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Alumni<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Postdoctoral Associates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Azina Rahmani<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postdoctoral Associate<\/em>
2024\u2013202<\/em>6

Pronouns: she\/her\/hers
Currently: Unknown<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graduate Students<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Phillip Dinga<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Student<\/em>
Fall 2023\u2013Spring 2025<\/em>

Pronouns: he\/him\/his
Currently: Graduate student at University of Rochester<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Undergraduate Students<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Anjali Sharma<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting Undergraduate Student<\/em>
Summer 2025<\/em>

Pronouns: she\/her\/hers
Currently: MS Student at IIT New Delhi, India
Email: cys247017@iitd.ac.in<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bryce Kneer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Student<\/em>
Summer 2023\u2013Summer 2025<\/em>
UR Class of 2025

Pronouns: he\/him\/his
Currently: PhD student at Boston University
Email: bryce.kne11@gmail.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Duong Minh Truong<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting Undergraduate Student<\/em> Summer 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pronouns: he\/him\/his
Currently: Researcher at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Email: duong005@e.ntu.edu.sg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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James Kim<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Student<\/em>
Fall 2023\u2013Summer 2025<\/em>
UR Class of 2025

Pronouns: he\/him\/his
Currently: Medical School Student in Virginia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Meiqin Gao<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Student<\/em>
Fall 2023\u2013Summer 2024<\/em>
UR Class of 2024

Pronouns: she\/her\/hers
Currently: Preparing for medical school<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Samantha Andes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting Undergraduate Student<\/em>
Summer 2024<\/em>
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Pronouns: she\/her\/hers
Currently: PhD student at University of Delaware <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Samuel Laitman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Student<\/em>
Spring 2025\u2013Summer 2025<\/em>
UR Class of 2027

Pronouns: he\/him\/his
Currently: Rising senior at UR<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Steven Riera<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Student<\/em>
Fall 2023\u2013Summer 2025<\/em>
UR Class of 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pronouns: he\/him\/his
Currently: Preparing for dental school<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Yuanxi Gao<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Student<\/em>
Fall 2024\u2013Spring 2026<\/em>
UR Class of 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pronouns: she\/they
Currently: Master’s program at UPenn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Visiting & High School Students<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Maria Shalaeva<\/strong> (Summer 2026)<\/em>
Currently: Undergraduate Student at Colgate College<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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