Visiting Scholars Mentored
2016, 2021, 2022 Xiao-Ning Zhang (sabbatical leave), St Bonaventure University, St Bonaventure, NY
2015–2016 Nan Yao (sabbatical leave), Professor, Sun Yat-Sen University, P. R. China
2013- 2014 Sung-Ha Kim (sabbatical leave), Professor, Korea National University of Education, Korea
2009- 2010 Jiangli Shi (visiting PhD student), Associate Professor, He-Nan Agriculture University
Postdoctoral Researchers Mentored
2015 – 2020 Min Gao, Associate Professor, Northwest A&F University, P. R. China
2018 – 2019 Yubing Yang, Research professor, Sun Yat-Sen University, P. R. China
2015 – 2018 Chong Zhang, Project manager
2011 – 2014 Arianne Tremblay, Scientist, Intrexon Corporation, CA
2011 – 2012 Rena Shimizu, Project Manager, Calpis America Inc, Georgia
2009 – 2011 Guan-feng Wang, Professor, Shandong University
2007 – 2010 Guoying Wang, software engineer, San Francisco
PhD Students
2009-2015 Chong Zhang
2009-2015 Safae Hamdoun
2016-2021 Matthew Fabian
Master’s Students
2019-2020 Leah Vrydagh
2017-2018 Alina Butler*
2016-2017 Ashley Strickland *
2015-2016 Owen Kwok *
2015- 2016 William Angel *
2013-2015 Mark Grzanna
2011-2013 Laurene Dampare
2012-2013 Jeff Shipp *
2011-2013 Nick Seitz
2011-2012 Adib Majlaton *
2009-2010 Jason Salvo *
2008-2009 Timley Swift *
* Students in the Applied Molecular Biology Program
Undergraduates and High School Students
| Student Name | Time | Minority | Female | Scholarship/Award/conference presentation/Co-author on publication |
| Asiya Ahmed | 05/23 – | Y | STEM BUILD | |
| Adithya Lyer | 03/23 – | |||
| Sarah Jawed | 05/22 – 01/2023 | Y | ||
| Livia Zhao (high school) | 07/22 – 12/22 | Y | ||
| Jason Guo (high school) | 07/22 – 08/22 | |||
| Eliza King-Shipman | 01/22–05/22 | Y | ||
| Jillian Lopez | 05/21 – 05/22 | Y | Y | UMBC Merit Scholarship, Faith scholarship |
| Mei Li | 08/21 – 01/22 | Y | McNair Scholar | |
| Maheera Chaudhry | 05/21 -2/22 | Y | Marshall award | |
| Maria Cervasio | 05/21–05/2022 | Y | Oral presentation award at The Joint MAS-ASPB and UMCP Plant Science Symposium. University of Maryland at College Park. May 26-27, 2022. | |
| Aarish Hanif | 01/21- 02/22 | N | N | |
| Hana Tekle Tekle | 06/20 -01/21 | Y | Y | McNair Scholar
Member of Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Research assistant for Undergrads (REU) fellow |
| Brooke Simmons | 06/20 – 05/21 | Y | ||
| Ibrahim Qalawee | 01/20 -01/21 | |||
| John Martinez | 10/19 – 05/23 | |||
| Mi Lee | 09/19 – 05/21 | Y | ||
| Anthony Smith | 09/19 -05/20 | Y | ||
| Mikayla Hanna | 01/19-05/19 | Y | Y | Meyerhoff Scholar
2015 Gates Millennium Scholar |
| Momina Aslam | 09/18-05/20 | Y | Y | |
| Riki Egoshi | 05/18-05/19 | N | Y | Undergraduate research award 2019
Marshall award 2018, 2019 Faculty Excellence Award 2020 Co-author on publication 2019 |
| Jebrail Dempsey | 02/18-05/19 | Y | Y | |
| Amy Yuen | 02/18-05/19 | N | Y | |
| Linda Wiratan | 01/17-05/19 | N | Y | UMBC Valedictorian 2019
Oral presentation at URCAD 2019 Rhodes Scholar finalist 2019 Goldwater Scholarship 2018 Undergraduate research award 2017, 2018 Marshall award 2017 Conference presenter 2017, 2018 Co-author on publication 2017, 2019 |
| Jordan Powers | 06/16-07/16 | N | Visiting student from St Bonaventure University
Conference presenter Co-author on publication 2017 |
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| Benjamin Sparklin | 01/16-05/17 | N | Undergraduate research award 2016
Undergraduate Research Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) presenter |
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| Calvin Thomas | 01/16-05/17 | Y | N | |
| Priyank Patel | 12/15-12/17 | N | N | |
| Sunitha Pawar | 05/15-05/17 | N | Y | Undergraduate research award 2016
URCAD and other conference presenter |
| Inayah Entzminger | 04/15- 2018 | Y | Y | McNair scholarship |
| Thien An Ha | 06/15-09/15 | N | Y | |
| Jesse Schoen | 09/14-05/15 | N | N | |
| Amelia Hallworth | 08/14-05/17 | N | Y | Marshall award 2015 & 2016
Undergraduate research award, 2015 & 2016 Poster award in 17th Mid-Atlantic Plant Biology Biology Minisymposium 2016. URCAD and other conference presenter Co-author on publication 2019 |
| Chan Wha Park | 01/14-05/15 | N | N | |
| Ashley Kwon | 01/14-05/15 | N | Y | Undergraduate research award
URCAD presenter Co-author on publication 2016, 2018 |
| ThuyVy Duong | 04/13-05/14 | N | Y | Co-author on publication 2016 |
| Patricia Hoang | 04/13-05/14 | N | Y | |
| William Angel | 04/13-09/15 | N | N | Marshall award 2014
Undergraduate research award URCAD presenter Co-author on publication |
| Daniela Lin
(High school) |
06/12-08/13 | N | Y | High school science competition presenter
Co-author on publication |
| Gloria Yoon
(High school) |
06/12-08/12 | N | Y | |
| Cecilia Silva | 07/11-08/11 | Y | Y | STEP-UP award
Conferences presenter |
| Dominique Alvis | 05/11-1/13 | N | Y | Marshall award 2012
Conference presenter Co-author on publication |
| Timothy Esworthy | 01/11-06/13 | N | N | |
| Celina Tran | 01/11-06/11 | N | Y | |
| Louise Djapgne | 01/11-06/11 | Y | Y | McNair scholarship |
| Manroop Gill | 06/10-1/13 | N | Y | Undergraduate research award 2011 & 2012
URCAD presenter Co-author on publication |
| Teklu Dawit | 06/10-5/13 | Y | N | Undergraduate research award 2011 & 2012
MARC award 2011-2013 URCAD and other conference presenter Co-author on publication |
| Gina Ng | 01/10-06/10 | N | Y | Co-author on publication |
| Nauman Ayyaz | 09/09-06/10 | N | N | |
| Jin Park | 01/09-06/10 | N | N | Co-author on publication |
| Waseh Siddiqui | 01/09-09/09 | Y | N | McNair scholarship |
| Stephanie Battle | 09/08-06/10 | Y | Y | Undergraduate research award, 2009-2010 MARC award, 2008- 2010Meyerhoff Scholar, 2007 – 2010URCAD and other conference presenterCo-author on publication |
| Lindsey Morningstar | 06/08-09/08 | N | Y | |
| Savana Seabolt | 01/08-09/10 | N | Y | Co-author on publication |
| Boram Kim | 01/08-01/09 | N | Y | |
| Michael Maust Jr., | 01/08-05/08 | N | N | |
| Margarita Tsionsky | 06/07-06/10 | N | Y | Undergraduate research award, 2009-2010
URCAD presenter |
| Lauren Chestang | 05/07-12/07 | Y | Y | |
| Jenna Czarnota | 05/07-12/07 | N | Y | Meyerhoff |
| Frances Chingcuanco | 06/06-01/07 | N | Y | |
| Shalenee Singh | 08/06-03/07 | Y | Y | |
| Sasan Salimian | 02/06-05/09 | N | N | Undergraduate research award, 2007-2009 Meyerhoff Scholar, 2006 – 2009 MARC award, 2007- 2009URCAD and other conference presenterCo-author on publication |
| Wandana Nand | 02/06-05/09 | Y | Y |