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2026 - 2027 Undergraduate Research Ambassadors

 



Group Photo of 2026-2027 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.

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Adarsh

Adarsh

Majors: Neuroscience, Statistics and Data Science

Mentor: Kathryn Saatman. - College of Medicine - Department of Physiology

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Addison

Addison

Majors: Neuroscience and Psychology

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

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Benitaah

Benitaah

Majors: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

Mentor: Pradeep Kachroo, Ph.D. - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Department of Plant Pathology

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Bella

Bella

Major: Leadership for Community Education and Human Learning & Psychology

Mentor: Joanne Rojas, Ph.D. - College of Education, Department of Educational, Counseling, and School Psychology

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Ben

Ben

Major: History and International Studies

Mentor: Carol Street - UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Evan

Evan

Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

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

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Gabbi

Gabbi

Major: Biology

Minors: Wildlife Biology and Music

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

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Harper

Harper

Major: Natural Resources and Environmental Science & Agricultural Economics

Mentor: John Grove, Ph.D. - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Department of Plant and Soil Science

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Katie

Katie

Major: Human Health Sciences

Mentor: Robin Cooper, Ph.D. - College of Arts and Sciences, Biology

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Liam

Liam

Major: Biology and Neuroscience

Mentor: Weikang Cai, Ph.D. - College of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry.

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Lily

Lily

Major: Neuroscience, Biology, Chemistry

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

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Mani

Mani

Major: Kinesiology

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

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Mazie

Mazie

Major: Animal Science

Mentor: Kimberly Tumlin, Ph.D. - College of Health Sciences, Sports Medicine Research Institute

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Mohit

Mohit

Major: Neuroscience and Psychology

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

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Nathan

Nathan

Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

Mentor: Lorri Morford, Ph.D. - College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Sciences.

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Nikhil

Nikhil

Majors: Biochemistry and Mathematics

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

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Omar

Omar

Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

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

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Owen

Owen

Major:  Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

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

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Rehan

Rehan

Major: Public Health and Neuroscience

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

Undergraduate Research Ambassador Sophia

Sophia

Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

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