Alumni

Seohyun Yim

Undergraduate Research Assistant (August 2022 – December 2022)

Seohyun is a junior at KyungHee University (South Korea) pursuing a B.A. in horticultural biotechnology. She is an exchange student and will stay at the University of Mississippi during the Fall of 2022. After completing her undergraduate degree, she plans to attend graduate school to pursue a master’s degree in molecular biology. 

Krystle Hughes

Undergraduate Research Assistant (June 2022 – August 2022)

Krystle completed her Associate of Science and Associates of Arts from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and now she is a senior at the University of Mississippi majoring in Biology with a minor in Chemistry to obtain a B.A. in Biological Science. She hopes to attend Medical School following her tenure at Ole Miss.

Gabriella Newton

Undergraduate Research Assistant (August 2020 – May 2022)

Gabriella Newton graduated from the University of Mississippi with a B.A. in biology and minors in General Business and Chemistry.

Suzanne Crull

Undergraduate Research Assistant (October 2020 – May 2022)

Suzanne Crull graduated from the University of Mississippi with a B.A. in Biochemistry and a minor in Biology. 

Julia Lott

Undergraduate Research Assistant (November 2020 – May 2022)

Julia graduated from the University of Mississippi with a B.A. in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Spanish.

Matthew Swales

Undergraduate Research Assistant (January 2022 – May 2022)

Matthew graduated from the University of Mississippi with a B.A. in Biology. 

Caroline Clutton

Undergraduate Research Assistant (January 2020 – May 2021)

Caroline graduated from the University of Mississippi with a B.A. in Biology and minors in Spanish and Chemistry.

Chloe Grant

Undergraduate Research Assistant (August 2019 – May 2021)

Chloe graduated from the University of Mississippi with a B.S. in biology and minors in Spanish and Society & Health.

Karlie Grace

Undergraduate Research Assistant (August 2019 – May 2021)

Karlie graduated from the University of Mississippi with a B.A. in biology and psychology.

Bradley Hathaway

Undergraduate Research Assistant (August 2020 – November 2020)

Carol Marcel

Undergraduate Research Assistant (January 2020 – March 2020)

Allen Saffold

Undergraduate Research Assistant (August 2019 – March 2020)

Karen Wong

Undergraduate Research Assistant (October 2019 – September 2020)

Ta’Lacia Williams

Ronald E. McNair Scholar (Summer 2022)

Ta’Lacia is a senior at Grambling State University pursuing a B.S. in Biology. Post undergraduate studies, she plans to pursue an M.D. / Ph.D. in African American clinical research in hopes of bridging the communication gap between African Americans and the medical industry.

Jaikyeron Dukes

Ronald E. McNair Scholar (Summer 2022)

Jaikyeron is a Senior at Rust College, Holly Springs, MS, pursuing a B.S. in Biology. After her undergraduate studies, Jaikyeron plans to enter a graduate/doctoral program to obtain her M.S. and Ph.D. in Toxicology. She hopes to work in the field of Industry and eventually open a research lab dedicated to underrepresented researchers.

McKelvie Maxwell

Ronald E. McNair Scholar (Summer 2022)

McKelvie Maxwell is a Senior at Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS, pursuing a B.S. in Biology. After completing her undergraduate degree, she plans to attend graduate school in pursuit of a Ph.D. in Microbiology. In the future, McKelvie plans to investigate pathogenic bacteria and oral disease.

Kashama Mehta

High School Scholar (Summer 2021)

Kashama is a senior at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Mississippi’s only public residential high school for academically gifted students. Recruited from the ARISE@UM program, she is assisting Abhishesh with the thermomorphogenesis project in Arabidopsis. Kashama plans to get a degree in biological science or mechanical engineering.

Michelle Le

High School Scholar (Summer 2022)

Michelle is a junior at Oxford HS, Mississippi. Recruited from the ARISE@UM program, she will be assisting graduate students with the thermomorphogenesis project in Arabidopsis.

Mairin Sakata

High School Scholar (Summer 2022)

Mairin is a senior at Windermere Preparatory School, Florida. Recruited from the ARISE@UM program, she will be assisting graduate students with the thermomorphogenesis project in Arabidopsis.

Abhinav Naidu

High School Scholar (Summer 2022)

Abhinav is a senior at Delbarton HS, New Jersey. Recruited from the ARISE@UM program, he will be assisting graduate students with the thermomorphogenesis project in Arabidopsis.