Phyllis H.
Phyllis has 25 years of high school chemistry teaching experience. She holds a PhD in Environmental Chemistry. Previously, she earned her MS in Soil Chemistry from the University of Missouri and a BS in Agronomy from the University of Georgia.
Richard P.
Richard studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Auckland, and subsequently received his PhD in Materials Science from MIT. He currently works as a technology investor at a venture capital firm.
Tara T.
Tara is a PhD Candidate in Biology at MIT. She holds a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Brown University, and has experience working in life sciences consulting.
Emily G.
Emily holds a BA in Chemistry from Wesleyan University. She has taught chemistry and physics at several independent schools, including The Hill School, Loomis Chaffee, and, most recently, The Field School in Washington, DC.
Camila
Cami attended Stanford University, where she majored in Bioengineering and minored in Political Science. She’s now a student at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
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).
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.
Matthew J.
Matthew is pursuing an MD at Harvard Medical School. Previously, he graduated from Roanoke College as the Class Valedictorian, as well as summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Austin T.
Austin attended Harvard College, and graduated summa cum laude with a double major in Chemistry and English. Austin deferred her admission to Harvard Law School to write and her debut novel, NOTES ON INFINITY, is forthcoming summer 2025.
Lainey
Lainey graduated with a BA in Chemistry from Brandeis University with a 4.0 GPA in her major and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently a M.Ed. candidate at Harvard University studying Chemistry Education and has an emergency teaching certification in the state of Massachusetts for Chemistry grades 8-12.
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.
Katie C.
Katie graduated summa cum laude from the University of Puget Sound with a Bachelor of Science in Molecular & Cellular Biology and minors in Spanish and Education. Katie is now attending the Harvard Graduate School of Education to learn about the intricate and dynamic nature of being an educator in today’s complex society, with the intention to teach high school science post-graduation.
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.
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.
Kanan
Kanan attended Yale University, where she earned a BS Intensive Degree in Molecular/Cellular Biology. Kanan completed medical school in three years through acceptance into NYU’s highly selective accelerated-MD program. She is now a resident physician with the NYU Langone Hospital System.
Brittany
Brittany attended Colby College, where she majored in chemistry and minored in mathematics. Brittany then received her MS in organic chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. She went on to receive a PharmD at Jefferson College of Pharmacy. Brittany then completed two years of pharmacy residency in the hospital setting, with the second year specializing in internal medicine. Brittany currently plays an active role in the hospital patient care team as a clinical pharmacist.
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.
Sara AZ
Sara is a fourth-year medical student at Harvard Medical School. She is also pursuing a dual degree in Master in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Previously, she graduated summa cum laude from Miami University.
Erin Ke.
Erin graduated magna cum laude from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with a Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology. She also earned a Masters of Science in Biochemistry & Biophysics from RPI.
Diane H.
Diane is a MD/MS candidate at Columbia University, where she has recently published a first author manuscript in cardiothoracic surgery research. Previously, she studied Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
Carlos S.
Carlos attended The University of Texas at Austin for his undergraduate education, where he graduated with a BS in Biochemistry (Research Distinction, Highest Honors). He is now pursuing an MD degree at Harvard Medical School.
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.
Amy S.
Amy graduated with a BS in Cognitive Science from Yale University, magna cum laude. She now attends Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. She hopes to develop new therapies and treatments for individuals with neurological disorders.
Mackenna
Mackenna graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University with a degree in Neuroscience and a minor in Global Health. She's presently pursuing her MD at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Alvaro
Alvaro studied Chemistry & Physics at Harvard College, where he conducted research on energy storage technologies. He went on to receive a MS in Chemistry from UC Berkeley, where he studied urban-scale atmospheric pollutants.
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.
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.
Pav
Pav graduated magna cum laude with a BSE in Chemical and Biological Engineering and minors in Engineering Biology and Global Health Policy from Princeton. He is now an MD-PhD student at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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.
Jack Ru.
Jack completed his BA at Wake Forest University and his MD at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is now a surgery resident at Georgetown Hospital.
Jalen
A Florida native, Jalen traded sunshine for scholastics and is now an MD and MPP Candidate at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School respectively. He spent his undergrad at Dartmouth College where he majored in Ecology.
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.
Xavier
Xavier graduated from Yale College in 2019 with a BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. During the summers, he researched Type II Diabetes at Yale Medical School and HIV at Harvard Medical School. Currently, he is pursuing a Neuroscience PhD at Columbia University.
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.
Claire Ca.
Claire is currently pursuing a PhD in Chemistry at Harvard University. She graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with summa cum laude honors (3.96/4.00) in three years.
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.
Emily S.
Emily is pursuing an MD/PhD degree at Harvard, in the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) program. She previously studied Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University.
Lilly MS
Lilly majored in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale. She graduated in 2019 with a 4.0 GPA (Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude) and was awarded for her research contributing to saving endangered Galapagos tortoise species. She is now an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School with an interest in queer and adolescent health.
Fang
Fang is a MD candidate at Harvard Medical School, spending his time conducting research at the Harvard Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology. He holds a DPhil in Cardiovascular Medicine from Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.
Min
Min graduated summa cum laude from Ursinus College with a BS in Biology and Applied Ethics, and was awarded the Senior Alumni Award, recognizing her promise of making significant contributions to and leadership in their careers and their community. Min is now studying at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, hoping to give smiles to those in need.
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.
Austin G.
Austin is a Duquesne alumnus and current medical student at Harvard Medical School. He has three-years of experience as a teaching assistant in organic and general chemistry at Duquesne.
Hugh S.
Hugh graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University, where he studied Biochemistry. During his time at NEU, he led RAISE, a chemistry and engineering student research group dedicated to tackling planetary health issues. He's now an MD Candidate at Harvard Medical School.
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.
Ryan R.
Ryan graduated from Yale College with honors in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and completed the Multidisciplinary Academic Program in Global Health. He is currently a student at Harvard Medical School, and hopes to pursue a career in infectious diseases.
Isaac L.
Isaac graduated in 2020 with a BS in Neurobiology and Behavior from Cornell. As a student, he spent much of his time investigating diabetes treatments and bariatric surgery. He is an MD Candidate (2026) at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons .
Lisa A.
Lisa attended Cornell University where she graduated magna cum laude in Chemistry and Chemical Biology. After Cornell, she worked at Procter and Gamble making your favorite household laundry supplies! She is now a PhD candidate in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology program at Harvard.
Hoda M.
Hoda is a dental student at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She previously earned a BS in Biological Sciences with minors in Chemistry and Psychology at the University of Illinois in Chicago, graduating summa cum laude.
Simran
Simran is pursuing a combined MD/PhD in the Harvard-MIT MD program and Immunology PhD program. Previously, she was a research technician at Fred Hutch, where she helped design novel protein-based cancer therapeutics and a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.
Tara Z.
Tara graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University with a degree in Biology. She's presently a dental student at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Jen B.
Jen is pursuing her DMD degree at Harvard School of Dental Medicine; she plans to serve in the Navy after her time at HSDM through the Health Professions Scholarship Program.
Becca C.
Becca is currently a student at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She graduated from Emory University Phi Beta Kappa with a 4.0 GPA, a BS in Chemistry, and a minor in Nutrition Science.
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
Gha Young
Gha Young majored in Chemistry and Physics at Harvard College. During her time there, she conducted research on mRNA nanoparticles. She is now an MD-PhD candidate at Harvard Medical School, where she strives to combine nanomedicine with computational modeling.
Erika N.
Erika earned a BS in Biology, specializing in Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics, at Stony Brook University; she graduated summa cum laude with Phi Beta Kappa She is currently pursuing an MD/PhD in Cancer Immunology through the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Kevin S.
Kevin graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, double majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Biochemistry and triple minoring in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Bioinformatics. He is now pursuing a combined MD/PhD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Aum P.
Aum majored in Microbiology and minored in Anthropology and Health Disparities in Society at the University of Florida. Aum believes in the importance of research to drive medicine forward and improve health outcomes. As such, he is pursuing an MD/PhD at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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
Simone
Simone graduated summa cum laude from Barnard. She holds a Master of Public Health from aColumbia, and is currently pursuing an MD at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Michaela
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.
Dave
David is a med student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where works in a lab studying cancer metabolism. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Biology at James Madison Unversity.
Cristian
Cristian majored in Human Biology and Society, and minored in Global Health at UCLA. He taught Chemistry at Crenshaw High via Teach for America, receiving his teaching credential from Loyola Marymount University. He is currently an Anthropology MD-PhD student at UCLA.
Tarun
Tarun studied Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Bioengineering at MIT, where he completed both his BS and MEng in four years. He is now pursuing an MD from the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) Program.
Shivangi
Shivangi is an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School, conducting research in Cardiothoracic Surgery. She graduated from MIT with a BS in Biology (GPA 4.9/5.0, Phi Beta Kappa).
Corinne
Corinne earned her BS in Chemical Engineering and her MS in Systems Engineering from MIT. She received several fellowships to do research abroad, and her work was supported by USAID. Currently, she is an MD student at Tufts.
Phani
Phani holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering and an MS in Biomedical Sciences from Rutgers, and an MS in Bioethics from Harvard. He's currently working on a NASA-funded project at Brigham and Women's.
Caroline
Caroline is a graduate of Harvard College (BA in Neurobiology) and the Icahn School of Medicine (MD). She is currently in Neurobiology residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Andre
Andre earned his BA in Integrative Biology and Human Evolutionary Biology from Harvard, where he was on the Men's Rowing Team. After two years conducting research at UC San Francisco, he is now an MD student at Harvard Medical School.
Adrian
Adrian self-designed his MS/BS in Structural Biology and Molecular & Cell Biology at UConn. He then spent three years researching virus structure and antiviral therapies at Harvard, and is now pursuing an MD/PhD at Harvard-MIT.
Anna-Sophia
Anna-Sophia graduated from Yale with a BS/MS in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, and a BA in English. She worked with NASA developing medical tools for space before pursuing an MD/PhD at Harvard-MIT.
Lara
Lara holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford (Phi Beta Kappa,Tau Beta Pi). She's currently pursuing an MD/PhD at Harvard Medical School in the Health Sciences & Technology program.
Maryann
Maryann holds a BS in Molecular Biology from Pomona College (cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), where she was a nationally ranked NCAA tennis player. Currently, Maryann is pursuing an MD from Harvard-MIT.
Chai
Chai attended Stanford where he studied Human Biology and volunteered as a Spanish interpreter in the ER and a soccer coach for children with special needs. He is now an MD student at Harvard Medical School.
Sanjana
Sanjana graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College with a BA in Molecular & Cellular Biology and Global Health & Health Policy (Harvard-Amgen Scholar). She's pursuing an MD at Harvard Medical School.
Grant
Grant holds a BS in Biology and an MPH in Behavioral Science and Health Education from Emory. After teaching high school science in DC, he's now pursuing his MD at Harvard Medical School.
David
David graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a major in History and Science and a minor in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Currently, he is pursuing his MD at Harvard Medical School.
Abigail
Abigail majored in Spanish & Latin American Cultures with a specialization in Public Health and a minor in Chemistry at Barnard College. She is now an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School.
Abraham
Abraham attended Brandeis University, graduating summa cum laude with highest honors in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Neuroscience, and Chemical Biology, along with a minor in Legal Studies, and his Master of Science in Biology. He then received his MD at Harvard Medical School. He now works as a medical resident at NYU Langone Health.
Zeshan
Zeshan holds a BS and MS in Computer Science from Stanford (Award of Excellence, Tau Beta Pi). He is now an MD/PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Health, Sciences, and Technology Harvard-MIT program.
Marine-Ayan
Marine earned her BA in Biology with a minor in Spanish from Cornell (Phi Beta Kappa). She is now a medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Amanda
Amanda holds a PhD in Biological Engineering (MIT) an MPhil in Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology (Cambridge) and a BS in Biomedical Engineering (Rochester,summa cum laude). She was named to the 2021 Forbes 30 under 30 Science list.
Dhruv
Dhruv attended UC Berkeley (BA in Molecular & Cellular Biology), and then worked for the World Health Organization. He is now an MD student at the UC San Diego School of Medicine and member of the Global Health Academic Concentration.
Calvin
Calvin graduated from Swarthmore with a BA in Biology and minor in Chemistry (Phi Beta Kappa). After conducting research at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, he is now applying to MD programs and has been accepted to NYU.
Phoebe
Phoebe is an MD student at the UC Berkeley/UC San Francisco Joint Medical Program. Previously, she earned her MSc in Health and Human Sciences at UC Berkeley and her BA in English from Haverford College.
Eduardo
Eduardo earned his BS in Brain & Cognitive Sciences from MIT (Phi Beta Kappa, 4.9/5.0 GPA). He is currently pursuing his MD/PhD from the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) Program.
Bryce
Bryce is an MD student in the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program. He graduated from Duke summa cum laude with a BS in Chemistry, and was a BioCoRE Scholar, St. Baldrick's Research Fellow, and Lublin Awardee.
Jacob
Jacob studied Computer Science at Harvard, where he was also on the Nordic Ski Team and served as Men's captain his senior year. After scoring in the 100th percentile on the MCAT, he went on to earn his MD at Harvard Medical School.
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.
Sirus
Sirus holds a BS in Biochemistry & Cell Biology (Rice) and an MD (Baylor College of Medicine). He is completing his Internal Medicine training at Mass General Hospital and serves as a Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School.
Johnny
Johnny, originally from Greensboro, North Carolina, is an MD candidate and Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University School of Medicine. He graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a minor in psychology.
Joy
Joy is an MD/PhD candidate at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She earned a BS (Biochemistry, Molecular Biology) and BA (Anthropology) from Brown, and completed a postbacc fellowship at the National Cancer Institute.
Ali
Ali is an MD/PhD student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. She received her BS from Boston College where she majored in Biology with a minor in Medical Humanities and was a Gabelli Presidential Scholar.
Shelly
Shelly graduated from UPenn with a BSE in Bioengineering and a minor in Chemistry (summa cum laude). Currently, she is pursuing an MD/MSCR (Master's in Clinical Research) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Nikki
Nikki is an MD student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Prior to med school, she earned her BS & MS in Chemistry at Yale (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and was a high school science teacher through Teach for America.
Matthew
After spending two years studying the effects of fasting on immunology at the National Institutes of Health, Matthew began pursuing his MD at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He holds an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from Vassar.
Michael
Michael is currently pursuing his dermatology residency training at the Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Program in Boston, MA.
Greg
Greg is a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering (University of Iowa). He holds a BS and MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering (University of Michigan), and is fluent in the major web development languages.
James
James graduated summa cum laude from UC Berkeley with a double major in Public Health and Molecular & Cell Biology. Currently, he is pursuing his MD at UC San Francisco.
Amar
Amar holds an MD/MPHS from Washington University in St. Louis, and a BS in Behavioral Neuroscience from the Eckardt Scholars Honors program at Lehigh University. Currently, he is a Diagnostic Radiology resident at the Mayo Clinic.