Undergraduate Students

Jenah Calderhead

Major: Psychology and Premedical Studies with a Minor in General Business

Hometown: Mansfield, Ohio

Class of 2025

Beniyah Channel

Cyanobacteria Research

Hometown: Tipp City, Ohio

Major: Pre-Medical Studies & Public Health

Class: 2026

Abby McClellan

Cyanobacteria and Rotavirus Research

Major: Biology, Pre-Med Co-Major

Hometown: Louisville, KY

Graduation Year: 2027

Max Michelon

Cyanobacteria Research

Major: Biology/Pre-Med

Hometown: Glen Ellyn, IL

Class of 2027

Zachary Fuller

Cyanobacteria Research

Hometown: Stow, Ohio

Major: Biology and Pre-Medical Studies Co-Major

Class: 2026

Patrick Lakeberg

Cyanobacteria Research

Major: Biology/Pre-Med

Hometown: West Chester, Ohio

Class of 2027

Khoi Nguyen

Rotavirus Research 

Class of 2025 - Miami University (Ohio)

B.Sc., Biochemistry

Molecular Biology Minor | Math Minor

Name: Katarina Teasdale

Type 1 Diabetes Research

Major: Biology

Co-Major: Pre-Medical Studies

Minor: Spanish

Hometown: Wilmette, IL

Class of 2027

Angela Thompson 

cyanobacteria research

Major: Biochemistry 

Hometown: North Canton, OH

Graduation Year: 2027

Justin Alter

Cyanobacteria Research

major- Biology/pre-med 

hometown- Buffalo Grove, IL

class of 2027

Katherine Busch

Rotavirus Research

Major: Biochemistry, Pre-med Co-Major, Minor in Marketing. 

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN. 

Class: 2024, 

Natalie Hicov

Project: Rotavirus Research

Major: Biochemistry and Premedical Studies with a Minor in Finance

Hometown: Avon Lake, Ohio

Class: 2026

Catriona Giannotta

Rotavirus Research

Hometown: Novi, Michigan

Major: Biology

Classo 2025

Name: Younsun Lee

Project: Rotavirus Research

Major:Biochemistry

Hometown:South Korea

Graduation Year:2025

Hannah Sauer

Oncolytic Virus Engineering

Major- Biochemistry, Premedical Studies Co-major, Medical Humanities Minor

Hometown- Columbus, OH

Class of 2025

McKenzie Paul

Type 1 Diabetes Research

Major: Biochemistry, Pre-Medical Studies Co-major, Minor in Molecular Biology 

Hometown: Springboro, Ohio

Class of 2026

Emily Piccolantonio

Major: Biology PreMedical Studies CoMajor and a Minor in Medical Humanities

Hometown: Plain City, Ohio

Class: 2025

Project: Rotavirus 

Colby Collins

Type 1 Diabetes Research

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Major: Biochemistry, Premedical Studies Co-Major

Class of 2026

Emily McWilliams

Project: Oncolytic Virus Engineering 

Major: Biochemistry and Premedical Studies

Hometown: Nelsonville, Ohio

Class of 2025

Sofia DePasquale

Project: Cyanobacteria and Rotavirus Research

Majors: Biochemistry and Mathematics

Hometown: Westfield, IN

Graduation Year: 2025

Raina Makkar

Project - Rotavirus Research

Major - 

Hometown - 

Graduation Year - 2026

Grace Turnwald

Project - Rotavirus Research

Major - 

Hometown - 

Graduation Year - 2025

Evan Davies  

Project- research to control cancerous growth caused by the KRAS gene

Major: Biology major with a co-major in Premedical Studies

Hometown: Medina, OH

Graduation Year: 2025

Isabela Davis

Project-T1D

Biology/ Pre med major

Class of 2025

Hometown: College Station, TX

Erica Kruszewski

Type 1 Diabetes Research

Hometown- Northville, MI

Major- Biology and Neuroscience

Class of 2024

Gabby Ranz

Hometown - Cincinnati, Ohio

Major - Biology, Premedical Studies Co-Major 

Class of 2026

Meghan Hren

Project - Type 1 Diabetes Research

 Hometown - Chardon, Ohio, 

Major - Biology,  Pre-Med, 

Class of 2025. 

Alexander Majeski

Cyanobacteria Research and Rotavirus Research

Major: Microbiology

Hometown: Wadsworth, Ohio

Class of 2025

Blake Rachwal 

Pancreatic Cancer Project

Class of 2026

Biology with a Premedical studies Co-Major

Ben Malek 

Pancreatic Cancer Project

Class of 2026

Biology, B.S.; Spanish, B.A.; Premedical Studies Co-Major

Sylvania, OH

Andrew Rossi

Pancreatic Cancer Research

Hometown: Brookfield, WI

Major: Biology with a Pre-Medical Studies Co-Major

Class of 2026

Paige Howell

Pancreatic cancer project 

Class of 2025

Home Town: Sylvania, OH

Major: Bio-Pre Med

Grace Ostric

Type 1 Diabetes Research

Sophomore - Class of 2025

Biology major/General Business minor

Hometown: Grand Haven, Michigan 

Zöe Flores Rae

Type 1 Diabetes Research 

Hometown- Sylvania, Ohio 

Major- Biology Pre-Med 

Class of 2025

Matthew Wittlich

Pancreatic Cancer Research Project

Hometown - St. Louis, Missouri

Biology, Neuroscience, and Premedical Studies Co-Major

Class of 2026

Will Teeters

Pancreatic Cancer Research

Hometown: Dallas, Texas

Biology with Pre-Medical studies Co-Major

Class of 2025

Alex Dyar

Cyanobacteria Research

major: Biochemistry with a Pre-Medical Studies co-major 

Hometown: Springfield, Ohio 

Class of 2024

Sam Mezzapelle

Research - cyanobacteria research

Hometown - Painesville, Ohio

Biochemistry and Environmental Science

Class of 2025

Katherine Boyce : Biochemistry with pre-medical co-major

Research: cyanobacteria research

Hometown: Broadview Heights

Class of 2024

Name: Melody Lebus

Research: Type 1 Diabetes 

Hometown: Brunswick, Ohio

Major: BS in Biochemistry with a Pre-med comajor

Class of 2024

Joshua Koehler - Pancreatic Cancer Research

Biology, Pre-med co-major 

Hometown: Delaware, Ohio

Class of 2025

Maggie Blossey - Pancreatic Cancer Research

Major - Chemistry and medical laboratory science with a pre med co-major

Hometown - Rocky River, Ohio

Class of 2024 

Zach Bennison - Cyanobacteria Pentapeptide Repeat Protein Function Research

Home town -

Biology Major

Class of 2024

Ashley Koby - Type 1 Diabetes Research

Home town - Hamilton, OH

Biochemistry and Pre-Med Major

Class of 2024

Katie Mussman   -    Investigating the role that gut microbes play in triggering type I diabetes.

Home town -

B.A. Public Health: Human Disease and Epidemiology | Pre-Medical Studies

Class of 2024

Ryan Owendoff    -    Cyanobacteria Protein Structure/Function Research Project

Home town - Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Biochemistry Major; Premedical Studies Co-Major

Class of 2024