2017 3MT Finalist

Eric Emmons

Eric Emmons

Finalist

Eric Emmons is a fifth-year student in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience in the lab of Nandakumar Narayanan. He completed his

Lalita Oonthonpan

Lalita Oonthonpan

Finalist

Lalita Oonthonpan is a sixth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biochemistry under the mentorship of Eric Taylor. She received her bachelor’s

Rawa Alammari

Rawa Alammari

Honorable Mention

Rawa Alammari is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Oral Sciences. She completed her Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree and Master of

Katherine Perschbacher

Katherine Perschbacher

Honorable Mention

Katie Perschbacher is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Molecular Medicine Program under the mentorship of Justin Grobe. She completed her bachelor’s

Ernane Souza

Ernane Souza

Finalist

Ernane Souza is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics under the mentorship of Dr

Jessica Gregson

Jessica Gregson

Finalist

Jessica Gregson is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in microbiology. She received a B.A. in evolutionary biology from Mount Holyoke College and a M.S. in

Caitlin Marley

Caitlin Marley

Finalist

Caitlin A. Marley is a seventh-year Ph.D. student in the Classics Department. After being introduced to Latin in high school, Caitlin continued her

Anh-Vu Do

Anh-Vu Do

Finalist

Anh-Vu Do is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in chemical and biochemical engineering. He has dual bachelor degrees in science (majoring in psychology and

Lucas Bon Durant

Lucas Bon Durant

Finalist

Lucas Bon Durant is a Ph.D. student in the Molecular and Cellular Biology Department. He chose to attend the University of Iowa for his doctoral

Emily Malcolm

Emily Malcolm

Finalist

Emily is a sixth-year graduate student under the mentorship of Professor Brandon Davies in the Department of Biochemistry. Originally from Arkansas

Ali Al-Jumaili

Ali Al-Jumaili

Finalist

Ali Al-Jumaili is a Ph.D. candidate in the Pharmacy Practice and Science Department. He earned his bachelor and master degrees in pharmacy from the

Sharon Idiga

Sharon Idiga

Winner & People's Choice

Sharon Idiga is a third-year molecular medicine student in Matthew Potthoff’s lab. She completed a BS in molecular, cellular, and developmental