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2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Research Ambassadors

 



2025-26 Undergraduate Research Ambassadors

 

Meet your Ambassadors!

 

Undergraduate Research Ambassadors (URAs) are a multi-disciplinary, diverse team of students that serve a central role as advocates for undergraduate research and creative scholarship at the University of Kentucky. The goal of the URA program is to increase awareness and create opportunities for students to actively engage in research and creative scholarship. URAs facilitate this goal by providing presentations to the campus community, creating relevant workshops and programming, and representing OUR at research, recruiting, and outreach events.

UK's Research Ambassadors have a passion for promoting undergraduate research and creative scholarship and helping students connect with research opportunities.

Addison, neuroscience and psychology junior

Addison

Majors: Neuroscience and Psychology

Mentor: Hiroshi Saito, Ph.D. - College of Medicine, Department of Surgery

Austin, neuroscience and psychology senior

Austin

Majors: Neuroscience and Psychology

Mentor: Martha Tillson, Ph.D. - College of Arts and Sciences - Department of Sociology

Emma, animal science senior

Emma

Majors: Animal Science

Mentor: Lauren Brzozowski, Ph.D. - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences

Evan, agricultural and medical biotechnology and Lewis Honors junior

Evan

Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

Mentor: Emma Adam, DVM, Ph.D. - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Department of Veterinary Science.

Gabbi, biology and Lewis Honors junior with minors in wildlife biology and music

Gabbi

Major: Biology

Minors: Wildlife Biology and Music

Mentor: Jake Ferguson, Ph.D. - College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Ecology

Grant, electrical engineering

Grant

Major: Electrical Engineering

Mentor: Dan Ionel, Ph.D. - Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Julie, biology

Julie

Major: Biology

Mentor: Yasir Alsiraj, Ph.D. - College of Medicine, Department of Nutritional Health

Katie, agricultural and medical biotechnology and violin performance

Katie

Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology and Violin Performance

Mentor: Kendall Corbin, Ph.D. - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Department of Horticulture

Kaydee, chemical engineering

Kaydee

Major: Electrical Engineering

Mentor: Gosia Chwatko, Ph.D. - Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Mani, kinesiology

Mani

Major: Kinesiology

Mentor: William Bailey - College of Medicine, Department of Physiology

Mohit, neuroscience and psychology

Mohit

Major: Neuroscience and Psychology

Mentor: Warren Alilain, Ph.D. - College of Medicine, Department of Neuroscience

Nikhil, biochemistry and mathematics

Nikhil

Majors: Biochemistry and Mathematics

Mentor: Maj-Linda Selenica, Ph.D. - College of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Omar, agricultural and medical biotechnology

Omar

Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

Mentor:  Lance Johnson, Ph.D. - College of Medicine, Department of Physiology

Owen, agricultural and medical biotechnology

Owen

Major:  Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

Mentor:  Carlos Rodriguez Lopez, Ph.D. - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Department of Horticulture

Sophia, agricultural and medical biotechnology

Sophia

Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

Mentor: Nick Teets, Ph.D. - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Department of Entomology