Meet the Team!
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Jesús Antonio Romo, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Training and Education
Postdoctoral Training - Tufts University School of Medicine PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology (Microbiology and Immunology track) - The University of Texas at San Antonio Master's in Biology - The University of Texas at San Antonio Jesús is an Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Paola Zucchi, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist V
Training and Education
Postdoctoral Training - Dartmouth Medical School PhD in Molecular Microbiology - Tufts University School of Medicine Bachelor's of Arts - University of California Berkeley |
Graduate Students
Doctoral students
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Megan Medrano, M.S.
Training and Education
Master’s in Biology (concentration in Microbiology and Immunology)- The University of Texas at San Antonio Bachelor’s of Science in Biology with minor in Mathematics and Chemistry- St. Mary’s University San Antonio Megan is a first year Doctoral student in the UTSA MMI program. She loves spending time with her dog (Chiquis) and her five sisters. She also enjoys swimming, reading, gardening, and making cards in her spare time. Megan was lucky enough to get tickets to see Taylor Swift live this spring!! |
Master's students
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Kendall Esparrago
Training and Education Bachelor's in Microbiology and Immunology - The University of Texas at San Antonio Kendall is a first year Master's student in the Biotechnology program. He enjoys biking, reading, and nature walks. He prefers coffee over tea, but will drink both if he needs the caffeine boost. Although he may not mention it, he is a huge Star Wars geek. Alvaro Ortola Tortosa
Training and Education
Bachelor's of Science in Organismal Biology with a minor in Chemistry, cum laude - Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) Alvaro is a second-year master’s student in Biology. He enjoys spending time outdoors and getting lost in the woods for long stretches of time. He also enjoys cooking and trying make friends with animals.
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Doctoral Rotation Students
Fall 2023
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Mary Smith, M.S.
Training and Education
A.S (Chemistry) from Blinn College B.S in Bioenvironmental Sciences from Texas A&M University M.S in Plant Pathology from Pennsylvania State University Mary is a first-year doctoral student in the UTSA MMI program. On the weekends she loves spending time outside with her family hiking, kayaking, and going to places like six flags or the SA aquarium. In her free time, she likes to grow hot peppers, smoke ribs, and make animated science videos. |
Undergraduate Researchers
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Elizabeth Negron
UTSA College of Science Honors and Honors College ESTEEMED Scholar Training and Education Roosevelt High School Elizabeth is an undergraduate freshman majoring in microbiology/immunology. She enjoys drawing and baking during her free time. She also plays tennis whenever she can at the UTSA tennis courts. Elizabeth will deny she's a coffee addict; she claims to only "enjoy it a lot." |
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Alec Solis
UTSA College of Science Honors and Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Scholar Training and Education Veterans Memorial Early College High School Alec is an undergraduate senior majoring in microbiology and immunology with a minor in chemistry. Some would say he's a big science nerd with the three periodic tables he has in his bedroom. If he isn't in the lab, you can find him outside enjoying the beauty of nature. His favorite hobby is playing the piano and guitar even though he can't sing! |
Past members
Spring 2023
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Evan Garcia (Northwest Vista College STEM+Plus Scholar)
Training and Education
John Marshall High School Evan is a freshman attending Northwest Vista College, majoring in Chemistry. He enjoys playing his guitar in his free time and loves to mountain bike. He hates to run but does it anyway. One goal of his is to read and finish a book each month. Apple fritters are the best! |
Winter 2023-Spring 2023
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Irvin Rivera, M.S. (Rotation student)Training and Education
Master's in Biotechnology - The University of Texas at San Antonio Bachelor's of Science in Neurobiology - The University of Texas at Austin Irvin is a first year Doctoral student in the UTSA MMI program. He loves coffee, dogs, weightlifting, brazilian jiu-jitsu, and music. Before he went to graduate school, he taught high school physics and chemistry for seven years. |
Fall 2022-Winter 2023
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Nawal Abdul-Baki, M.S. (Rotation student)
Training and Education
Master's in Biology (concentration in Microbiology and Immunology)- The University of Texas at San Antonio Bachelor's of Psychology with a minor in Biology - The University of Texas at San Antonio Nawal is a first year Doctoral student in the UTSA MMI program. She enjoys spending time with her dogs, hiking, and baking. She also loves to read self-improvement books in her free time. Nawal drinks iced coffee even when it is cold outside! |
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Armando Mendez, M.S., CPH (Rotation student)
Training and Education
Master's in Epidemiology - University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health Bachelor's of Science in Microbiology - Texas Tech University Armando is a first year Doctoral student in the UTSA MMI program. He hates coffee, but will advocate for anything tea. He loves to jam out to Zach Bryan, get a tattoo every Friday the 13th, and record car crashes on his dashcam! |
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