David Leu
Age: 18
School: Davis High School
Year: Senior
Internship Program: Regional Occupation Program
Project: Identify the R2R3 MYB genes in cotton

After high school David entered UCD and is working in the lab as a college intern.

Shannon Kumagai
Age: 16
School: Center High School
Year: Senior
Internship Program: PPGE (PARTNERSHIP FOR PLANT GENOMICS EDUCATION) Summer Internship
Project: Further study on the gene 19B5, located in the cotton genome.

Alissa Yamazaki
Age: 17
School: Corona del Mar High School
Year: Senior
Internship Program: Young Scholars Program
Project: A transgenic study on the cotton gene GL1-like.