Sponsored by the Office for Student Diversity and Graduate Student Affairs

Sponsored by the Office for Student Diversity and Graduate Student Affairs

Hometown: Ellington, CT Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins University PI: Angelo De Marzo, MD, PhD Program: PathobiologyYear: 5thRandom Fun Fact: I love my Red Sox and Patriots! I rock climb - always up for a challenge!

Laxmi Slider Lucky@jhmi.edu

Favorite quote: "If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies" ~ Unknown

Hometown: Idaho Falls, IdahoAlma Mater: Idaho State University

Title: Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Director of the Office for Student Diversity, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Random Fun Fact: took a dancing class called Delicious Movements

Dr. Danny Teraguchi dteraguchi@jhu.edu

Favorite quote: Cease the Day!

Graduate School = Rollercoaster

1st Year: WHEN MY FLUORESCENT LABELING WORKS

http://whatshouldwecallgradschool.tumblr.com/post/25254878690/when-my-fluorescent-labeling-works

1st Year: WHEN THE LECTURER IS GOING TOO FAST

http://whatshouldwecallgradschool.tumblr.com/post/24441581727/when-the-lecturer-is-going-too-fast

2nd - ? Years: WHEN FRIENDS ASK ME WHAT MY PLANS ARE FOR THE

WEEKEND

http://whatshouldwecallgradschool.tumblr.com/post/24214592084/when-friends-ask-me-what-my-plans-are-for-the-weekend

The results

http://whatshouldwecallgradschool.tumblr.com/post/26929576239/when-i-see-my-name-on-pubmed, http://whatshouldwecallgradschool.tumblr.com/post/25445991415/paper-accepted

WHEN I SEE MY NAME ON PUBMED

PAPER ACCEPTED

RIGHT WHEN I THINK I’VE GOT EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL

http://whatshouldwecallgradschool.tumblr.com/post/25806301237/right-when-i-think-ive-got-everything-under-control

… OR CALL YOUR PEER MENTORS!Office for Student Diversity:

BRB137 410-614-8759

We are here to help!The Peer Mentoring Program Offers:

1. Confidential One-on-One Mentoring

We are here to help!The Peer Mentoring Program Offers:

2. Panel Discussions on Important Graduate Student Milestones

Choosing a lab Orals

We are here to help!The Peer Mentoring Program Offers:

3. Social Events

A great opportunity to meet peer mentors and fellow graduate students.

Orientation Social 2008www.hopkinsmedicine.org/GSA

Contact Us!!!!!

Website: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/students/diversity/GS_peermentoring.html

Office for Student Diversity: BRB137 410-614-8759

Contact Danny Teraguchi: dteraguchi@jhu.edu

Contact Peer Mentors Directly (list on website)

Hometown: Medfield, MAAlma Mater: Tufts UniversityPI: Heng ZhuProgram: PharmacologyYear: 6th

Random Fun Fact: Hoping Tom Brady doesn't blow it this season...

Ijee Uzoma iuzoma1@jhmi.edu

Favorite Quote: "Of course they call me unpatriotic because I have the audacity to

think."- Dr. Levi Watkins

Hometown:  Evergreen, ColoradoAlma Mater:  University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignP.I.:  William Bishai and Gyanu LamichhaneProgram:  Cellular and Molecular MedicineYear:  6th Random Fun Fact:  I've lived in all four times zones (in the States) going from West to East.  I've been swimming with Great White Sharks and lived to tell the tale, all limbs still attached.

Maia Schoonmaker mschoon2@jhmi.edu

Favorite Quote:  "Let the world change you and you can change the world"  Che Guevara

Hometown: Bombay, India Alma Mater: University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignPI: Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee Program: Pharmacology Year: 5th Random Fun Fact: Love taking jumping pictures with friends, no matter what place we are at!

Darshil Jhaveridjhaver1@jhmi.edu

Favorite quote: Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, Today is a gift, that's why it's called the "Present” Kung Fu Panda

Hometown: Wildomar, CA Alma Mater: University of California, Riverside PI: Dr. Edward Gabrielson Program: Pathobiology Year: 5th

Random Fun Fact: Drove from California to Maryland.

Teraneh (Tizzy) Jhaveri tzarifi1@jhmi.edu

Favorite quote: You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. ~Vernon Howard

Hometown: New Milford, CTAlma Mater: MIT PI: William NelsonProgram: Pharm Year: 5th Random Fun Fact: I'm a big Boston sports fan, go sox and pats!

Nicolas Wyhsnawyhs@gmail.com

Favorite quote: "speak softly and carry a big stick" -Teddy Roosevelt

Hometown: Melville, NY (Long Island)Alma Mater: MIT PI: Geraldine Seydoux Program: BCMBYear: 5thRandom Fun Fact: I once made a wedding cake out of Legos as a gift. It had frosting roses, a cake topper with Lego figurines, and best of all: removable cake slices. Ask me for pictures!

Jennifer Wang jwang110@jhmi.edu

Favorite quote: "Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."- Rabbi Rami Shapiro

Hometown: Ellicott City, MD /SF Bay AreaAlma Mater: Brandeis University PI: Lee Martin Program: PathobiologyYear: 4th Random Fun Fact: Ballroom and salsa dancer

Saniya Fayzullina sfayzul1@jhmi.edu

Favorite quote: “Mommy, I’m going to draw you a sun because I love you.“ - my son

Hometown: Stockton, CAAlma Mater: Sonoma State University

University of the PacificPI: Karen ReddyProgram: Biological ChemistryYear: 3rd

Random Fun Fact: I love gardening! I have two gardens in Baltimore.

Jennifer Harrjharr1@jhmi.edu

Favorite Quote: “Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Love as if this is all there is.”

-Mary Anne Radmacher