The Frontera/Blaiser program is a 10-week summer internship that aims to equip racially and ethnically underrepresented undergraduate students with the necessary skills to become competitive scientific applicants via a mentorship with a UA biomedical researcher.
- Vianney Mancilla (2022)
- Asiya Falak (2024)
Vianney Mancilla
Education
B.S. Global Health, Arizona State University
Currently: Medical Student at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine - Phoenix
FRONTERA Project
Cervicovaginal Bacteria Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis, Human Papillomavirus, and Cervical Cancer Studied in the Latinx Community
Lab Contributions
Presented at Frontiers in Immunobiology & Immunopathogenesis Symposium 2023, 8th Annual ABRC-Flinn Research Conference 2023, 62nd Annual American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Arizona/S. Nevada Branch Meeting 2023, Frontiers in Immunobiology & Immunopathogenesis Symposium 2024, Immunobiology & Immunopathogenesis Symposium 2025, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, and Biomedical Research Day 2025
1 first-author publication in Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
1 co-author publication in Journal of Infectious Diseases
B.S. Global Health, Arizona State University
Currently: Medical Student at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine - Phoenix
FRONTERA Project
Cervicovaginal Bacteria Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis, Human Papillomavirus, and Cervical Cancer Studied in the Latinx Community
Lab Contributions
Presented at Frontiers in Immunobiology & Immunopathogenesis Symposium 2023, 8th Annual ABRC-Flinn Research Conference 2023, 62nd Annual American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Arizona/S. Nevada Branch Meeting 2023, Frontiers in Immunobiology & Immunopathogenesis Symposium 2024, Immunobiology & Immunopathogenesis Symposium 2025, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, and Biomedical Research Day 2025
1 first-author publication in Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
1 co-author publication in Journal of Infectious Diseases
Asiya Falak
Education
B.S. Computer Science and Biological Sciences, Arizona State University
Currently: Medical Student at Carle Illinois College of Medicine
FRONTERA Project
Characterizing Interactions between Vaginal Microbiota and Metabolic Pathways in Patients with Endometrial Cancer
Lab Contributions
Presented at BLAISER/FRONTERA Conference in 2022, Frontiers in Immunobiology & Immunopathogenesis Symposium 2023, 8th Annual ABRC-Flinn Research Conference 2023
First-Author Publication: Pending
B.S. Computer Science and Biological Sciences, Arizona State University
Currently: Medical Student at Carle Illinois College of Medicine
FRONTERA Project
Characterizing Interactions between Vaginal Microbiota and Metabolic Pathways in Patients with Endometrial Cancer
Lab Contributions
Presented at BLAISER/FRONTERA Conference in 2022, Frontiers in Immunobiology & Immunopathogenesis Symposium 2023, 8th Annual ABRC-Flinn Research Conference 2023
First-Author Publication: Pending
