Medical Scholar Explorers Class of 2026
CLASS OF 2026
Jacob Abell
Campus: CHI-St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital – Bryan, TX
Research Area: Bone Degeneration Following Spinal Cord Injury
Mentor: Michelle Hook, Ph.D.
Zane Ahlfinger
Campus: CHI-St Joseph’s Health Regional Hospital, Bryan TX
Research Area: Establishing the Relationship for Covid-19 infection and Stroke
Mentor: Batool Kirmani M.D., FAAS, FAES
Aaron Bennett
Campus: CHI-St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital – Bryan, TX.
Research Area: Systemic Inflammation associated with Spinal Cord Injuries
Mentor: Cédric Geoffroy, Ph.D.
Lexi Goehring
Campus: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas TX
Research Area: Biologic therapies treating chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps: what do patients want to know?
Mentor: Daniel Gorelik, MD
Lynn Herron
Campus: CHI-St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital – Bryan, TX
Research Area: STING mediated liver fibrosis in liver biliary disease
Mentor: Shannon Glaser, Ph.D.
Campus: Bryan-College Station
Research Area: Adverse effects of opioid administration immediately post spinal cord injury
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Hook, PhD.