Major: Biochemistry
  • Graduation: May 2020
  • Mentor: Michael Tranter, PhD
  • Current Status: PhD Graduate Student at Wake Forest School of Medicine
  • LinkedIn: Mary Seramur profile

Ranjani Ramasubramanian

  • Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
  • Major: Biomedical Engineering
  • Graduation: May 2022
  • Mentor: Jack Rubinstein, MD
  • Current Status: PhD Graduate Student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania
  • LinkedIn: Ranjani Ramasubramanian profile

Sydney Collins

  • Undergraduate: Duke University
  • Major: Biomedical Engineering
  • Graduation: May 2022
  • Mentor: Christy Holland, PhD
  • Current Status: PhD Graduate Student in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University
  • LinkedIn: Sydney Collins profile
2019 AHA SURF students

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