Alumni and outcomes
The question worth asking of any lab is what happens to the people who leave it. This is our answer, with the gaps shown rather than hidden.
- 218alumni since 2015
- 175whose destination we can still account for
- 89.1%of those with a known outcome continued in STEM
High school researchers appear by first name and last initial unless they are co-authors on a publication, in which case their full name already appears in the literature. Anyone listed here may ask to be shown differently, or removed.
Postdoctoral researchers
- Carola Stadele — Group Leader University of Gottingen Germany
- Jessica Adams — Research scientist University of Tennessee
Graduate students
- Aalimah Akinosho — PhD student, Loyola University Chicago
- Abigail Benson — Law student at Lewis & Clark Law School Portland OR
- Adina Fazyl — PhD student, University of California San Diego
- Anjelica Rodriguez — Research Specialist, Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Brittani Rivera — Adjunct Instructor, Heartland Community College
- Casey Gahrs — Research Associate II at A2 Biotherapeutics Inc. LA CA
- Chance Bainbridge — Assistant Professor, Marian University (from July 2027)
- Daniel Nuccio — PhD student in biology, Northern Illinois University
- Davis Aschemann — destination not recorded
- Eliana Mailen Fernandez — destination not recorded
- Gaston Rissi — Independent Salesforce consultant
- Kiley Hughes — Postdoctoral Fellow at Scripps Research Institute
- Margarita Gomez — Graduate student, Illinois State University
- Mary McKay — PhD student (different lab)
- Monica Tamrazi — Assistant Director Huntington Learning Center
- Parham Jazireian — Associate Quality Control Analyst, Ingredion
- Ploy Freebairn — Rivian
- Rajit Roy — Research Assistant at University of Mass. Boston MA
- Shifat Niha — Lab Instructor Alabama State University
- Tope Awe — Online MBA student
Undergraduate researchers
- Adam Conley — Nurse
- Adhishri Parikh — Senior Policy Lead, Acumen, LLC
- Adi Oday — Graduate/Professional Research Track
- Adora Akahome — Nursing School
- Adriana Garcia — Research Assistant at Illinois State University
- Alex Kew — destination not recorded
- Allison Fritz — High School Science Teacher
- Allison Webb — Bisco
- Alysia Thorn — M.A. at ASU (Criminal Justice) (non-STEM)
- Anabelle Dunaway — destination not recorded
- Andrew Rodriguez — Microbiology Laboratory Technician
- Andrew Schuler — Medical School (UIC–Peoria)
- Annemarie Hyer — Matsers Genetic Counselling Indiana University
- Ashka Shah — PhD candidate at University of Chicago
- Austeja Wingate — destination not recorded
- Austin Alhlert — Zookeeper Bloomington Zoo
- Avinaash Muthukuman — destination not recorded
- Avinaash Muthukumar — destination not recorded
- Baylee Paluzzi — Academic Research/Early Career
- Blake Bracht — Pilot Plant Engineer Clever Carnivore
- Boyowa Mene-Okotie — Industry/Pharma Research
- Braidy Megeff — MD at John Hopkins
- Brian Rodemoyer — Postdoctoral Fellow @ Moffitt Cancer Center
- Brianne Suter — Employed in STEM field
- Brooke Willis — Sales Coordinator at DYWIDAG
- Bryce Hendren-Santiago — Resident Physician
- Carlee Chehak — Chemist Camlin Fine Sciences
- Celia Beron — Postdoc at Harvard University (Sabatini lab)
- Dana Niswonger — Bioprocess Scientist at EKF Diagnostics
- Dayton Oblinger — Master's in Medical Science at Saint Louis University's
- Ella Larsen — destination not recorded
- Elvira Marquez — High School Chemistry Teacher
- Emily Asmus — Clinical Healthcare
- Emily Berry — High School Science Teacher
- Emily Harris — Career in Chemistry
- Emily Killian — Public Health program St. Louis University
- Erin (Elbel) Mauney — Pediatric Gastroenterologist (BE)
- Erin Cheeseman — destination not recorded
- Erin Sawilchik — Medical Assistant North Georgia Endocrinology
- Erinda Aidoo — Researcher at Yale School of Medicine
- Evan Gustafson — Master of Public Health program
- Florence Ofurum — destination not recorded
- Gina Quiriconi — Marketing Coordinator at Perkins Coie LLP
- Grace Hwang — University of Houston (Pharmacy School)
- Grace Ruscheinski — destination not recorded
- Hannah Swift — destination not recorded
- Hannah Watson — Student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Harrison Weidemiller — destination not recorded
- Hope Fransen — destination not recorded
- Ian Kenny — Industry Healthcare Sales (tentative)
- Isabel Guerrero — Pharmacy Technician
- Isabelle De Dianous — EMT LeRoy Ambulance Service
- Jacinda Nunez — MS Biology Adjunct Faculty HCC/ICC
- Jack Fostiack — destination not recorded
- Jackson Copeland — destination not recorded
- Jake Kaindl — Microbiology Research Assistant at Loyola Health Sciences Campus
- Janelle Jackson — Medical Technologist Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
- Jennifer Miller — Transferred to Biology program at Univ. of Michigan
- Jocelyn McDonald — MS. student at ISU
- Joe Schweickert — Portfolio Management Specialist | BioRational Crop Protection | Sustainable Ag | University of Illinois MBA Candidate
- Jonathan Schuller — Electrical Foreman at Meany Inc.
- Joshua Hernandez — Industry/Clinical Research
- Kaitlyn Donovan — Student at Illinois State University-Mennonite College of Nursing
- Kaitlyn Termine — Laboratory Associate at IEPA
- Kamden Malinowski — destination not recorded
- Kayla Haines — High School Science Teacher
- Kehinde Owoyemi — M.S. degree completed
- Kevin Tragesser — Medical School
- Kori Cuciarone — Medical Technologist at NWOH
- Kristen Bartlett — Manager - Internal Operations @ Tempus AI
- Kristin Ward — Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
- Lauren Ruhe — Quality Control Analyst at CSL Behring
- Leah (Kressin) Ray — Senior Manager, Medical Writing at Pfizer
- Lindsay Becker — Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton Uni
- Lindsay Brettmann — Doctor of Medicine at Central Health
- Lucas Barickman — Medical School (Switzerland)
- Madison Westbrook — Nurse
- Makayla Holub — Graduate Research Track
- Mary Gardner — destination not recorded
- Matt Demir — Sales Support Engineer at Ferrum
- Michael Cisneros — Assistant Vice President - Finance Audit at Citi
- Mike Moscardelli — Industry Biotech
- Moe Khalil — MD/PhD Graduate Medical College of Wisconsin
- Molly Ewen — Service industry
- Natalie Burrell — M.S. degree program
- Nevyn Laframboise — destination not recorded
- Paige Batchelor — destination not recorded
- Peter DeVries — Quality Assurance Manager at The Vegan Copacker
- Prakruti (Pari) Patel — Assistant Quality Manager- CSL Plasma
- Rachel Gabbrants — Public Health Master's Candidate at University
- Ranija (Thurmon) Turner — Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner
- Rene Wilderman — destination not recorded
- Roberto Guajardo — Scaffold Leadman at Austin Industries
- Sabrina Kollbaum — D2 at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry
- Samantha Padia — Industry/Private Sector Research (tentative)
- Samantha Vemuri — Student at Delaware Valley University - Physician Assistant Studies
- Sarah Hannan — Academic/Public Health Research
- Selman Ayedagdu — continuing student
- Shawn Mohammed — Research Technician Washington University
- Srishti Goel — Medical Student SIU School of Medicine
- Taiyelolu Owoyemi — Graduate School
- Teagan Zack — no information available
- Thomas Maple — UT Southwestern Medical School (M.D. program)
- Thomas Rimbo — destination not recorded
- Trevor Rickert — Biology PhD at ISU
- Tyler Stark — destination not recorded
- Umme Ahsan — Medical School (prospective)
- Victoria Andriulis — Senior Clinical Research Associate IQVIA
- Victoria Edelman — teaching Earth and Space Science at El Paso Gridley High School
- Vidhi Rakholia — Medical student- Aspiring physician
- William Milanick — Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Yasmine Giliana — Senior Program Manager at ApotheCom
- Yigit Demir — Graduate/Professional Research Track (tentative)
- Zach Benefield — Medical School
- Zoe Meier — Medical Assistant at UChicago Medicine
High school researchers
- Abhinav Komandur — destination not recorded
- Adithya Komandur — destination not recorded
- Adithya S. — Neuroscience Student at Northwestern University
- Aila R. — UIUC Biology degree
- Akash Anbu — Biology BS at St Louis University
- Akhil V. — Student at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
- Akshaya R. — destination not recorded
- Alanya S. — destination not recorded
- Alex Kullman — Pharmaceutical Scientist at Parimer Scientific
- Alexander A. — Communications Batchelor
- Alyson Ficca — Graduate Research Assistant at Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation
- Amanda M. — Birchwood Healthcare Partners, Investor Associate
- Ananya Kommalapati — SWE intern @ Apple
- Anushi Kiribamune — destination not recorded
- Arun K. — destination not recorded
- Avery H. — Graduate/Professional School (tentative)
- Ayesha M. — Industry STEM (tentative)
- B S. — destination not recorded
- Blake T. — destination not recorded
- Britany Z. — Student at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- Calis Lim — Organic Chemistry Peer Led Team Learning Leader at The Student Success Center
- Casey C. — Graduate/Professional School (tentative)
- Charles J. — destination not recorded
- Claudia G. — Nursing Student. OSF HealthCare
- David K. — destination not recorded
- Denzel N. — MD Candidate at University of Texas Medical Branch
- Devnanda M. — destination not recorded
- Eesha A. — University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign
- Evan T. — destination not recorded
- Hannah A. — M.S. Health Systems Management Student at Rush University
- Harshith G. — Senior @ Saint Louis University || Medical Scribe @ Cardinal Glennon
- Irene P. — Operations Development Program, UIUC
- Jack S. — Machine Learning Engineering @ GoHealth
- Jacqueline E. — Human Resources Specialists Bureau of Prisons
- Jaleh J. — Industry/Private Sector Research
- James B. — Production Staff at MAAC Machinery
- Joshay L. — destination not recorded
- Joshua G. — destination not recorded
- Ju-Won P. — Computer Science At Northwestern University
- Julian H. — GM team member at Target
- Julianna H. — Data Specialist @ Veolia North America
- Katie E. — Medical Student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine-Rockford
- Laura Kelly — Florida PhD program
- Lavanya Sathyamurthy — J.D. Candidate at UCLA School of Law
- Lucy R. — Bryn Mawr College (undergraduate)
- Lydia B. — destination not recorded
- Maanasa D. — Neurobiology Major at University of Wisconsin-Madison interested in Public Health
- Maanasa D. — Neurobiology Major at University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Manaswini M. — UIUC Neuroscience
- Matthew T. — Project Engineer supporting NASA missions
- Mira M. — UMKC School of Medicine
- Neehar Shah — M.D. Candidate at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Neha Gutta — University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
- Nicholas Truong — Derivatives Trader at Optiver
- Nick Leonard — destination not recorded
- Nikhil S. — B.S in Neuroscience Candidate at Saint Louis University
- Nikhil S. — BS Neuroscience, St Louis University
- Nikith R. — Clinical Healthcare
- Nikitha L. — UCLA Human Biology
- Nivita P. — Software Engr I | B.S. Computer Science
- Peter W. — Transportation Consultant at VHB
- Peyton C. — destination not recorded
- Prasanth G. — destination not recorded
- Rachel B. — Student at University of Alabama
- Rachel K. — Industry STEM
- Rahul D. — BME M.S. student at Georgia Institute of Technology
- Rohan A. — M&A @ Blue Ops Partners
- Roussolini S. — MSBS Student at California Health Sciences University
- Sahan Y. — Currently Enrolled STEM Undergrad
- Sahana G. — Currently Enrolled STEM Undergrad (tentative)
- Saispurthi P. — Software Engineer
- Saisu T. — Currently Enrolled STEM Undergrad
- Samaya D. — Undergraduate Research Assistant at Center of Collaborative Research (Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute)
- Shannon L. — UC San Francisco (B.S. program)
- Shouri B. — Biomedical Sciences Student at University of South Florida
- Sruthi Singaraju — Research Technologist II at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Summer W. — destination not recorded
- Sunitha G. — destination not recorded
- Virginia W. — Stanford University (B.S. program)
- Yami P. — Lab technician
- Zach M. — Currently Enrolled STEM Undergrad