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		Jonathan Abraham Harvard University Cambridge, MA Current Institution: National Institutes of Health
Jonathan Abraham wants to do medical research, but he is also committed to dispelling myths that degrade minorities. More
		John P. Cassady Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
John Cassady expects to apply skills he learned in sports to his future career in scientific research. More
		Ana G. Cristancho University of Miami Miami, FL Current Institution: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Ana Cristancho dreams of becoming "a healer and a hero" to children with cancer. More
		Tam M. Nguyen Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA
Tam Nguyen would like to establish a foundation to bring better medical care and equipment to her native Vietnam. More
		Kevin B. O'Brien University of Colorado-Boulder Boulder, CO Current Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kevin O'Brien wants to find out how acute and persistant viral infections may lead to autoimmune disease. More
		Edwin H. Rodriguez Stanford University Stanford, CA
Edwin Rodriguez is already doing research on how insufficient levels of oxygen in blood or tissue may be linked to kidney cancer. More

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