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Research Program Mentors

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Medicine
Sandra

Sandra

DO candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

    DODoctor of Osteo...TBD

    Medicine

  2. Troy University

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Education

Expertise

Pathophysiology of diseases, Psychology, Mental health, Holistic medicine, Biochemistry, Psychiatry...

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Christina

Christina

MDMedicine

Education

  1. Butler University

    MDDoctor of Medicine2024

    Medicine

  2. Ithaca College

    MSMaster of Science

Expertise

Anatomy & physiology, clinical medicine

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christa

christa

PhDBiology

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Biology

  2. Brandeis University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2017

    Physics

Expertise

computational genomics, bioinformatics, epigenetics, neurological diseases, health data science, machine...

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Donald

Donald

PhD candidateBiology

Education

  1. Cornell University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biology

  2. Southern Utah University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Biology

Expertise

Cancer Metabolism, Impact of Nutrition on Disease, Toxicology

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Sameera

Sameera

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. St. George's University

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Neuroscience

Expertise

neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases, addiction studies, behavioral psychology, cancer medicine

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David

David

MD/PhD candidate

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD
  2. Cornell University

    BABachelor of Arts2020

    Biology

Expertise

Medicine, Genetics, Biomedical Informatics, Computational Biology

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Stella

Stella

MD/PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. Tufts University

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    BABachelor of Arts2017

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neuroscience, Metabolism

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Pieter

Pieter

PhDBiology

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2022

    Biology

  2. Mississippi State University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2012

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Stem Cell Biology, Tissue Regeneration, Metabolism, Aging, Image Processing

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Courtney

Courtney

MD/PhD candidateGenetics

Education

  1. Stanford University

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Genetics

  2. Stanford University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Chemistry

Expertise

Genetics, biology, chemistry, medicine/human disease related projects, data science / coding in R unix...

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Favour

Favour

PhDBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. University of Texas at San Antonio

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Tissue engineering, cancer immuno-engineering , drug delivery.

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Evan

Evan

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. University of South Carolina

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Bob Jones University

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Biology

Expertise

Medicine, Medical Ethics, Medical Technology, Obstetrics, Artificial Intelligence, Biology...

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Zoey

Zoey

MD/PhD candidateEconomics

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Economics

  2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

Expertise

economics, medicine, healthcare, public health, policy, data science, classics, biology, chemistry

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Chao

Chao

PhDMolecular an...

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2011

    Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology

  2. University of Southern California (USC)

    JD/MBAJuris Doctorate...2015

    Law

Expertise

Pharmacology, neuroscience, animal and human behavior, intellectual property, law, business strategy...

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Adam

Adam

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Wayne State University

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. University of California Davis (UCD)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Medicine, Public Health, Biology, Clinical Research

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Claudia

Claudia

PhD candidateAnthropology

Education

  1. The Graduate Center (CUNY)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Anthropology

  2. The Graduate Center (CUNY)

    MPhilMaster of Philo...2013

    Anthropology

Expertise

Biological anthropology; human skeletal biology, osteology; human anatomy; human evolution

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Enrique

Enrique

MDMedicine

Education

  1. Medical College of Wisconsin

    MDDoctor of Medicine2025

    Medicine

  2. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Social Determinants of Health, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Math, Pre-Medical and Medical Science

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Mihir

Mihir

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Stanford University School of Medicine

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    BABachelor of Arts2022

    Biology

Expertise

dermatology, gene therapy, crispr, artificial intelligence

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Coy

Coy

MDMedicine

Education

  1. Wake Forest University

    MDDoctor of Medicine2016

    Medicine

  2. Grove City College

    BSBachelor of Sci...2011

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Pediatric medicine, biology, chemistry, premed, nursing

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Stephanie

Stephanie

MS candidateEpidemiology

Education

  1. University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Epidemiology

  2. University of Puerto Rico, Cayey

    BSBachelor of Sci...2022

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Psychology, Neuroscience, Public Health, Biostatistics, Epidemiology

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Naedum

Naedum

MD/PhDBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Northwestern University

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...2026

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Cornell University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Nanoparticles, Drug Delivery Systems

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