Graduate Students

Roshan Dhakal
Rotation Graduate Student (February 2021 – March 2021)
Undergraduate Students

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)
McNair Scholars

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.
High School Students

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.