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. She is currently studying Pharmacology at the University of Oxford as a US Rhodes Scholar, and hopes to attend medical school afterwards.
Hunter B.
Hunter studied Physics and Computer Science at Harvard College. In 2019, the Chicago Cubs drafted Hunter, and he’s been playing pro baseball ever since.
Gino
Gino majored in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Computational Engineering at Notre Dame. Presently, he's pursuing his MS/PhD at Harvard, researching soft robotics and actuators.
Michael
Michael earned his BS in in Physics and in Mathematics from Brandeis (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa). Recently, he completed his PhD in Physics at Harvard, where he was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.
Dov
Dov holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics from Rutgers (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kapa) and a MEng from MIT in Advanced Manufacturing and Design. He works for Raytheon Company as a Manufacturing Engineer.
Maya
Maya is an MD student at Harvard Medical School. She graduated summa cum laude from Tufts with a BS in Biology and Community Health, where she was also a member of Tufts' oldest all female a cappella group.
Noah
Noah is an MD student at Columbia. Prior to med school, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago with a degree in Biology and Spanish and spent a year working on clinical research at NYU.
Hector
Héctor holds a BS from the University of Puerto Rico and a PhD in Neuroscience from UT Southwestern Medical Center. After completing his postdoctoral fellowship at MIT, he returned to Puerto Rico with a commitment to fostering education and applying neuroscience-based approaches to improve student performance at all levels.
Kenneth
Kenneth graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard with a BA in Chemistry and Physics and a secondary in Statistics. After pursuing research, he is now a PhD student in Physics at Harvard.
Tim
Tim recently earned a Master's in Economic Policy from the University College London. He has worked in international affairs management consulting, as a lead research analyst, and as an assistant economist.
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