Undergraduate Students
Tanner Bishoff
Major: Exercise Science
Hometown: Highland, UT
Lab section: Histology
Interests: Rock climbing perfect limestone, Training my cat, Waking boarding, keeping my wife happy and not crashing on a Mountain Bike
Hometown: Highland, UT
Lab section: Histology
Interests: Rock climbing perfect limestone, Training my cat, Waking boarding, keeping my wife happy and not crashing on a Mountain Bike
Dallin Broberg
Major: Physiology and Developmental Biology
Home Town: Carlsbad, California
Lab Section: Western Blots
Hobbies: Hiking skiing and going to Lake Powell
Home Town: Carlsbad, California
Lab Section: Western Blots
Hobbies: Hiking skiing and going to Lake Powell
Bryson Caskey
Major: Physiology and Developmental Biology
Home town: Glendale, Arizona
Lab section: Western Blot
Other work: BLM Wildland Firefighter
Life goals: Become a doctor
Hobbies: Ice hockey, and snowboarding
Miscellaneous: Served a mission in Poland
Home town: Glendale, Arizona
Lab section: Western Blot
Other work: BLM Wildland Firefighter
Life goals: Become a doctor
Hobbies: Ice hockey, and snowboarding
Miscellaneous: Served a mission in Poland
Steven Chapman
Major: Exercise Science and German Studies
Home town: Orem, Utah
Lab section: Gas 6 project
Other work: NCAA soccer refferee, Teachers assistant, and Care Specialist at a local hospital
Life goals: Go to medical school and continue research.
Hobbies: Trading stocks, fishing, and hiking.
Home town: Orem, Utah
Lab section: Gas 6 project
Other work: NCAA soccer refferee, Teachers assistant, and Care Specialist at a local hospital
Life goals: Go to medical school and continue research.
Hobbies: Trading stocks, fishing, and hiking.
Christian Clark
Major: English
Home town: Orem, Utah
Lab section: Mouse Crew
Other work: Youth League Basketball Coordinator
Life goals: Medical school, wife, kids
Hobbies: Guitar and basketball
Home town: Orem, Utah
Lab section: Mouse Crew
Other work: Youth League Basketball Coordinator
Life goals: Medical school, wife, kids
Hobbies: Guitar and basketball
Erik Davis
Major: PD Bio
Home town: Eugene OR
Lab Section: Western Blot
Other Work: Anatomy TA
Life Goals: Become a doctor. Find a wife and have some beautiful kiddos. Be a great dad.
Hobbies: Hiking of many types, but especially peak hiking. Playing guitar and singing. Laughing at dumb jokes.
Home town: Eugene OR
Lab Section: Western Blot
Other Work: Anatomy TA
Life Goals: Become a doctor. Find a wife and have some beautiful kiddos. Be a great dad.
Hobbies: Hiking of many types, but especially peak hiking. Playing guitar and singing. Laughing at dumb jokes.
Taylor Davis
Major: Physiology and Developmental Biology
Home Town: Redlands, California
Lab Section: Mouse Crew
Life Goals: Become a doctor, contribute to advances in medicine, have a family
Hobbies: Snowboarding, running, playing soccer, composing songs
Home Town: Redlands, California
Lab Section: Mouse Crew
Life Goals: Become a doctor, contribute to advances in medicine, have a family
Hobbies: Snowboarding, running, playing soccer, composing songs
Mei Mei Edwards
Major: Music Performance
Home town: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Lab section: Cell culture
Other work: Full Time Student
Life goals: Live a life full of learning
Hobbies: I love playing the bassoon in orchestras and wind ensembles. I find orchestral pieces to be particularly delightful to listen to and perform. I also enjoy playing tennis and badminton.
Miscellaneous: My own physics professor
Home town: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Lab section: Cell culture
Other work: Full Time Student
Life goals: Live a life full of learning
Hobbies: I love playing the bassoon in orchestras and wind ensembles. I find orchestral pieces to be particularly delightful to listen to and perform. I also enjoy playing tennis and badminton.
Miscellaneous: My own physics professor
Kaleb Egbert
Major: Physiology and Developmental Biology
Home town: Orem, Utah
Lab section: Mouse Crew
Other work: ER Scribe
Life goals: Become a doctor
Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, climbing etc.
Home town: Orem, Utah
Lab section: Mouse Crew
Other work: ER Scribe
Life goals: Become a doctor
Hobbies: Skiing, hiking, climbing etc.
Michelle Graf
Major: Physiology and Developmental Biology
Home town: St. George, UT
Lab section: Lab Manager
Other work: Independent Study Testing Department
Life goals: Become a physicians assistant, hike all the peaks in the valley, run a marathon, and buy a puppy.
Hobbies: I love doing anything outdoors! I play any sport, but particularly enjoy soccer, volleyball, and spikeball. I also love cooking, making puzzles, and reading (preferably on the beach or in a hammock.)
Miscellaneous: I have pet a live crocodile and a bunny. But not at the same time.
Home town: St. George, UT
Lab section: Lab Manager
Other work: Independent Study Testing Department
Life goals: Become a physicians assistant, hike all the peaks in the valley, run a marathon, and buy a puppy.
Hobbies: I love doing anything outdoors! I play any sport, but particularly enjoy soccer, volleyball, and spikeball. I also love cooking, making puzzles, and reading (preferably on the beach or in a hammock.)
Miscellaneous: I have pet a live crocodile and a bunny. But not at the same time.
Tanner Hutchingson
Major: Nutritional science
Home town: Arlington Texas
Lab section: Histology
Life goals: Have a family
Hobbies: Sports
Home town: Arlington Texas
Lab section: Histology
Life goals: Have a family
Hobbies: Sports
Brent Kimbler
Major: Physiology and Developmental Biology
Home town: Rochester, New York
Lab section: Histology
Other work: MTC bus driver, and leasing agent for Red Stone Residential
Life goals: Attend medical school in 2018 at University of Washington
Hobbies: I love to compose classical piano music and arrange pop songs. I'm also involved in Ultimate Frisbee intramurals and leagues. When I get the chance I always love to go hiking and skiing up in the mountains!
Miscellaneous: I'm the only non-computer engineer in my family of 7.
Home town: Rochester, New York
Lab section: Histology
Other work: MTC bus driver, and leasing agent for Red Stone Residential
Life goals: Attend medical school in 2018 at University of Washington
Hobbies: I love to compose classical piano music and arrange pop songs. I'm also involved in Ultimate Frisbee intramurals and leagues. When I get the chance I always love to go hiking and skiing up in the mountains!
Miscellaneous: I'm the only non-computer engineer in my family of 7.
Mary Londono
Major: Public Health, Health Science
Lab Section: Cell Culture
Hometown: Cedar Hills, UT
Other work: Scribe at Revere Family Medicine, Ballet Teacher
Goals: Make even one life better and give someone a future.
Hobbies: hiking lots of mountains, riding my bicycle, swimming, eating burritos and piles of vegetables, dancing, and loving animals.
Lab Section: Cell Culture
Hometown: Cedar Hills, UT
Other work: Scribe at Revere Family Medicine, Ballet Teacher
Goals: Make even one life better and give someone a future.
Hobbies: hiking lots of mountains, riding my bicycle, swimming, eating burritos and piles of vegetables, dancing, and loving animals.
Nathan Mella
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Orem, Utah
Lab Section: Mouse Crew/Histology
Life Goals: Gain a MD/PHD, change the field of medicine, be a great father
Hobbies: Reading, Running, Boating, Soccer, Wrestling, and Piano
Hometown: Orem, Utah
Lab Section: Mouse Crew/Histology
Life Goals: Gain a MD/PHD, change the field of medicine, be a great father
Hobbies: Reading, Running, Boating, Soccer, Wrestling, and Piano
Katherine Nielsen
Major: Physiology and Developmental Biology
Home Town: Newbury Park, California
Lab Section: Histology
Other Work: Science and Maps Desk, Harold B. Lee Library
Future Goals: Medical School
Hobbies: Reading, hiking, piano, ukulele
Miscellaneous: Two scientists walk into a bar. The first scientist says, "I'll have a glass of H2O." The second scientist says, "I'll have a glass of water too. Why did you say H2O? Like, I know it's the chemical formula for water and all, but it's the end of the day and there's really no need to intentionally overcomplicate things like that in a situation outside of work." The first scientist stares at his drink, angry that his assassination plan has failed.
Home Town: Newbury Park, California
Lab Section: Histology
Other Work: Science and Maps Desk, Harold B. Lee Library
Future Goals: Medical School
Hobbies: Reading, hiking, piano, ukulele
Miscellaneous: Two scientists walk into a bar. The first scientist says, "I'll have a glass of H2O." The second scientist says, "I'll have a glass of water too. Why did you say H2O? Like, I know it's the chemical formula for water and all, but it's the end of the day and there's really no need to intentionally overcomplicate things like that in a situation outside of work." The first scientist stares at his drink, angry that his assassination plan has failed.
Adam Ostergar
Major: Italian
Home Town: Laguna Niguel, California
Other Work: Scribe at Timpanogos Regional Hospital ER
Hobbies: Surfing, skiing, hiking, reading, learning
Future Goals: Attend medical school, establish practice, have children
Lab Section: PCR and Genotyping
Home Town: Laguna Niguel, California
Other Work: Scribe at Timpanogos Regional Hospital ER
Hobbies: Surfing, skiing, hiking, reading, learning
Future Goals: Attend medical school, establish practice, have children
Lab Section: PCR and Genotyping