G3 and G4
G3 Scholars
Abi Heller-Wight
(She/Her)
- Education: BS, Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Omaha
- Mentor: David Warren
- Research Interests: Aging, Brain Imaging, Alzheimer's Disease
- Career Interests: Neurology, Clinical Trials
- About Me: I spent 2020 rebuilding a camper that I have taken on several cross-country road trips.
William Miklavcic
(he/him/his)
- Education: BA, Cornell University
- Mentor: Michael Hollingsworth, PhD
- Research Interests: Immunology, Cancer Mutations, Immunotherapy
- Career Interests: Internal Medicine, Oncology
- About Me: I once camped outside at -24 degrees Fahrenheit.
Molly Myers
(she/her)
- Education: BSBA in Economics, Creighton University
- Mentor: Rebecca Oberley-Deegan, PhD
- Research Interests: Protection of healthy tissue in the context of cancer chemoradiation
- Career Interests: Oncology
- Highlights: 2023 Marie Curie Award, Rad Research Society
- About Me: I have a zoo pass, and my favorite part is feeding the koi.
Aaron Schwab
(He/Him)
Education: BA, Carleton College
Mentor: Jill A. Poole, MD
Research Interests: Immunology and Environmental Health
Career Interests: Undecided
About Me: I have two cats.
G4 Scholars
Maggie Rempe
(she/her)
- Education: BS, Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Mentor: Tony Wilson, PhD
- Research Interests: Cognitive neuroimaging of healthy aging and the role of sleep disruption in Alzheimer’s disease
- Career Interests: Clinical interest: Neurology, Research Interest: Translational Cognitive Neuroimaging in healthy and pathological aging with an emphasis on modifiable risk factors and social determinants of health
- Highlights: Nancy and Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Scholarship, and 2020 Dr. Debra Romberger Dedicated Student Award.
- About Me: As a kid, I learned how to cross-stitch and crochet from my grandma. Crochet is still one of my favorite hobbies and I have recently taken up knitting and embroidery. I think quilting will be next.
Gabrielle Brumfield
(she/her)
- Education: BS, Chemistry, Chadron State College
- Mentor: Joyce Solheim, PhD
- Research Interests: Immuno-oncology
- Highlights: Community Impact Award, UNMC Office of Community Engagement; Trainee Poster Award, Child Health Research Institute Pediatric Research Forum
- About Me: In 2023, I completed the Omaha Public Library Reading Challenge to read 12 books in specified categories. I've made a new goal to complete this challenge every year.
Rebecca Slotkowski
(she/her)
- Education: BS, Chemical Engineering and BS, Microbiology North Carolina State University
- Mentor: Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD
- Research Interests: Impact of social health programming on adolescent nutrition and cardiovascular health, maternal-fetal nutrition, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, social determinants of health
- Career Interests: Clinical Specialty: Emergency Medicine/Wilderness Medicine; Research Interest: interventions to address social determinants of health, providing high-quality medical care in low-resource settings
- Highlights: F30 award, National Institutes of Health Social Programming Affects Risk in Kids of Latent Endothelial Disease program
- About Me: I have four amazing dogs (an Irish Wolfhound, a Great Dane, and 2 mixes), and I love doing nose work and agility with them.
Calvin Lam
- Education: University of California San Diego
- Mentor: Kate Hyde, PhD
Andrew Oleksijew
- Education: Loyola University Chicago
- Mentor: Justin Mott, MD, Ph
- Research Interests: Cholangiocarcinoma and Liver Disease
- Career Interests: Gastroenterology/Hepatology
- About Me: Someday, I would love to write a novel.
Jake Jungwoo Son
(he/him)
- Education: BS, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
- Mentor: Tony Wilson, PhD
- Research Interests: How various dimensions of early trauma exposure (i.e., threat vs. deprivation, timing, chronicity) contribute to neurodevelopmental alterations and the acquisition of adaptive and deleterious behaviors related to psychopathology.
- Career Interests: My goal is to be a child and adolescent psychiatrist who studies the vulnerability of neural circuitry throughout sensitive periods in development that may contribute to mental health disorders.
- Highlights: Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA (F30) from the NIMH, Graduate Student of Distinction, AACAP Life Members Mentorship Grant
- About Me: I’ve played violin with the Nebraska Medical Orchestra for the past 5 years and still never practice my scales.
Zachary Van Roy
(he/him)- Education: BS, Mathematics, Microbiology and Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Mentor: Tammy Kielian, PhD
- Research Interests: Immunology, Neuroscience, Infectious Disease
- Career Interests: Physician Scientist (PI and clinician), Emergency Medicine/Neurology/Immunology/ID
- About Me: In M1 year, I adopted a Golden Retriever; her name is Sage.