Lab Alumni

Sam Bazzi
Dr. Sam Bazzi received his PhD in Neuroscience from the Institute of Neuroscience within the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently a student at UT Southwestern Medical School.
Maisey Schuler
Maisey Schuler earned her Master’s Degree in Humanities, Health, and Medicine from the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently a student at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Matt Petershack
Maisey Schuler earned her Master’s Degree in Humanities, Health, and Medicine from the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently a student at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Cara Fonken
As a student in the Polymath Honors Program, Cara Fonken graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with her Bachelor of Science and Arts in Biology and minor in Spanish. She plans to apply to medical school.
Nathan Lopez
Nathan Lopez graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in computational biology. He plans to apply to medical school.
Blaine Caslin
Dr. Blaine Caslin received his PhD in Neuroscience from the Institute of Neuroscience within the University of Texas at Austin.
Chumeng Wang
Chumeng Wang received her Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently a medical student at Dell Medical School.
Haley Goodwin
Chumeng Wang received her Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently a medical student at Dell Medical School.
Kristen Helmsdoerfer
Dr. Kristen Helmsdoerfer received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.
Hector Fernandez
Hector Fernandez received his PharmD from the University of Texas at Austin. He currently serves as a EHR Support Analyst within the Methodist healthcare system.
Sean Brady
Sean Brady is a Commercial Account Executive at SHI International Corp., specializing in delivering customized technology solutions that drive business growth.
Aditi Karmakar
Aditi Karmakar is a research engineering scientist associate at the Genomic Sequencing and Analysis Facility within the University of Texas at Austin.
Kailey Mohler
Kailey Mohler received her Bachelor of Arts in Consulting and Change Management from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
Jacob Rogers
Jacob Fishers currently serves as a Biosciences Account Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Jamie Palmer
Jamie Palmer is an INS student currently at the Donegan Lab.
Parker Davis
Parker Davis is currently a student at UT Southwestern Medical School.
Zohair Ahmed
Zohair Ahmed graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with his Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He is currently pursuing his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree at the University of the Incarnate Word.
Shreya Thiagarajan
From the University of Texas at Austin, Shreya Thiagarajan received her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience. She is currently a medical student at Dell Medical School.
Jina Zhou
Jina Zhou graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. She is currently a J.D. candidate at Stanford Law School.