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Celebrating a milestone for the 2023 class of the Stowers Graduate School
The 2023 class of predoctoral researchers were honored in an inaugural Lab Coat Ceremony after choosing their thesis labs
Members of the 2023 class of predoctoral researchers at the Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research recently completed their laboratory rotations and selected their thesis labs.
On June 27, 2024, the predocs gave short presentations on research they conducted during their rotations. Laboratory rotations allow predocs to spend two months in each of three labs during the first year of the Ph.D. program, prior to selecting a lab in which to pursue thesis research.
After the rotation talks, the predocs received their personalized lab coats in a special Lab Coat Ceremony, marking this important milestone. Principal Investigators presented their newest lab members with their lab coats, symbolizing the responsibilities and professionalism expected of scientists, and offered messages of welcome and encouragement for this next phase of the program and the research road ahead.
The 2023 class of the Stowers Graduate School and their thesis labs:
| Predoctoral Researchers | Thesis Advisors |
|---|---|
| Sam Campbell | Julia Zeitlinger |
| Brandon Fagen | SaraH Zanders |
| Paco Guerra Garcia | Siva Sankari |
| Yuri Iwamura | Tatjana Sauka-Spengler |
| Fahad Kamulegeya | Neşet Özel and Julia Zeitlinger |
| Hannah Kimbrough | Randal Halfmann |
| Siddharth Kurne | Tatjana Sauka-Spengler |
| Graciela Monfort Anez | Jennifer Gerton |
| Erika Pinto | Siva Sankari |
| Logan Sabin | Tatjana Piotrowski |
| Kelsey Scott | Tatjana Piotrowski |
| Wenhao Song | Randal Halfmann |
Congratulations to the 2023 class of the Stowers Graduate School!
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