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		Flavian D. Brown Carleton College Northfield, MN
After his grandmother died of liver cancer, Brown decided to devote his career to cancer research. More
		Mariam El-Ashmawy The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX
El-Ashmawy was inspired to become a professor after mentoring a high school student as an undergraduate at Arizona State University. More
		Rachel A. Johnston New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM
A childhood obsession with breeding guppies started Johnston down the path to becoming a population geneticist. More
		Silvia N. Kariuki The University of Chicago Chicago, IL
Kariuki's interest in science was sparked by watching her parents work to eradicate the parasitic disease schistosomiasis in Kenya. More
		Lisandro Maya-Ramos University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA
A trip to deliver medical supplies to a hospital in Nicaragua showed Maya-Ramos the importance of biomedical research. More

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