MD/PhD - Student List

Griffin Azrak

Program Entrance Year: 2024
Current Year: M2
Hometown: Bedford, New York
Undergraduate Training: B.S. Mathematics, Davidson College, 2021
PhD Advisors: Undecided
Academic interests: Bioinformatics, bioengineering, computational modeling
Hobbies: Weight lifting, hiking, poker, travelling, any NY sports events, being a diva

Charles Marquardt

Program Entrance Year: 2025
Current Year: M1
Hometown: Flagstaff, AZ 
Undergraduate Training: Microbiology BS at Arizona State University 
PhD Advisors: TBD
Academic interests: Cancer, Immunology
Hobbies: Rock climbing, Music

Ryan Grosso

Current Year: M1

Olivia Holman

Current Year: M1

Johnathan Romero

Current Year: M1

Tiffany Juan

Program Entrance Year: 2023
Current Year: G1
Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
Undergraduate Training: B.S. Molecular and Cell Biology, Bioengineering Minor, University of California - Berkeley, 2019
PhD Advisors: Karen Hastings, MD, PhD, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Academic interests: Cancer immunology, cancer genetics
Hobbies: Traveling, enjoying live music and concerts, swimming, painting and all kinds of art, hiking, getting coffee and food with friends

Annika Ozols

Program Entrance Year: 2023
Current Year: G1
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Undergraduate Training: B.S. Medical Studies, Arizona State University, 2020
Graduate Training: M.S. Clinical Translational Sciences, University of Arizona, 2023
PhD Advisors: Amelia Gallitano MD, PhD, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix 
Academic interests: Neuroscience, neuropsychiatric illness, molecular mechanisms underlying risk for neuropsychiatric illness, translational medicine
Hobbies: Powerlifting, fine arts, English literature/poetry

Jonathan Do

Program Entrance Year: 2022
Current Year: G2
Hometown: Upland, CA
Undergraduate Training: B.S. Environmental Toxicology; Pharmacology and Medicine Concentration, University of California Davis, 2022
PhD Advisors: Vladimir Kalinichenko, MD, PhD, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Academic interests: Autophagy, genome stability, DNA damage, stress, regeneration, FOXM1, FOXF1
Hobbies: Cooking, baking, weightlifting

Dominic Julian

Program Entrance Year: 2021
Current Year: G3
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Undergraduate Training: B.S. Neuroscience and Psychology, The Ohio State University, 2016
Graduate Training: M.S. Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2020
PhD Advisor: Rita Sattler, PhD, Barrow Neurological Institute; Michael Kruer, MD, Phoenix Children’s Hospital & University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Academic interests: Pediatric neurology, neurodegenerative diseases (ALS, Alzheimer’s), glial cells, RNA editing, gene discovery in pediatric disorders, cerebral organoids
Hobbies: Vegan cooking, cycling, trail running, art and photography, spending time with my partner and German Shepherd

Sukriti Bagchi

Program Entrance Year: 2019
Current Year: G5
Hometown: Bhilali, India
Undergraduate Training: B.S. Chemistry, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, 2017
PhD Advisor: Christopher Glembotski, PhD, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Academic interests: Cardiology, cardio-oncology, bioenergetics, internal medicine and physiology, epigenetics and gene programs
Hobbies: Gardening, climbing and outdoor activities, cooking, reading, podcasting

Elizabeth Borden

Program Entrance Year: 2018
Current Year: M3
Hometown: Flagstaff, AZ
Undergraduate Training: B.S. Chemistry, Seattle Pacific University, 2018
PhD Advisors: Karen Hastings MD, PhD, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Melissa A. Wilson, PhD, Arizona State University, Kenneth H. Buetow, PhD, Arizona State University
Academic interests: Prioritizing immunogenic neoantigens for personalized cancer therapies.
Hobbies: Spending time with my husband and two kids, reading, board games, hiking, and camping

Vedanshi Bhargava

Program Entrance Year: 2018
Current Year: M4
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Undergraduate Training: B.S. Neuroscience, University of Arizona
PhD Advisors: Yi Su, PhD and Eric Reiman, MD, Banner University Medical Center
Academic interests: Exploring the relationship between metabolic and white matter changes in the AD brain using neuroimaging and blood based biomarkers
Hobbies: Dance, hiking, traveling, hanging out with my two beautiful border collies!

Anngela Adams

Program Entrance Year: 2017
Current Year: M4
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Undergraduate Training: B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Arizona State University, 2015
PhD Advisor: Karen Hastings, MD, PhD, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Academic interests: Dermatology, skin cancer immunology, cutaneous oncology
Hobbies: Dance, barre, cooking

Benjamin Conner

Program Entrance Year: 2017
Residency Program: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Hometown: Mechanicsburg, PA
Undergraduate Training: B.S. Biology with Honors in Biological Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, 2015
Graduate Training: M.S. Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware, 2017
PhD: Clinical Translational Sciences, University of Arizona, 2022
PhD Advisor: Zachary Lerner, PhD; Northern Arizona University
Academic Interests: Biomechanics, assistive technology, motor control, sport and rehabilitation sciences, human performance
Hobbies: Going to the movies, reading fiction, strength and conditioning, hiking/trail running, camping, and spending time with my wife and our pets.

Ashley Guest

Program Entrance Year: 2017
Residency Program: Pediatric Neurology; Stanford University Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
Undergraduate Training: B.S. Neuroscience, Brigham Young University, 2014
Graduate Training: M.S. Neuroscience, Brigham Young University, 2016
PhD: Clinical Translational Sciences, University of Arizona, 2022
PhD Advisor: Bradley Greger, PhD, Arizona State University
Academic Interests: child neurology, neuroscience, deep brain stimulation, movement disorders
Hobbies: Playing with my son, the outdoors, reading, board games, taste testing various foods