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6 IN FOCUS t ISSUE 2025-2026Logan Tlam Hometown: Mount Vernon, South DakotaUndergrad Institution and Major: South Dakota State University, BS, Human Biology, Minor in Health ScienceJoseph TsukaharaHometown: New Hope, MinnesotaUndergrad Institution and Major: Concordia University-St. Paul, BS, BiologyRachel Walsh Hometown: Poynette, WisconsinUndergrad Institution and Major: University of WisconsinMadison, BS, Biology, Certificates (minors) in Health and the Humanities and Biology Core CurriculumJaedyn Wyer Hometown: San Diego, CaliforniaUndergrad Institution and Major: University of Tennessee Knoxville- BS, Neuroscience, Minor in PsychologySem YebyoHometown: Saint Paul, MinnesotaUndergrad Institution and Major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, BA, Human Physiology, Minor in ChemistryAysa TaranaNakacia HutsonJoseph TsukaharaEllie PaxtonLogan TlamRuthvika MurikinatiJaedyn Wyer Malcolm Moore Tenille FredricksonRachel Walsh Elizabeth Bonneville Lyrik FlowersEmma SchrepferCassidy Bianchi-RossiCaroline OlmerMahamed Abdulahi Tarun Balaji Fallon BouxseinClaire Liliedahl Brenna Lundberg Nora Peterson Sami Quinn Sem YebyoCarter PetersonThomas Free2025 IBP Master%u2019s Degree Student Cohort continuedChair%u2019s Vision StatementWe are a dynamic and growing medical school basic science department that values excellence, innovation, inclusive meritocracy and impact as cornerstones to biomedical research and education.We aspire to be the leading research and education physiology program in the country.Our research vision is focused on mechanistic studies of the cardiovascular system, including muscle, and in obesity, diabetes and metabolism. We have thematic interests in sterile inflammation and AI/ML-based computational biology. We expressly integrate new knowledge discoveries from genes and molecules to the whole organism, with impact relevance to human health.