G3 and G4

G3 Scholars

(She/Her)

Education: BS, Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Omaha
Mentor: David Warren
Research Interests: Aging, Brain Imaging, Alzheimer's Disease
Career Interests: Neurology, Clinical Trials
About Me: I spent 2020 rebuilding a camper that I have taken on several cross-country road trips.

(he/him/his)

(she/her)

Education: BSBA in Economics, Creighton University
Mentor: Rebecca Oberley-Deegan, PhD
Research Interests: Protection of healthy tissue in the context of cancer chemoradiation
Career Interests: Oncology
Highlights: 2023 Marie Curie Award, Rad Research Society
About Me: I have a zoo pass, and my favorite part is feeding the koi.

(He/Him)

Education: BA, Carleton College

Research Interests: Immunology and Environmental Health

Career Interests: Undecided

About Me: I have two cats.

(she/her)

Education: BS, Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Mentor: Tony Wilson, PhD
Research Interests: Cognitive neuroimaging of healthy aging and the role of sleep disruption in Alzheimer’s disease
Career Interests: Clinical interest: Neurology, Research Interest: Translational Cognitive Neuroimaging in healthy and pathological aging with an emphasis on modifiable risk factors and social determinants of health
Highlights: Nancy and Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Scholarship, and 2020 Dr. Debra Romberger Dedicated Student Award.
About Me: As a kid, I learned how to cross-stitch and crochet from my grandma. Crochet is still one of my favorite hobbies and I have recently taken up knitting and embroidery. I think quilting will be next.

(she/her)

Education: BS, Chemistry, Chadron State College
Mentor: Joyce Solheim, PhD
Research Interests: Immuno-oncology
Highlights: Community Impact Award, UNMC Office of Community Engagement; Trainee Poster Award, Child Health Research Institute Pediatric Research Forum
About Me: In 2023, I completed the Omaha Public Library Reading Challenge to read 12 books in specified categories. I've made a new goal to complete this challenge every year.

(she/her)

Education: BS, Chemical Engineering and BS, Microbiology North Carolina State University
Mentor: Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD
Research Interests: Impact of social health programming on adolescent nutrition and cardiovascular health, maternal-fetal nutrition, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, social determinants of health
Career Interests: Clinical Specialty: Emergency Medicine/Wilderness Medicine; Research Interest: interventions to address social determinants of health, providing high-quality medical care in low-resource settings
Highlights: F30 award, National Institutes of Health Social Programming Affects Risk in Kids of Latent Endothelial Disease program
About Me: I have four amazing dogs (an Irish Wolfhound, a Great Dane, and 2 mixes), and I love doing nose work and agility with them.

(he/him)

Education: BS, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
Mentor: Tony Wilson, PhD
Research Interests: How various dimensions of early trauma exposure (i.e., threat vs. deprivation, timing, chronicity) contribute to neurodevelopmental alterations and the acquisition of adaptive and deleterious behaviors related to psychopathology.
Career Interests: My goal is to be a child and adolescent psychiatrist who studies the vulnerability of neural circuitry throughout sensitive periods in development that may contribute to mental health disorders.
Highlights: Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA (F30) from the NIMH, Graduate Student of Distinction, AACAP Life Members Mentorship Grant
About Me: I’ve played violin with the Nebraska Medical Orchestra for the past 5 years and still never practice my scales.

(he/him)

Education: BS, Mathematics, Microbiology and Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Mentor: Tammy Kielian, PhD
Research Interests: Immunology, Neuroscience, Infectious Disease
Career Interests: Physician Scientist (PI and clinician), Emergency Medicine/Neurology/Immunology/ID
About Me: In M1 year, I adopted a Golden Retriever; her name is Sage.