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We are proud of our BSP graduates and want to follow their progress as they take the next steps in their lives and careers.  Below is a list of several, but not all, of our alumni.  If you are a BSP graduate who would like to be listed below, please contact BSP Coordinator Chris Connelly (chris.connelly@austin.utexas.edu).

Note: While all students below started as biology or biochemistry majors, some changed majors and/or graduated from different colleges.

 

NAME HOMETOWN DEGREE/MAJOR UT GRADUATION POST GRAD
Michael Akaolisa Dallas BSA Biochemistry w/English and Sociology minors May 2021 University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
         
Alexandra Alvarez Round Rock BSA Biology w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate and Psychology field of study May 2019

Gap year: Worked full-time as a medical scribe

Fall 2020: Baylor College of Medicine

         
Mariangela Arata Katy BS Human Biology May 2013 UT School of Dentistry in Houston
         
Nakia Armendariz Midland BSA Biology w/Business Minor May 2021 MD/MBA program at UT Houston McGovern Medical School
         
John-Paul Bach Dallas BSA Biology w/Business Foundations Certificate May 2017 UT Houston McGovern Medical School
         
Cabrina Becker Dallas BSA Biology and BS Psychology w/Forensic Science and Pre-Health Professions certificates May 2021 MD/MPH program at UT Houston McGovern Medical School
         
Darien Bernard Dallas BS Exercise Science w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2020 Relocating to Los Angeles, CA to pursue a career in music
         
Nick Birk Austin BS Mathematics and BSA Biology May 2019 Biostatistics M.S. program at Harvard University
         
Paola Bojorquez-Ramirez Albuquerque, NM BS Public Health May 2020 Chronic Disease Epidemiology MPH program at Yale School of Public Health
         
Anthony Bruccoliere Allen BSA Biology w/Health Communication Minor and Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2021 MD/MBA program at TTUHSC School of Medicine
         
Alicia Cano Fort Worth BSA Nutrition w/Art History Minor and Pre-Health Professions Certificate December 2020 UT Medical Branch at Galveston
         
Kinsey Cation Austin BSA Biology and BS Public Health w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2019

Summer 2019: McCombs Health Informatics and Health Information Technology Certificate Program (HIHIT)

Fall 2019: Working at Reliant Immune Diagnostics

         
Myung-Jin Cha Dallas (originally from Seoul) BSA Biochemistry w/French Minor and Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2020 UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
         
Dennis Chau Portland, OR BS Public Health (4+1 Advanced Program) May 2016 UT School of Public Health: Austin Campus
         
Vandan Chavda Cedar Park BSA Biology w/Business Minor May 2022 College of Dental Medicine - Illinois
         
Kristine Chen Cedar Park BSA Biochemistry w/Business Foundations Certificate and Sociology Minor May 2019 Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine as part of the FMAT (Family Medicine Accelerated Track) program
         
Onyinyechi Chidomere Houston BS Health Promotion May 2016 UT Southwestern Medical School
         
Nathaniel Chohrach Clear Lake BSA Biology with Business Foundations Certificate December 2018 UT Houston McGovern Medical School
         
Gracie Chong Houston BS Human Biology w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2020 UT Houston McGovern Medical School
         
Nihal Chowdhury Atlantic City, NJ BS Public Health w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2016 Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry
         
Trey Cinclair Plano BSA Biology w/Psychology field of study August 2018

Gap year: Worked as a middle school science teacher

Fall 2019: UT Southwestern Medical School

         
Carolyn Collons Renton, WA BS Cell and Molecular Biology w/Government Minor August 2021 Gap year / applying to graduate school
         
Jesse Doyle Contreras Eustace BS Public Health May 2014 University of Michigan School of Public Health
         
Grace Cooper Dublin, OH BS Human Biology and BA Spanish May 2019 MD/MPH program at Long School of Medicine at San Antonio
         
Santiago Diaz Reynosa, Mexico BS Human Biology May 2014 University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
         
Anamaria Dragan Austin BS Neurobiology May 2017 UT Medical Branch at Galveston
         
Grace Drew Austin BSA Biology w/Women's and Gender Studies Minor and Creative Writing Certificate May 2022 Gap year / applying to medical school
         
Emmanuella Egbonim Round Rock BS Human Biology w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2016 UT Southwestern Medical School
         
Daniel Enwere Houston BS Human Biology May 2013 Baylor College of Medicine
         
Joe Angel Espinoza Jr. Brownsville BSA Biology and BA Philosophy w/Business Foundations Certificate May 2017 UT Houston McGovern Medical School
         
Karina Galvan Eagle Pass BSA Biochemistry w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2019 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
         
Alexandria Garcia San Antonio BSA Biology w/Art History Minor December 2021 Working and gaining more shadowing experience before applying to physical therapy schools
         
Kristie Garza Houston BS Psychology December 2015 Neuroscience Ph.D. program at Emory University
         
Roberto Gonzalez Waxahachie BSA Biology w/Social Work Minor May 2022 UT Southwestern Medical School
         
Jaime R. Guerrero McAllen BS Neurobiology May 2014 Long School of Medicine at San Antonio
         
Savannah Nicole Hampton San Antonio BSA Biology w/Business Foundations and Pre-Health Professions certificates May 2016 UT Southwestern Medical School
         
Spencer Hamrick Houston BSA Biochemistry w/Business Minor May 2020 Biochemistry and Structural Biology Ph.D. program at Baylor College of Medicine
         
Nick Hancock Conroe BS Biology (Genetics and Genomics) w/Business Minor December 2021 TTUHSC School of Medicine
         
Ankit Hanmandlu Dallas BSA Biology with Spanish field of study May 2019 UT Houston McGovern Medical School
         
Juan Herrejon New Braunfels BS Human Biology May 2014 UT Southwestern Medical School
         
Madeline Ho Waco BSA Biology w/BDP (Social Inequality, Health & Policy) and Pre-Health Professions certificates December 2019 UT Medical Branch at Galveston
         
Abigail Hoffpauir Port Neches BS Human Biology and BA Sociology w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate December 2021 Gap year / applying to medical school
         
Seongwoo Jeong McAllen BSA Biology w/Elements of Computing Certificate May 2017 Long School of Medicine at San Antonio
         
Guillermo Jimenez El Paso BS Cell and Molecular Biology May 2015 Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
         
J. Daniel Jimenez San Antonio BA Russian and East European Studies, History May 2013 Master's program at UT Austin's Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
         
Luryn John-Miller Houston BSA Human Ecology w/Health Communication and Women's and Gender Studies minors May 2022 Master of Social Work program at University of Houston
         
Carley Karam San Antonio BSA Biology w/Business Foundations Certificate May 2016 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
         
Caroline Kelly Houston BS Public Health and BA Spanish May 2018 UT Medical Branch at Galveston
         
Tynitress Kimble Bay City BS Microbiology and Infectious Diseases w/Forensic Science Certificate May 2019 Statistics MS program at Texas A&M University
         
Chris Kujalowicz Chicago, IL BSA Biology and BA English May 2020 Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago
         
Eric Viet T. Le Philadelphia, PA BSA Neuroscience May 2017 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
         
Oliver Lee Houston BS Human Biology w/Business Foundations Certificate May 2014 UT Medical Branch at Galveston
         
Katarina Longoria Mission BS Exercise Science May 2015 UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
         
Stephanie Maldonado Dripping Springs BS Human Biology May 2012 UT Austin's Alternate-Entry MS in Nursing
         
Samir Manjee Colleyville BSA Biology w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2017 Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
         
Daniela Marcano Katy BS Human Biology w/BDP Certificate (Social Inequality, Health & Policy) May 2018 Baylor College of Medicine
         
Lauren Cary Martinez Mercedes BSA Biology w/Educational Psychology Minor and Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2022 University of Houston College of Optometry
         
Brian Mbah Euless BA Biology May 2014 UT Medical Branch at Galveston
         
Sydney McDaniel Van Alstyne BSA Biology w/Spanish for Medical Professions Certificate May 2022 Intern at University of North Carolina Department of Neurosurgery; applying to medical school
         
Elaine Mensa-Wilmot Spring BS Public Health May 2016 MPH program at Boston University
         
Nicolette Mojica Houston BSA Biology w/Sociology Minor December 2019 Long School of Medicine at San Antonio
         
Brandilyn Monene Arlington BS Microbiology May 2017 UT Houston McGovern Medical School
         
Trenell Mosley Atlanta, GA BS Human Biology May 2015 Genetics and Molecular Biology Ph.D. program at Emory University
         
Bradley Nus Sugar Land BSA Biology w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2020 UT Medical Branch at Galveston
         
Luke Owens Denton BSA Biology w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate December 2021 Research Assistant at Harvard Medical School
         
Geneva Pantoja Harker Heights BA French and Health & Society w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2020 U.S. Peace Corps - Community Health Educator in Togo (West Africa)
         
Kamal Phelps Southlake BSA Biology w/Business Foundations, Forensic Science and Pre-Health Professions certificates May 2019 UT Houston McGovern Medical School
         
Samantha Pliego Dalhart BS Human Development & Family Sciences: Families and Personal Relationships w/Communication Studies Minor and Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2020 Marriage and Family Therapy MS program at Texas Woman's University
         
Andrew Pliszka San Antonio BSA Biology w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2018 UT Southwestern Medical School
         
Homais Qadri Houston BSA Biology w/Business Foundations and Pre-Health Professions certificates May 2018 UT School of Dentistry in Houston
         
Monica Ramirez Humble BS Biology (Ecology, Evolution & Behavior) August 2013 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
         
America Revere  Conroe BS Nutritional Sciences May 2016 Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
         
Matthew Reyes Sugar Land BSA Nutrition w/Educational Psychology Minor and Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2022 Surgical Recovery Specialist at Miracles in Sight
         
Monica Palafox Roberts El Paso BS Computational Biology May 2020 MS Bioinformatics program at Boston University
         
Dominick Ruiz Canutillo Bachelor of Social Work May 2014 UT Medical Branch at Galveston
         
Erica Kaitlin Santos Eagle Pass BSA Biology w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2020 Long School of Medicine at San Antonio
         
Dominick Scott Round Rock BS Human Biology May 2015 UT School of Public Health: Austin Campus
         
Jordan Shull San Antonio BS Nutritional Sciences May 2015 UT Houston McGovern Medical School
         
Tyler Ellis Smith San Antonio BS Cell and Molecular Biology May 2012 UT Southwestern Medical School
         
Benjamin Strope Houston BS Biochemistry May 2020 Diagnostic Genetics M.S. program at MD Anderson
         
Serin Thomas Euless BSA Biology May 2016 Texas A&M Medical School
         
Bibiana Toro Houston BSA Biology w/History Minor and Pre-Health Professions Certificate December 2020 UT Medical Branch at Galveston
         
Caroline Vickers Austin BS Human Biology May 2012 Master's program in Nursing at Vanderbilt University
         
Trent Weatherly Friendswood BSA Biology w/Business Foundations, Pre-Health Professions, and Forensic Science certificates May 2019 UT Medical Branch at Galveston
         
Rachel White Houston BS Marine Biology May 2015 UT School of Public Health: Houston Campus
         
David Wu Plano BSA Biochemistry w/BDP (Ethics & Leadership in Healthcare), Business of Healthcare, and Pre-Health Professions certificates May 2021 Gap year / applying to medical school
         
Bing Yi Allen BS Public Health w/Pre-Health Professions Certificate May 2022 Long School of Medicine at San Antonio
         
Joshua Zamora San Antonio BS Neurobiology August 2015 Research Assistant at UT Health Science Center at San Antonio