Molecular Biosciences Doctoral Hooding


The Department of Molecular Biosciences was thrilled to celebrate a Doctoral Hooding on May 16 ,2026 at the Lied Center.

(Left to Right):  Vaishnavi Kulkarni, Dr. Erik Lundquist, Bryan Jimenez (in the back), Vedant Jain, Dr. Kristi Neufeld (back), Anika James, Dr. Erik Holmstrom (back), Samalee Banerjee, Gabby Perkins (back), Dr. Josie Chandler

Picture (Left to Right):

Vaishnavi Kulkarni, Dr. Erik Lundquist, Bryan Jimenez (in the back), Vedant Jain, Dr. Kristi Neufeld (back), Anika James, Dr. Erik Holmstrom (back), Samalee Banerjee, Gabby Perkins (back), Dr. Josie Chandler

 

Spring PhD graduates:

Vedant Jain

Anika James

 

Summer PhD graduates:

Gabby Perkins

Other Summer PhD graduates not pictured:

Jessica Pfannenstiel

Sutton Stegman

Jacob Kroh

Kervens Accilien

 

Fall PhD graduates:

Samalee Banerjee

Bryan Jimenez

Vaishnavi Kulkarni

 

Tue, 05/26/2026

author

Nicole Suchy

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