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We are a cooperative of thinkers––physicists, historians, computer scientists, economists, literary critics, lawyers, linguists, biologists, poets, mathematicians, and so many more--who provide exceptional one-on-one tutoring and academic support to our students.
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Elliot
Elliot earned his BS in Biology at MIT, and his MSc by Research in Clinical Medicine on a Rhodes Scholarshop at Oxford University. Currently, he is an MD/PhD student in the the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology program.
Sarah G.
Sarah earned her BS and MS in Physics at MIT. She now studies the interface between quantum theory and gravity as a research fellow at the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT.
Paul W.
Paul holds a BA in History (Yale) and MA in Global Affairs (Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University). A recipient of the Fulbright and Schwarzman Fellowships, Paul is currently a Presidential Management Fellow in Washington DC.
Michael M.
Michael holds a PhD and MA in Chemistry from Harvard, and a dual-degree BS in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Maryland. He has over ten years of experience teaching and tutoring chemistry and introductory biology.
Priyanka N.
Priyanka attended Harvard College for her undergraduate education and Weill Cornell Medical College for her medical education. She recently moved back to Boston, MA to begin her pediatrics residency at Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center.
Ernesto R.
Ernesto is an MD/PhD candidate at UCSF. He graduated with all available honors from UCLA with a BS in Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).
Pooja J.
Pooja holds an MD/MS in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University. She now works as a Product Manager at an early-stage mental health tech startup in NYC.
Michaela W.
Michaela is an MD/PhD at Harvard-MIT. She holds a BS in Biochemistry with minors in Philosophy and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Colorado (summa cum laude), where she was an NCAA Division I, All-American track athlete.
Tong
Thomas earned his BS in Chemistry at Duke. He is currently an MD/PhD at Harvard-MIT. In the Harvard Immunology Program, he is studying how the immune system responds to severe viral infections such as COVID-19
Juliet R.
Juliet studied Playwriting and Biology at Northwestern University with a focus on Biochemistry and Biophysics. She worked for several years as a research scientist after graduation, eventually pursuing an MS in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern
Nate L.
Nate earned a triple major in Biochemistry, Cognitive Sciences, and Psychology at Rice University, his MD/PhD at Georgetown University, and his PhD in Neuroscience at the National Institutes of Health. After completing his neurology residency at Stanford, he will begin his fellowship in neuroimmunology at Johns Hopkins.
Yen
Yen majored in Biology with a minor in Chemistry and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Duke University with a 3.93 GPA. Currently, she is a DMD candidate at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and is passionate about reducing oral health inequities.
Haley V.
Haley went to Bryn Mawr College, double majoring in Mathematics and Chemistry and completing an AB/MA degree in Chemistry. She was recognized as a 2018 Barry Goldwater Scholar for her efforts in and out of the laboratory. Her dual passions for biophysical and chemical pathogens research led her to the Harvard-MIT MD/PhD program, where she is currently a NIH-funded MSTP student in the Health Sciences and Technology track.
Rhea T.
Rhea majored in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University, where she completed her thesis research on studying the effects of m6A RNA modifications on blood system development and leukemia. She is currently an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School in the Pathways Program and is passionate about improving mental health care and resources.
Sunny
Sunny is an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School. Previously, she spent seven years researching neurodegenerative diseases. Notably, she was a part of a group studying cell replacement therapy for Parkinson’s disease which, in 2021, entered a Phase I clinical trial for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease
Marta
Marta is an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School. Prior to matriculating at Harvard, Marta headed to Bonn, Germany as a Fulbright scholar. There, she conducted research related to Parkinson's disease and expanded her German language skills.
Samantha F.
Samantha graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University with a BS in Human Biology, Health & Society and a minor in Education. After obtaining her Master in Medical Education at the University of Nottingham as a Fulbright Scholar, she is now an MD Candidate at NYU.
Xavier
Xavier graduated from Yale College in 2019 with a BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. He went on to earn his PhD in Neuroscience from Columbia University, where he worked at the intersection of organic chemistry and pharmacology. Currently, Xavier is a scientist at Alpha Genesis, Inc., the largest primate breeding and research facility in the United States, where he advances biomedical research through pre-clinical trials and collaborations with pharmaceutical companies and academic research labs.
Isabel T.
Isa designed an independent major at Williams College titled “Critical Health Studies,” combining philosophy, sociology, and anthropology with the goal of complementing her science-oriented pre-medical education with a humanist and critical exploration of health and medicine. After graduating with Highest Honors, she is now an entering MD-PhD student at the University of Michigan where she will complete her doctoral work in sociocultural anthropology.
Wilton
Wilton is pursuing an MD at Yale School of Medicine (expected graduation in 2026). Previously, he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Mary S.
Mary is a resident physician in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and an incoming Stanford dermatology resident. She received her MD degree from Yale School of Medicine and her BS in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from Yale University.
Eleanor S.
Eleanor is an MBA/Masters in Computer Science dual degree candidate at the University of Chicago/Booth School of Business. Previously, she received her Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University.
Rasheca
Rasheca was a Robertson scholar who attended Duke University and also had the opportunity to simultaneously major at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. At Duke, Rasheca majored in Public Policy and at UNC Rasheca majored in Nutrition. She graduated in 2020 summa cum laude, with distinction, and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently pursuing a medical degree at Harvard Medical School.
Julia Ra.
Julia graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University with a major in cell and molecular biology. She is currently a PhD student at MIT studying the interactions between bacteria and bacteriophages, which are the viruses that infect bacteria.
Emily V.
Emily is a PhD candidate at Harvard University in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology. Currently, she is being funded by the National Science Foundation to research conditions in which the gut microbiome may behave in a way that is adaptive to the host. Prior to graduate school, Emily graduated from Harvard College cum laude with a degree in Human Evolutionary Biology and minor in Chemistry.
Rakeeb
Rakeeb graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University with a degree in Biological Engineering. He then pursued a research position at Johns Hopkins University, where he discovered a passion for immunology that has since led him to become a PhD candidate in the Immunology program at Harvard.
Tarika
Tarika graduated with dual degrees in Philosophy and Biochemistry from The University of Texas at Austin. She then spent a year as a research fellow at the Mayo Clinic Biomedical Ethics Research Program in Rochester, Minnesota before moving to Boston to pursue her MD at Harvard Medical School.
Layla
Layla is an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School. Previously, she graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a BA in Writing Seminars and a minor in Islamic Studies. Her post-grad fellowship conducting ovarian cancer research at the National Center for Advancing Translational Science culminated in her choice to pursue a career in medicine.
Matthew J.
Matthew is a resident physician in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard Medical School, where he developed a passion for teaching and mentoring students in healthcare. His career interests include cardiology, medical education, clinical research, and healthcare leadership. Matthew has long been involved in tutoring and mentorship in general science, medicine, and medical school applications.
Fernando
Fernando is a PhD Candidate in Biophysics at Harvard University. Previously, he completed a BS in Applied Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering from John Hopkins University, as well as conducted research in cancer immunotherapy and single-cell microfluidics, earning multiple research awards.
Lois
Lois earned her BS in Biochemistry, Honors at the University of Texas at Austin. Lois is currently pursuing her MD at Harvard Medical School. Through medicine, Lois aspires to improve the health of rural communities (like the one that raised her).
Lauren Q.
Lauren is pursuing her DMD at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She previously he graduated cum laude with a BS in Psychology and Neuroscience from Yale, where she also received a certificate of advanced language study in Spanish.
Amalia Gr.
Amalia completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan in Biology (Honors) where she graduated with High Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa. After earning her MD/MBA at the University of Michigan, she is now a Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Johns Hopkins.
Winston L.
Winston is an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School. Previously, he pursued an undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology at Princeton University, where he graduated magna cum laude.
Jason L.
Jason is an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School. Previously, he conducted research as a Fulbright Fellow in China, and graduated with honors from Stanford University, where he earned his BS in Human Biology.
Lily H.
Lily graduated from Brandeis University with a BS and MS in Neuroscience, summa cum laude and with highest honors. She's currently pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience at Harvard, studying the stinging behavior of anemones and jellyfish.
Hana F.
Hana graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) with a BS in Chemical Engineering. She is currently a PhD student and Dean of Science Fellow at MIT in the Biology department.
Devin D.
Devin graduated from the University of Notre Dame as the valedictorian, studying Neuroscience and Education, Schooling, and Society. As a Fulbright Scholar, he studied school-based mental health interventions. Devin is now an MD Candidate at Columbia University.
Alex P.
Alex graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2022 with a degree in Biological Engineering and a minor in Science, Technology, and Society studies. She is now completing a PhD in Biophysics at Harvard University.
Chenguang
Upon graduation from Dartmouth, Chenguang received the James B. Reynolds scholarship to study for an MPhil at the University of Cambridge in Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience. She is now pursuing a PhD at Harvard in Biophysics.
Erin M.
Erin received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Elon University and completed her PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Virginia in 2020. While at UVA, she also received specialized pedagogy training.
Beck
Beck received their PhD in Chemistry from MIT in 2020, where they designed and applied peptides to deliver large biomolecular drugs. Prior to that, they received a BS in Chemistry with a Biology minor, summa cum laude, from Baylor University.
Jessica G.
Jessica attended Middlebury College, where she majored in Neuroscience and graduated summa cum laude. After a gap year split between clinical work in interventional psychiatry and management consulting, she is now pursuing an MD at Duke.
Darja
Darja earned her MD/PhD from Harvard/MIT, graduating cum laude. She was a resident in general psychiatry at Yale and is presently a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at LIJ/NUMC in New York.
Brian Do.
Brian is a PhD student at Columbia University studying Chemical Engineering. Previously, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Statistics, and Chemistry, with a minor in Accounting at the University of California San Diego.
Victor M.
Victor attended the University of Arizona, where he majored in Microbiology and minored in Biochemistry. He enjoyed research so much that he decided to pursue a PhD in Chemical Biology at Harvard University; he currently works in Andrew Kruse’s lab located at Harvard Medical School (HMS).
Marycaroline
Mary Caroline is a Marshall Scholar who holds an MSc in Neuroscience and is pursuing an MSc in Medical Anthropology at the University of Oxford. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Neuroscience.
Luke H.
Luke is an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School. Prior to medical school, he completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he worked as an EMT and studied drug delivery systems, and authored numerous peer reviewed articles.
Kaitlyn L.
Kaitlyn played D1 softball at Stanford, where she majored in Computer Science (3.8/4.0 GPA). Presently, she is an MD-PhD student at Harvard working on her PhD in Bioinformatics.
Pallavi
Pallavi attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she received a BA in Biology, a BSc in Economics, and an MS in Biology. She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. After pursuing an MSc at Oxford University, Pallavi is now an MD Candidate at Johns Hopkins University.
Valerie N.
Valerie is an artist and scientist who holds a degree in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology, as well as a BA in Art with a concentration in Painting from Yale University. She also holds an MA in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Farita
Farita earned her BS in Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her MS in Biomedical Engineering at the MIT Media Lab. She is now a PhD Candidate working on the Theoretical Physics of Living Systems at the MIT Media Lab.
Angela R.
Angela attended Duke University, double majoring in Global Health and Biology with a Chemistry minor; she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She is pursuing her interests in health in the MD program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Siva
A first-generation US college student, Siva studied Mathematics and Molecular/Cellular Biology at Harvard College, graduating in three years with highest honors in field and Phi Beta Kappa distinction. He is now a MD candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Emily Y.
Emily is now pursuing an MD degree from the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) program. Previously, she graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Biomedical Engineering (4.0/4.0 GPA, Research Honors) and was selected as her program’s 2020 Outstanding Leader and Scholar.
Ritvik
Ritvik graduated with a BSE from the University of Michigan, majoring in Biomedical Engineering and minoring in Computer Science. He has been accepted to and will be attending either Johns Hopkins School of Medicine or Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Helen W.
Helen is an MD Candidate at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Previously, she studied Arabic and graduated from the University of Michigan with a major in Middle Eastern Studies and minor in Biology.
James Pa.
James graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University, majoring in Biology and minoring in Portuguese. He is now pursuing his MD at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Carl S.
Carl is a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tokyo to engineer tools for brain imaging. Before moving abroad, he majored in Biology and minored in Chemistry at the University of Houston, receiving distinction for his research accomplishments and graduating with a 4.0 GPA.
Gift
Gift graduated with a 4.0/4.0 GPA from the University of Texas at Austin, where she majored in Honors Biology and obtained a certificate in creative writing. Toting a Dean’s Distinction in research and multiple recognitions in academics, Gift is now an MD candidate at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Adrian L.
Adrian attended Caltech where he earned a BS in Physics in 2022. He now attends Harvard as a PhD student in Quantum Science and Engineering. His research focuses on the intersection of quantum chemistry and quantum computing.
Ryan E.
Ryan completed her undergraduate studies at Cornell University in Cellular and Molecular Biology. She is currently pursuing her PhD thesis research at MIT, where her work is focused on understanding how proliferating cancer cells reprogram metabolism to maintain the metabolic requirements for rapid cell growth and division.
Lauren J.
Lauren graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Dickinson College with a BS in Environmental Science and a minor in Biology. She obtained her MS in Marine Microbiology from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and is now a PhD candidate in Environmental Molecular Science and Technology at the University of Maryland.
Jinoh
Jinoh attended Columbia University, where he graduated with a Neuroscience and Behavior major with a 3.8 GPA and departmental honors. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Neurobiology at Harvard.
Salman
Salman is an MD Candidate at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He previously attended UNC Chapel Hill, majoring in Biology and graduating with highest distinction and Phi Beta Kappa honors.
Joe G.
Joe graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago with a BA in Psychology. He's presently an MD Candidate at Columbia University, pursuing a specialization in psychiatry.
Nathan M.
Nathan graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a BS and MS in Molecular and Cellular Biology and minors in Bioethics and Music. Selected for a 2023 Marshall Scholarship, he will be studying for a DPhil in Paediatrics at Oxford through 2026 (researching tuberculosis diagnostics), after which he will attend Harvard Medical School to pursue his MD.
Caroline Be.
Caroline attended Yale College where she majored in History of Science and Medicine. She graduated with Latin Honors, Distinction in her major, and a 3.92 GPA. She was awarded the Heinrich von Staden Cup for her contribution to the social and intellectual conscience of the college.
Chris R.
Chris is a PhD candidate at MIT’s Computational and Systems Biology Program. He previously earned his bachelor’s degree in cyber engineering with a minor in mathematics from Louisiana Tech University with a 3.96 GPA.
Catarina
Cata earned a degree Organismic & Evolutionary Biology with a secondary in the History of Art & Architecture at Harvard College. She also holds an MA in Environmental Management from Duke University and currently works as an environmental consultant in Boston.
Kate K.
Kate holds a BA in Biology and Philosophy from Williams College. After working with Minds Matter Boston and Clarion Healthcare, she is currently an associate director in corporate development at Relay Therapeutics.
Irving
Irving is pursuing his MD at Harvard Medical School, where he was awarded the Dean's REACH Scholarship. He seeks to merge his passion for neuroscience and advocacy to increase access to behavioral healthcare in underserved populations.
Claire H.
Claire holds a BA in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Bowdoin College. After working in a pediatric oncology research lab at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School, she is now pursuing a PhD in Biomedical Science at the University of California San Francisco.
Haleigh
Haleigh is a PhD Candidate in Biomedical Sciences at NYU Medical School. She previously earned her BS in General Science from Pennsylvania State University and her MPH in Environmental Health Science at Columbia University.
Hyaewon
Hyae Won graduated from University of Washington with a double degree in Bioengineering and Biochemistry. She's currently pursuing her MD at Harvard Medical School.
Claudia
Claudia is a PhD Candidate in biological anthropology the CUNY Graduate Center. She has taught human evolution and anatomy at Harvard, NYU, CUNY Lehman College, and CUNY Hunter College.
Liam T.
Liam graduated from the University of Pennsylvania summa cum laude with three majors in Physics, Biophysics, and Biochemistry. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Physics, he is now a PhD Candidate in Biophysics at Harvard University.
Cary
Cary graduated from Loyola University Chicago summa cum laude with a BS in Environmental Science and minors in Biology and English. She next earned a PhD from Harvard’s Human Evolutionary Biology Department.
Aarthi
Aarthi attended Yale University, graduating magna cum laude with a BS and MS in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. She is currently pursuing her MD in the joint Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program.
Annie L.
Annie earned her BA in Economics and Cell Biology from Rice University, graduating cum laude. She is now a dental student at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Maddie El.
Maddie is currently pursuing her PhD in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences department at MIT. Previously, she earned a BA in Neuroscience and Psychology from Smith College, graduating with Highest Honors.
Alina
Alina graduated summa cum laude from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor’s in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. She is currently a Biology PhD candidate at MIT studying chromosome pairing and segregation in reproductive cells.
Alyssa K.
Alyssa is an MD-PhD student at Yale School of Medicine. Previously, she earned a degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard College.
Mary M.
Mary accepted a full-ride scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh, where she graduated summa cum laude with degrees in Biology and Spanish. She is currently pursuing her MD at Harvard Medical School, where she is learning about the expansion of global surgery.
Alex L.
Alex graduated summa cum laude from Duke University. She then took a year off to pursue research and clinical work before enrolling at New York University Grossman School of Medicine. Alex is now a resident in otolaryngology at Oregon Health.
Corinne A.
Corinne is a student at Harvard Medical School in the Harvard-MIT MD-PhD program. Previously, she attended the Cleveland Institute of Music, from which she holds a degree in violin performance with minors in music history and chemistry in cooperation with Case Western Reserve University.
Lekhya
Lekhya imajored in Human Physiology at Boston University, where she graduated summa cum laude within three years, and was a member of the Sargent Honor Society. She is currently a first year medical student at Columbia Medical School.
Julia F.
Julia earned a degree in Neuroscience at Pomona College, graduating with a 3.92 GPA and Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently pursuing an MD at Harvard Medical School.
Amara
Amara is currently in her final year of the MD/PhD program at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and will be starting her residency in Neurology next year. She holds an undergraduate degree from Princeton.
Rodrigo
Rodrigo is a 4th year medical student at the University of California, San Francisco. Originally from Los Angeles, he studied nutritional science at Cornell University, where he graduated with honors and distinction.
Ephraim
Ephraim graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis, where he was selected as a Barry Goldwater Scholar, BP-ENDURE scholar, and regional finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship. He is currently an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Ann D.
Ann graduated from UC Berkeley with two degrees, one in Molecular and Cell Biology and the other in Music. They're currently pursuing a PhD in Biology at Johns Hopkins.
Kaiz
Kaiz graduated from Williams College, where he pursued a dual major in biology and psychology. He is currently pursuing his MD at Harvard Medical School.
Jessie D.
Jessie studied biochemistry and psychology at Tufts University, earning a 4.0 GPA (Phi Beta Kappa) and several awards for her leadership in the Chemistry Department. She is currently in her fourth year at Harvard Medical School and is pursuing a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Bowen
Bowen graduated from Harvard University, magna cum laude, with a joint degree in computer science and statistics. Currently, he works as a researcher in AI for healthcare. He will start a PhD at Stanford in 2024.
Lauren K.
Lauren is a recent graduate of Harvard College, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Chemistry. After studying Pharmacology at the University of Oxford as a US Rhodes Scholar, she is now pursuing an MPP at Oxford.
Juliet B.
Juliet is a PhD candidate in Biology at MIT. She also holds a BA in Molecular and Cellular Biology with Honors from the University of California, Berkeley.
Matt Y.
Matt attended Rice University as a Trustee Distinguished Scholar, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Biosciences. He is now pursuing an MD at Harvard Medical School.
Aaron A.
Aaron attend Harvard for undergrad, where he studied biology and graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. After Harvard, Aaron moved from one Cambridge to another, studying for a Master's in the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge as a Harvard-Cambridge Fellow. Aaron is now pursuing an MD at Stanford University as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar.
Michelle W.
Michelle graduated with high honors from Princeton University, majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Global Health & Health Policy and Neuroscience. Currently, she is working as an associate consultant at Trinity Life Sciences.
Jared S.
Jared is an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School (HMS), where he will also be pursuing a PhD in Bioengineering or Electrical Engineering/Computer Science. He previously graduated with a BS in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley.
Olivia L.
Olivia graduated from Boston College with a degree in biochemistry (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa). After working as a research assistant at Harvard Medical School, she began her PhD in Chemical Biology at Harvard University.
Kavya
Kavya graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College with a joint degree in Chemical & Physical Biology and Statistics. After earning his MPhil in Computational Biology at the University of Cambridge as a Marshall Scholar, he is now pursuing an MPP at the University of Oxford.
Sophia Z.
Sophia attended Yale University, where she was a Global Health Scholar and studied Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health. Sophia is currently a student at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Ben S.
Ben pursued a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and a Doctorate in Dental Surgery at the University of Michigan in a Dentist-Scientist Training Program (DSTP) supported by a fellowship from the federal government. He’s now pursuing a clinical residency in periodontal surgery at Harvard University.
Sonya G.
Sonya holds a BA in Biological Sciences and a BA in Russian from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an MA in Regional Studies from Harvard. She's pursuing her MD at Stanford.
Clara B.
Clara holds a BA in English from Harvard and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia. She is now an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Ziad
Ziad earned a degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa). He is currently working at biotech startup Atias Pharma in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with plans to pursue his MD at the University of Pennsylvania next.
Humberto
Humberto is currently an Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of South Florida and Section Head of Thoracic Pathology at Moffitt Cancer Center. He holds and MD from the Universidad Central de Venezuela (summa cum laude).
Paul S.
Paul graduated as a Merrill Presidential Scholar from Cornell University's College of Human Ecology in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, Health, and Society. He is pursuing his MD at the University of Pennsylvania.
Karl
Karl double majored in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry and Japanese Studies at Middlebury College. After graduating summa cum laude, he became a Fulbright Research Fellow at the University of Tokyo where he developed tools for cell imaging.
Rebecca L.
Rebecca graduated from the highly selective joint 5-year BS/MPH program at Yale University with a BS in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB) and an MPH in Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS). She graduated from Yale College summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Suraj
graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in Computational Biology and completed Postbac research in the IRTA program at the NIH. Currently, Suraj is a first-year medical student at the Tufts University School of Medicine.
Emily Sc.
Emily holds a BS in Biology and a BA in Anthropology from Brown University. She received the Fulbright Fellowship to conduct pediatric oncology research in the Netherlands. She then earned her Master's of Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, and has since returned as a medical student.
Neetij
Neetij graduated from St. Olaf College with a major in Biology and a minor in Biochemistry. He developed a love of research as an NIH IRTA fellow and as a scholar within the Fulbright US Student program, and he is now pursuing an MD at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Andrew L.
Andrew is a current DMD candidate at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Previously, he pursued his undergraduate studies at the College of the Holy Cross, where he graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Biology.
Jessika
Jessika is an MD/PhD student at Harvard Medical School and MIT, researching deep learning applications in drug discovery. She previously graduated summa cum laude from WashU on a full-ride scholarship where she studied Computational Biology with minors in Computer Science and Mathematics.
Ahmed
Ahmed earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, with a minor in Inequality Studies from Cornell University. He is currently an MD student specializing in Community Health and Informatics & Data-Driven Medicine at Stanford School of Medicine.
Asli
Asli is currently a dental student at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She graduated summa cum laude from Stony Brook University with a BS in Biology & Developmental Genetics and a minor in Health, Medicine, and Society.
Rochelle
Rochelle graduated from Barnard College, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, with a major in Neuroscience & Behavior. After working as a Research Assistant in Mount Sinai’s cardiovascular surgery department, she is now an MD Candidate at Columbia University.
Emma La.
Emma is a PhD Candidate in Psychology at Harvard University. She holds an MA in Psychology form Harvard and a BSc in Biology from the University of St Andrews.
Rienna
Rienna is pursuing a PhD in Epidemiology and MS in Biostatistics at Harvard. She received a Cancer Research Training Award to complete part of her dissertation research as a predoctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute. Previously, she attended Johns Hopkins University, where she majored in Public Health and Cognitive Science.
Andrew Y.
Andrew graduated cum laude from Harvard with a Bachelor of Science degree in Bioengineering, a minor in Neurobiology, and a language citation in Mandarin Chinese. He is now a third year student at Weill Cornell Medical College, and will pursue a Master's of Engineering in biomedical engineering before graduating from medical school.
Darrell
Darrell attended Purdue University, where she earned her BS in Physics, Mathematics, and Statistics and graduated with honors and Phi Beta Kappa. She is now a PhD candidate in Biophysics at Harvard University.
Akila
Akila graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College in 2023 with a degree in human developmental and regenerative biology and an English minor. She is currently an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Andrea T.
Andrea graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Biology and a minor in Biochemistry. She is now pursing an MD at Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in NYC.
Sadia
Sadia holds a BA in Social Anthropology from Harvard University. After graduating, she spent two years working in global health advocacy and policy work. Currently, she is pursuing an MD-PhD at UCSF.
Richard L .
Richard majored in Biology and minored in English at Emory University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude. After taking a year off to focus on research full-time, he is now pursuing an MD as part of Harvard Medical School’s Pathways program.
Doug
Doug has enrolled in the UC Berkeley – UCSF Joint Medical Program (JMP), where he will earn an MS in Health and Medical Sciences from UC Berkeley in 2026 and an MD from UC San Francisco in 2029. He also holds a BA in Neurobiology from the College of Wooster.
Varun
Varun graduated from Princeton summa cum laude with a degree in neuroscience. He is currently an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and will be graduating in 2025.
Cal
Cal graduated cum laude from the University of Connecticut with a BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. She was a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellow during her PhD in Biological Anthropology at City University of New York, and was an NSF-funded Postdoctoral Researcher at Arizona State University’s Center for Evolution and Medicine.
Priscilla
Priscilla is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD) at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She is a Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) recipient in the US Army and will serve as dentist in the Army after completing her dental degree.
Anchith
Anchith graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a dual major in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Social Policy Analysis. He is currently pursuing an MD at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Nikole
Nikole studied Chemistry at Davidson College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She is now pursuing her PhD in biology at MIT.
Stephanie Mu.
Stephanie graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame. She is now pursuing her MD at Harvard Medical School.
Zoe
Zoë is an MD/PhD student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at UCSF. She earned her B.S. in Neuroscience from UCLA, graduating summa cum laude and receiving highest departmental honors in neuroscience.
Christine
After graduating with a BS in Behavioral Neuroscience in 2017, Christine studied novel therapeutics for HIV treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is now an MD-PhD candidate at the University of California, San Francisco where she is studying neuro-infectious diseases.
Marc Z.
Marc is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at Harvard University. He previously graduated summa cum laude with a degree in biochemistry from UC San Diego.
Nathaniel
Nathaniel earned a quadruple major in Biology, History, Political Science, and Applied Quantitative Science at Arizona State University as a Flinn Scholar, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He next earned his MS in Biological Sciences before pursuing his MPhil in Comparative Social Policy at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.
Aaron Gr.
Aaron graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Music and Chemistry from Brown University. He is currently taking a year to pursue Public Health research and runs marathons at the competitive level, representing Austria at international races.
Jasleen
Jasleen is a current DDS Candidate at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. Previously, she graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Biology from Adelphi University.
Lyndsey
Lyndsey graduated from Harvard College with a degree in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology (summa cum laude, Goldwater Scholarship, Sophia Freund Prize). She is now pursuing a Master’s in Science in Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.
Rishi
Rishi graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BS in Biochemistry from Bates College. He is now an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Connor D.
Connor is a PhD Candidate in Molecular Biology at Princeton University. He previously received an MS from Princeton University in Molecular Biology and a BA from Williams College in Biology and Psychology with a concentration in Neuroscience.
Erica L.
Erica majored in Biology and minored in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, graduating magna cum laude. Now, she is an MD/PhD candidate in the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology.
Cassie
Cassie graduated with a degree in Computer Science and Biomedical Engineerig from Johns Hopkins University. She is now pursuing a PhD in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics at MIT and Harvard Medical School as part of the Health Science Technologies (HST) program. Her research focuses on fair machine learning for underserved health conditions.
Lena
Lena holds a BA in Physiology and Organismal Biology from Barnard College and an MPhil in Biological Sciences from Columbia University. She is currently working on her PhD in Biological Sciences from Columbia University.
Vaithish
Vaithish is an MD candidate at Stanford University School of Medicine. He holds a PhD in structural biology from the University of Cambridge and previously earned bachelor’s degrees in Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology from the honors program at Kansas State University. Vaithish is a recipient of Gates Cambridge, Knight Hennessy and Goldwater Scholarships, and is an elected Fellow at Caius College, Cambridge.
Katerina
Katerina earned her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, where she later stayed to pursue her degree in medicine. Currently, she is working as a cardiovascular research fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center while applying to residency programs.
Chris G.
Chris holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, an MS in Neuroscience and Education from Columbia University, and a BS in Biology from St. Francis College.
Maddie S.
Maddie graduated from Harvard and completed an honors thesis on resting-state functional connectivity in infant macaques, receiving two summer fellowships (HCRP) to fund her research during college. She next earned her PhD in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley.
Ali
Ali earned his Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, followed by a Master's degree in Biological Science Education at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education. He then completed his PhD in Science and Math Education through the SESAME program at UC Berkeley. Currently, Ali is an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UC Santa Cruz.
Louise
Louise is a recent graduate of the University of Oxford, where she read for a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics as a Rhodes Scholar. She previously earned a BS in Biochemistry from Clemson University, summa cum laude, where she was named the College of Science’s Top Graduating Student.
Amber S.
Amber holds a BA in Human Evolutionary Biology. She's currently a PhD Candidate in Biological Anthropology at Emory University.
Keerthana
Keerthana graduated with honors from UC Berkeley, majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology and minoring in South Asian Studies. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Biology at MIT studying how bacteria defend themselves against viral attack.
Shivam
Shivam earned his BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Brown University. He is currently a PhD student at Harvard University in the SSQB program.
Rehan
Rehan holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Sussex and an MPhil in Computational Biology from the University of Cambridge. He is now advancing to a PhD in Cancer Research, where he will continue to explore the cutting-edge application of AI in understanding and combating cancer.
Anjali M.
Anjali double majored in Neuroscience and Global Affairs at Yale, graduating with Distinction in both majors, magna cum laude, and Phi Beta Kappa. She is now pursuing an MSc in Health Policy, Planning, and Financing at the London School of Economics and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Kit
Kit completed a BS in Biology (Biomedical focus), a BS in Chemistry, and a BA in Sociology, with additional certificates in global engagement at the University of Hawaii. He is now pursuing a Master’s in Public Health at the University of Edinburgh on a Marshall Scholarship.
Sarah X.
Sarah attended Columbia University in New York City, where she majored in Chemistry with a concentration in Women’s and Gender Studies. After graduating, she moved across the pond to the United Kingdom to complete an MPhil in Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. She is now pursuing a PhD at Harvard University in the Chemical Biology Program.
Viviana
At Harvard College, Viviana majored in Classics and minored in Integrative Biology, graduating with highest honors in Classics and cum laude overall. She is now pursuing a Master’s degree in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford through Harvard’s Arthur Deloraine Corey Fellowship.
Aya
Aya attended Johns Hopkins University, where she graduated in 3.5 years with a 4.0 GPA, earning BAs in Public Health and Natural Sciences, as well as a minor in Writing Seminars. She earned a 523 on her MCAT and is currently in her gap year before she pursues her MD.
Maeve
Maeve attended the Georgia Institute of Technology on the Stamps President’s Scholarship (full ride awarded to the top 1% of the incoming class) and recently graduated with a BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with Highest Honors. She is currently pursuing a DPhil in Women’s and Reproductive Health at the University of Oxford as a Marshall Scholar.
Jocasta
Jocasta graduated from MIT with a BS in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, exploring research in visual neuroscience and machine learning. This interest carried her to Stanford University, where she earned an MS in Bioengineering.
Katieh
Katie studied biology at Reed College, where she focused on genomics and evolution and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. She next earned an MPhil in Earth Sciences at Cambridge UniversityPhD in Chemical Oceanography at MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) as part of the MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography, funded by a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG).
Aditya S.
Aditya majored in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience at the University of Michigan, crafting a self-made honors major (HELA) and graduating with a 4.0 GPA, Phi Beta Kappa, and highest honors for his HELA defense. He is currently an M1 at Harvard Medical School.
Maryam H.
Maryam graduated from Harvard College with a BA in Physics and Chemistry. She is currently an MD/PhD Candidate in Biophysics at the Harvard-MIT Health Science & Technology Program.
Elyse
Elyse graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in Biology and Psychology. After spending a year working as an office administrator for a dental practice, she is currently a student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, where she received the Dean’s Scholarship in recognition of her academic achievements.
Jessica O.
Jessica holds a BS in Biological Sciences from the University of Chicago. Having done three years of research in undergrad, which amounted to numerous research presentations and two awards from the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Students, Jessica decided to pursue a PhD in Harvard’s Virology program, where she is currently a second year.
Anna P.
Anna is a current PhD student at Yale University and graduate of Duke University with a degree in Biomedical Engineering.
Haaris
Haaris attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, earning both a Stamps President’s Scholarship (full ride merit award for top 1% of incoming class) and a National Merit Scholarship. He is now completing a Master of Research in Bioengineering at Imperial College London, where he is a Marshall Scholar.
Karen A.
Karen attended the University of Connecticut in the Honors College. She graduated with a major in Physiology and Neurobiology, with a double minor in Human Development & Family Sciences and Molecular & Cell Biology. She is currently a second-year student at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Maia
Maia is currently an MD/PhD student at UCSF. She graduated from Dartmouth College in 2023, where she studied Biology and Anthropology of Global Health.
Maddie D.
Maddie holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she graduated with a GPA of 3.98. She next earned her MS in Chemical Engineering Practice at MIT.
Steve
Steve pursued his passion for biology through a major at Canisius College before completing a PhD in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Ecology and Systematics at Fordham University. He then moved to Michigan to complete a postdoctoral research fellowship exploring the genetics and ecology of Dame’s Rocket.
Mando
Mando holds a BS in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of California, Irvine. They're now working toward a master’s degree in nuclear engineering while continuing their radiobiological research at the Institute of Science Tokyo.
Lizzie
Lizzie graduated from Ohio State with a BS in Biology (magna cum laude) and high school with honors simultaneously at the age of 18 in 2022. She is now a first year MD-PhD student at UCSF.
Nicks
Nick earned a degree in Biochemistry at Temple University, where he graduated summa cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Before starting dental school, Nick spent a year as a full-time assistant for several endodontists, gaining valuable hands-on experience that he now puts to use as a second-year student at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Romina R.
Romina graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Biophysics and a minor in Environmental Studies from Johns Hopkins University. She is currently an MD candidate at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jackson W.
Jackson attended Harvard College, where he studied Applied Mathematics with a secondary concentration in Global Health and Health policy (cum laude). He now studies at the UC Berkeley/UC San Francisco Joint Medical Program, earning his MD from UCSF alongside an MS in Health and Medical sciences from the Berkeley School of Public Health.
Jovan
Jovan is an MD-PhD student at Yale School of Medicine. He previously graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with Research Honors from the University of Chicago, where he studied Biological Sciences.
David O.
David pursued a BS in Biostatistics at Saint Louis University, completing his degree in just five semesters before continuing his studies at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where he earned his Master's in Biostatistics.
Jie
Jie (pronounced like "Jay") grew up in New Jersey and completed his undergraduate studies in Cell Biology and Neuroscience at Rutgers University. Afterwards, he worked at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, where he developed a strong interest in computational biology. He returned to school, completing a Biomedical Informatics Masters at Columbia University before joining the Biomedical Sciences PhD program at Mount Sinai.
Surya
Surya’s journey began at Boston University, where he pursued undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Human Physiology. After graduating summa cum laude and as valedictorian, he is now pursuing his MD at Harvard Medical School.
Jonah L.
Jonah graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a degree in Neuroscience and a minor in Biology. After graduating from Dartmouth, he applied to medical school and felt incredibly fortunate to be accepted into 11 programs. He ultimately chose to attend NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where he is now a third-year MD candidate.
Andrewc
Andrew attended Columbia University, graduating summa cum laude with a major in Chemical Engineering and minors in Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics. They are now pursuing their PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University, where they investigate the mechanics of embryonic development using fruit fly embryos as a model system.
Sarahw
Sarah studied at Yale University, where she double-majored in Computer Science and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, earning early induction into Phi Beta Kappa and graduating magna cum laude with a 3.95 GPA. After college, she spent two years as a software engineer at Facebook before pursuing her MD at Harvard Medical School.
Bella
At Vanderbilt, Bella majored in Biology with minors in Spanish and Medicine, Health, and Society (MHS), graduating magna cum laude and earning membership in Phi Beta Kappa. She is now in her first year at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Ethan F.
Ethan graduated magna cum laude and Alpha Sigma Nu from Gonzaga University with a BS in Biology and a concentration in research. Having discovered a passion for medicine and cancer immunology as a Nathan Schnaper Scholar and Research Associate at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Ethan will be continuing his journey in the combined MD-PhD program at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in the coming year.
Zachsl
Zach graduated from Middlebury College with a BA in Neuroscience and from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with an MEd. He is now an MD Candidate at Brown University.
Colin B.
After graduating with a degree in Chemistry from Fruman University, Colin started his PhD at the Tri-Institutional Program in Chemical Biology offered by Weill Cornell, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Rockefeller University. He now works to engineer chemical tools to understand protein interactions that drive disease progression.
Ella
Ella moved to New York City for her undergraduate studies at Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College. Now a medical student at Weill Cornell, Ella is pursuing a career in psychiatry, drawn to its focus on human connection, complexity, and healing.
Vish
Vishruth is a third year MD-PhD student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he is developing non-invasive methods for early cancer detection. Originally from Long Island, NY, he graduated summa cum laude with departmental honors in Biology from Stony Brook University.
Thomas L.
Tom is an MD-PhD candidate at Harvard Medical School and MIT, currently pursuing his PhD in the Harvard Immunology PhD Program. He previously attended Harvard College, where he majored in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics, with a secondary field in Global Health and Health Policy (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).
Jai
Jai is an incoming MD candidate at Harvard Medical School in the Harvard-MIT Health, Sciences, and Technology program. He graduated from Harvard College summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in History of Science and a concurrent MA in Chemistry.
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