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Welcome Reception 2008

The 2008 Welcome Reception for new students was held Aug. 12.

2008 Entering Class 2008 Entering Class: (left to right)

Seated: Liubin Yang (Yale), Isabella Garcia (UT-Pan American) and Tiffany Hsu (Baylor University)

Standing: Jonathan Lin (Vanderbilt), Daniel Fuja (Brigham Young), James Lu (Stanford), Andrew Folick (UCLA), Patrick Connell (Johns Hopkins), Ian Campbell (Univ. of Tennessee), Justin Lee (MIT), Sean Cullen (Notre Dame), Mark Ziats (Clemson) and Adam Lin (Rice)*

*(Joining 2007 entering class)

James Versalovic, M.D., Ph.D., with incoming students



James Versalovic, M.D., Ph.D., BCM MSTP alumnus and co-director, right, has the attention of most of the incoming class.

Chester Brown, M.D., Ph.D., and Ian Campbell



Chester Brown, M.D., Ph.D., left, begins recruiting Ian Campbell early.

Geoff Preidis, Sean Cullen, Brendan Watson, Aislyn Nelson and Eric Hyun.


Geoff Preidis, right, seems to be making quite a point with Sean Cullen, Brendan Watson, Aislyn Nelson and Eric Hyun (left to right).

Mark Ziats, Dustin Baldridge and Megan Tierney



Mark Ziats, left, Dustin Baldridge and Megan Tierney share a laugh.

Students and faculty mingling at the 2008 welcome reception


More than 150 students and faculty came to the Welcome Reception to greet the new students.