Our Scholars
The following scholars are from the MARC U*STAR cohorts.
2021-2023 Cohort

Alexander Avalos
Major: Organismal Biology
Mentor: Dr. Ted Stankowich

Jacqueline Chen
Major: Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Erika Holland

Christy Nguyen
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Vas Narayanaswami

Madeleine Phan
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Jackie Dawson

Bryan Skorka
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Eric Sorin
2020-2022 Cohort

Simon Chau
Major: Molecular Cell Biology and Physiology
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Young
Incoming UC Berkeley Ph.D. student

Mario Garcia Paez
Major: Molecular Cell Biology and Physiology
Mentor: Dr. Dr. Deborah Fraser
Incoming Vanderbilt University Ph.D. student

Mariana Leyva
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Ted Stankowich

Tina Nguyen
Major: Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Lijuan Li
Looking for an earlier cohort? View Our Alumni.
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The MARC Program is funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) (T34 GM008074).