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Students from undergraduate schools around the United States are invited to participate in the ADLM Scholars program during the ADLM Annual Meeting. The program aims to introduce students to the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM), laboratory medicine career paths, and to build longstanding mentor-mentee relationships between the students and ADLM members. ADLM will provide mentorship, a panel on career pathways, and the opportunity for scholars to attend several events during the ADLM Annual Meeting.
Congratulations to the 2025 ADLM Scholars. Interested in applying to be a 2026 ADLM Scholar? The application period is February 2, 2026 - March 23, 2026. Read more about theapplication and eligibility here.
2025 ADLM Scholars
ADLM Scholars Program Organizing Committee
- Nadia Ayala-Lopez, PhD, MLS (ASCP), DABCC, NRCC
- LaShanta Brice, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)SH
- Rejwi Dahal, PhD, DABCC, NRCC, FADLM
- Kim Gallagher, AS, BA, MS, MLT (ASCP), CPP
- Paula Ladwig, BS, MS, MT (ASCP)
- Melody Nelson, DCLS, NRCC-CC
- Miguel Ventura, MLS (ASCP)
- Jingcai Wang, MD, PhD, CC (NRCC), MLS (ASCP)SH
- Jaime Noguez , PhD, DABCC
- Yanchun Lin, PhD
View last year's program and listen to testimonials from past scholars, Miguel Ventura, University of Texas - Medical Branch and Whitley Royal, Howard University - Allied Health.
ADLM Scholars Program Review
Hear from past ADLM Scholar, Miguel Ventura, University of Texas - Medical Branch and his mentor Takara Lynne Blamires, MS, BS, MLS, MT(ASCP), AAS.
ADLM Scholars Program Review
Hear from past ADLM Scholar, Whitley Royal, Howard University - Allied Health, Clinical Laboratory Science, and her mentor Grace Williams, PhD, BS.
The best part of my experience at ADLM so far has been the community, interacting with my mentor, and interacting with other undergraduate students — it has been a great experience.
Whitley Royal, Howard University