New members: May 2019
| Meshal Alfheed, Qassim University Yousef Alharbi, Qassim University Aishah Al-Jarallah, Kuwait University Abdullah Alrashed, Qassim University Chenoa Arico, University of Texas at El Paso Akanksha Bansal, University of Calgary Ruthie Barbas, Spectrum Brands Inc. Jessica Beckham, Middle Tennessee State University Manas Biswal, University of South Florida Ashis Biswas, New Mexico State University Kaylee Brabham, St. Bonaventure University Martin Brenneman, Ohio Northern University Henry Brothers Alexandra Caguana, Montclair State University Philip Cammarata, St. Bonaventure University Mariangeles Campos, Montclair State University Ciara Carpenter, Montclair State University Kathy Castor, Montclair State University Saiful Chowdhury, University of Texas at Arlington David Cobrinik, University of Southern California Tyler Cook, Loyola University Chicago Brock Couch, Middle Tennessee State University Aimee Cruikshank, University of North Florida Anjelica DaSilva, University of North Florida Crsitiano Dias, New Jersey Institute of Technology Emre Dikici, University of Miami Aiste Dobrovolskaite, University of Central Florida Amalia Dolga, University of Groningen Kristiann Dougherty, Palm Beach Atlantic University Garrett Dunlap, Harvard University Yaritza Escamilla, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Serena Estevez, Hillsborough Community College Brandon Eudy, University of Florida Baggio Evangelista, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Nathan Forney, Otterbein University Jarrod French, Stony Brook University Callan Frye, Medical University of South Carolina Ciara Golliher, University of North Florida Matthew Greseth, Medical University of South Carolina Gerald Grunwald, Thomas Jefferson University Jeisac Guzman Rivea, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus Lillian Hewitt, University of North Florida Laszlo Homolya, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Nazar Hussein, Kent State University Joseph Hwang, MilliporeSigma Houssine Ikhlef, University of Central Florida Camille Immanuel, University of Kentucky Mahnoor Izhar, University of North Florida Jodiene Johnson, Fisk University Paul Johnson, University of North Georgia Geoffrey Kapler, Texas A&M Health Science Center Jack Kavanaugh, University of North Florida Debra Kellogg–Yelder, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. Saran Kone, St. Bonaventure University Michael Larock, St. Bonaventure University |
Katherine Leon Hernanzed, Montclair State University Yunan Li, University of Minnesota Melissa Locke, University of California, Berkeley Broderick Lu, University of Massachusetts Boston Phillippe Ly, California State University, Long Beach Sonal Mahindroo, St. Bonaventure University Ramon Martinez, University of Maryland, Baltimore Nathaniel McClure, St. Bonaventure University Gillian Melikian, Providence College Michael Merchant, University of Lousiville Carlen Merritt, Marshall University Jyotsna Mishra, Medical College of Wisconsin Holly Moots, University of Central Florida Young–Jae Nam, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Elizabeth Nolan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rachel Osborn, Otterbein University Michael Parsons, Marshall University Kathryn Pearce, Ohio Northern University Oksana Penezina, Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. Otto Phanstiel, University of Central Florida Hannah Richter, University of Pennsylvania Neishaly Rivera, Universidad Interamericana, de Puerto Rico Antonieta Salguero, Johns Hopkins University Fernanda Santos, Adventist University of Health Sciences Claire Schaef, St. Bonaventure University Samantha Schwartz, Emory University James Scott, Kennesaw State University Sally Seder, Montclair State University Vandana Sekhar, University of Central Florida College of Medicine Savita Sharma, University of Kentucky Yujiang Shi, Harvard Medical School Tala Shourbagitello, University of North Florida Melanie Silva, Montclair State University Andrew Smith, Metropolitan State University of Denver Patrick Sochor, Arizona State University Kennon Stewart, Tulane University Natalie Sumser, Otterbein University Krissie Tellez, Stanford University Dorothea Tholl, Virginia Tech Claire Todd, Otterbein University Ashutosh Tripathi, Texas A&M University Trent Tucker, Otterbein University Takeshi Uemura, Amine Pharma Research Institute Abraham Villa Mundo, University of Texas at El Paso Sarah Waldron, Kennesaw State University Adrianna White, University of North Florida Charles White, James Madison University |
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