McNair Graduating Scholars

Samuel Aguilera Robledo 

BIOCHEMISTRY

Samuel Aguilera Robledo

Samuel Aguilera Robledo is a biochemistry major from Grand Island, Nebraska. Samuel conducted his McNair research with Dr. Jiri Adamec from the Department of Biochemistry. 

Summer 2022 Research Poster: Elucidating Metabolic Connection Between Liver and Brain via Metabolomics and Integration Modeling in Epilepsy

Taetum Baxa

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Taetum Baxa

Taetum Baxa is a biological systems engineering major from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Taetum is working with Dr. Ryan Pedrigi from Mechanical & Materials Engineering.

Summer 2024 Research Poster: Quantifying microfluidics flow separation and comparative analysis of eNOS phosphorylation

Ella Guerra

PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY

Ella Guerra

Ella Guerra is a psychology and sociology major from Lincoln, Nebraska. Ella is working with Dr. Cody Hollist from the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies.

Summer 2025 Research Poster: Empowering Youth Workers: A Systematic Review of Training Programs Designed to Respond to Youth Mental Health Struggles

Helen Martinez

MATHEMATICS

Helen Martinez

Helen Martinez is a mathematics major from Lincoln, Nebraska. Helen is conducting research with Dr. Mohammad Hasan from Electrical & Computer Engineering.

Symone Parent

PSYCHOLOGY

Symone Parent

Symone Parent is a psychology major from Gretna, Nebraska. Symone is conducting research with Dr. Cynthia Willis-Esqueda from the Department of Psychology.

Summer 2024 Research Poster: Influence of Personal Attitudes on Support of Mental Health Services for Legal System and Prison Populations

Bryan Suriano 

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY

Bryan Suriano

Bryan Suriano is a biochemistry and microbiology major from Grand Island, Nebraska. Bryan is conducting research with Dr. Lindsey Crawford from the Department of Biochemistry.

Summer 2024 Research Poster: How Human Cytomegalovirus UL4 Controls the Proinflammatory Cytokine TNFSF10 to Control Cellular Functions

Nayla Torres Ruiz

ANTHROPOLOGY, HISTORY, AND SPANISH

Nayla Torres Ruiz

Nayla Torres Ruiz is an anthropology, history, and Spanish major from Grand Island, Nebraska. Nayla is conducting research with Dr. Isabel Velazquez from Modern Languages & Literatures.

Summer 2024 Research Poster: Bicultural Identities and Sense of Belonging Among Spanish-English Bilingual Immigrants in Nebraska