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Sarah Hilal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah is a sophomore undergraduate student from College Station majoring in biomedical sciences at Texas A&M University. She is currently working with Dr. Spencer Behmer and Ph.D. Student Christopher Brennan to develop a research project for the BPRI FIST program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tamir Lichaa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tamir Lichaa is a sophomore majoring in biochemistry (medicinal chemistry) at Arizona State University. As an undergraduate researcher, he assists in research that explores the use of biopesticides targeting locusts to help farmers deal with swarms more effectively while enhancing crop health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Christian Saavedra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cristian Gomez Saavedra is finishing his second year as an undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Student at Washington University in St.Louis. Raised in Cochabamba, Bolivia, he saw firsthand the need for advances in medicine and technology in different parts of the world. In the future, he hopes to continue his education by going to graduate school and participating in interdisciplinary work to help developing countries. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kathryn Puperi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katie Puperi is a senior Molecular and Cell Biology student at Texas A&M with a minor in Psychology. She currently works in Dr. Hojun Song’s lab doing various lab work to further their research including RNAi and time-course RNA projects. After graduation, she hopes to go to graduate school for Genetic Counseling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Julianne Allred<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julianne Allred is a senior at Texas A&M majoring in genetics and minoring in neuroscience. She is enthusiastic about research as a field and has enjoyed her years working as an undergraduate research assistant. She hopes to continue working in research after graduation and looks forward to learning as much as she can about all that she can across the diverse biological world through scientific study.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tessa J Huddleston<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tessa is currently a sophomore majoring in entomology at Texas A&M University. She is currently working under Dr. Hojun Song as an undergraduate research assistant to multiple Ph.D. students with their ongoing research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Emily Baker<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily is a senior in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Texas A&M University. She is currently working with Dr. Maeva Techer and PhD student Jackson Linde in Hojun Song’s lab studying comparative genomics of the Mormon cricket (Anabrus Simplex<\/em>) and of the Schistocerca<\/em> genus, with the goal of producing open-source pipelines so that other labs may replicate their analysis. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a PhD in bioinformatics, specifically in computational proteomics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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