2024 SURF Class
Kemoi George
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, Florida
Major: Pharmaceutical Science
Mentor: Dr. Nikhil Urs
Laura Kelly
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr, David Hammers
Mia Morin
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Major: Microbiology & Cell Science
Mentor: Dr. Olga Guryanova
Momoka Nakashita
Juniata College
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: DR. Rajesh Khanna
Olivia Chen
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont
Major: Neuroscience
Mentor: Dr. Gemma Casadesus
2023 SURF Class
Alexander Bartkowiak
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Major: Molecular/Cell Biology & Biotechnology
Mentor: Dr. Dan Wesson
Chaniya Miller
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Major: Biology- Biomedical Sciences
Mentor: Dr. David Hammers
Grace Su
Smith College
Northhampton, Massachusetts
Major: Chemistry and Dance
Mentor: Dr. Brian Law
Laurens Fontaine
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Gemma Casadesus
Santiago Fernandez
Florida International University
Miami, Florida
Major: Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. David Hammers
2022 SURF Class
Duy Pham
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Jeffery Martens
Jade Nguyen
Knox College
Galesburg, Illinois
Major: Biochemistry and Data Science
Mentor: Dr. Brian Law
Maureen Tanner
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Gemma Casadesus
Murtuza Khan
University at Texas in San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Major: Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Dan Wesson
Pilar Maestre Fernandez-Florez
Catholic University of Valencia
Valencia, Spain
Major: Biotechnology
Mentor: Dr. Lee Sweeney
Roman Slowinski
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg, Virginia
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Gemma Casadesus
2021 SURF Class
Anthony Luis
Chapman University
Orange, California
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Lee Sweeney & Dr. David Hammers
Carla Reyes
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Major: Biomedical Science
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Bird
Kimberly Correia
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Major: Psychology & Health Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Mentor: Dr. Gemma Casadesus
Lylybell Zhou
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Major: Anthropology
Mentor: Dr. David Kopinke
Madison Purkerson
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Nikhil Urs
2019 SURF Class
Christina Taragjini
New York University
New York City, New York
Mentor: Dr. Olga Guryanova
Devon Stuart
Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Harrison
Kiana Rahimi
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Nikhil Urs
Mikayla Quigley
University of Miami
Miami, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Daniel Kopinke
Sebastian Maletz
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Erica Levitt
2018 SURF Class
Anjeli Nandwani
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Nikhil Urs
Esmeka Parkes
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mentor: Dr. Steve Munger
Ijeoma Okoje
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York
Mentor: Dr. Gonzalo Torres
John-Paul Aris
Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Martens
Ketty Bai
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Bird
2017 SURF Class
Charles “Kofi” Ofosu
Macalester College
St. Paul, Minnesota
Mentor: Dr. Roger Papke
Christian Krieger
Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Harrison
Dana Shively
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Martens
Erick Salas
University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mentor: Dr. Edgardo Rodriguez
Greg Chen
Cornell University
Ithica, New York
Mentor: Dr. Lee Sweeney
James McNichols
Stetson University
Deland, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Brian Law
Julia Buddendorff
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Gonzalo Torres
Mitchel Bufalini
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mentor: Dr. Gonzalo Torres
Samantha Arbour
Stetson University
Deland, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Nikhil Urs
2016 SURF Class
Adithya Gopinath
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Gonzalo Torres
Alexandra Choate
University of Texas
Austin, Texas
Mentor: Dr. Lee Sweeney
Ciara Sanon
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Roger Papke
Harsh Shah
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Jae-Sung Kim
Jordan Moretta
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Martens
Sebastian Velasquez
University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mentor: Dr. Edgardo Rodriguez
