Tucson KEYS interns Ana Bradley (she/her) and Tyler Johnston (he/him) explored how aging affects brain function, especially neurodegenerative diseases, in Haining Zhu lab.

2025 Phoenix KEYS intern Shivani Satheeshkumar (she/her) studied how the brain helps us make split-second decisions in the lab of Melissa Warden.

2025 Phoenix KEYS intern Ayana Jain (she/her) worked in the lab of Isabelle Schrauwen and studied the genetic causes of rare hearing conditions that begin before birth.

2025 Tucson KEYS intern Ethan Hancey (he/him) combined optics and artificial intelligence to advance cancer detection in the lab of Travis Sawyer.

2025 Tucson KEYS intern AJ Shaffer (he/him) assisted the lab of Klearchos Papas in the development of a new kind of treatment for Type 1 diabetes that could free patients from daily insulin injections.

2025 virtual KEYS intern Hannah Lou (she/her) used large genetic databases to study how life began in the lab of Joanna Masel.

2025 Phoenix KEYS intern Akaisha Bahrie (she/her) learned how to use flow cytometry, a powerful technology that tags cells with glowing markers to analyze complex tissues, under the mentorship of Mrinalini Kala.  

2025 Tucson KEYS interns James Jirousek (they/he) and Sara Porter (she/her) explored the mutually beneficial relationship, or symbiosis, between insects and bacteria in the Martha Hunter lab.

2025 Phoenix KEYS intern Matthew Hawkins (he/him) study a little-known bacterium to better understand its role in the uterus in the lab of Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz.

2025 Phoenix KEYS intern Adi Tyagi (he/him) studied how female and male heart tissue reacts to stress and inflammation in the lab of Taben Hale.