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MD/PhD - Student List

MD/PhD Students

	Preclinical Years (M1, M2)
Tiffany Juan	Program Entrance Year: 2023 Current Year: M2 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: M2 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

	Graduate Training Years (PhD)
Jonathan Do	Program Entrance Year: 2022 Current Year: G1 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: G2 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: G4 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: G5 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

	Medical Clerkship Years (M3, M4)
Vedanshi Bhargava	Program Entrance Year: 2018 Current Year: M3 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: M3 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

	Alumni
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