Congratulations to Dr. Yessica Santana Agreda on completing your PhD in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the Vollum Institute at the Oregon Health & Science University!!
NSF-GRFP Awardees
Álvaro Chumpitaz Lavalle*
Kimberly Elena Armas*
Vianny Mondragon*
Natalie Byrd^
Denise Gali Yudovich^
Dreyton G. Amador^
Gabriel Fajardo^
Julianna Adele Gerold^
Victoria M. Sodeinde^
We are proud of everything that Mari has accomplished since her time in GSMI, we will always be thankful for her contributions to the growth of Cientifico Latino, and we are all excited for her next journey!
Yessica was in the pilot class of our GSMI 2019 program. As a GSMI alumni, Yessica has contributed to the growth of Cientifico Latino by creating a guide on post-baccalaureate programs, serving as a GSMI mentor, serving as a webinar facilitator, and volunteering to run GSMI programming.
She has shown deep and impactful commitment to equity in the sciences and supporting first-year graduate students in a critical year of their graduate studies.
Honorable Mention
Claudia Claridy*
Savaria M. Parrish*
Sebastián Guerrero Hidalgo*
Rafael Aponte Alburquerque*
Ada Glynn*
Zanib Naeem*
Patricia Chanabá-López^
* graduate applicants in the Cientifico Latino GSMI program
^ first-year students and GSMI alumni
📝 Preparing for Your Qualifying Exam
Join PhD candidates and a postdoctoral fellow for a webinar on how to prepare for qualifying exams.
🗓️ When: Friday, May 22nd at 4pm ET
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/preparing-...
Congratulations to Dr. Daniela Cossio, a GSMI 2019 scholar, on completing her PhD in Biological Sciences at University of California, Irvine!
Daniela started off as a GSMI 2019 scholar in our pilot year, went on to contribute to the growth of our mentorship programs, by co-leading our first-year graduate student mentorship program in 2024.
Congratulations to Dr. Mariana Rocha Alvarez, a GSMI 2020 alumni, on defending her doctoral thesis in Neuroscience at Emory University!
Mari has contributed to the growth of Cientifico Latino by volunteering as a GSMI mentor, personal statement reviewer, and webinar facilitator.