Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP) Class of 2022
Jolade Adebekun
Undergraduate Institution: Harvard College – Cambridge, MA
Expected Year of Graduation: 2023
Major(s): Chemical and Physical Biology; Minor(s): Psychology
Preceptor: David Alagpulinsa, PhD
Junior Preceptor: Yohannes G. Hailu, PhD
Department: Medicine/Infectious Diseases
Ayi Agboglo
Undergraduate Institution: Columbia University
Major(s): Biomedical Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2023
Preceptor: John Higgins, MD
Junior Preceptor: Daniel De Souza, PhD
Department: Pathology
Adetola Alonge
Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida
Major(s): Public Health Minor(s): Sociology and Health Disparities
Year of Graduation: 2023
Preceptor: Vicki Fung, PhD
Department: Medicine/Mongan Institute
Bryan Alvarez-Carcamo
Undergraduate Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Major(s): Biology; Minor(s): Chemistry
Year of Graduation: 2023
Preceptor: Michael Whalen, MD
Junior Preceptor: Emily Levy
Department: Pediatrics
Vanessa Amabo
Medical School: University of East Carolina Brody School of Medicine
Year of Graduation: 2025
Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Major(s): Chemistry and Biology; Minor(s): Biochemistry
Year of Graduation: 2017
Preceptor: Eric Rosenberg, MD
Junior Preceptor: Jacob Lemieux, M.D., D.Phil.
Department: Medicine/Infectious Diseases
Iheanyi Amadi
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine
Expected year of Graduation: 2025
Graduate School Institutions: University of Montana
Major(s): Philosophy Minor(s): Environmental Philosophy
Year of Graduation: 2017 respectively
Undergraduate Institution: University of Montana
Major(s): Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Year of Graduation: 2021
Preceptor: Jonathan Rosand, MD, MSc
Junior Preceptor: Alessandro Biffi, MD
Department: Neurology
Nicholas (Gil) Barksdale
Graduate Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
Undergraduate Institution: Vanderbilt University
Major(s): Medicine, Health, and Society;
Minor(s): Healthy behaviors & Health Sciences and Psychology
Year of Graduation: 2022
Preceptor: Yakeel Quiroz, PhD
Junior Preceptor: Stephanie Langella, PhD
Department: Psychiatry
Victor Damptey
Undergraduate Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Major(s): Biological Engineering;
Minor(s): Spanish and Biomedical Engineering
Year of Graduation: 2023
Preceptor: David Sosnovik, MD
Department: Medicine/Cardiology
Laura Davila-Parrilla
Medical School: Ponce Health Sciences University
Expected year of Graduation: 2025
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras
Major(s): Interdisciplinary Studies in Natural Sciences
Year of Graduation: 2021
Preceptor: Margaret Samuels-Kalow, MD
Department: Emergency Medicine
Paul Delgado
Medical School: OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Expected year of Graduation: 2025
Graduate Institution: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Major(s): Molecular Microbiology and Immunology; Minor(s): Tropical Medicine; Health Disparities and Health Inequality
Undergraduate Institution: University of Oklahoma
Major(s): Biology; Minor(s): Spanish
Year of Graduation: 2018
Preceptor: Matthias Nahrendorf, MD, PhD
Junior Preceptor: Nina Kumowski
Department: Radiology
Mark Essien
Undergraduate Institution: Emory University
Major(s): Chemistry
Year of Graduation: 2023
Preceptor: Kenneth Shelton, MD
Junior Preceptor: Kyan Safavi, MD, MBA
Department: Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Cristina Fernandez Hernandez
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
Year of Graduation: 2025
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Major(s): Cellular and Molecular Biology
Minor(s): Concentration in Hispanic Studies and Minor in Medical Humanities
Year of Graduation: 2020
Preceptor: Miriam Udler, MD and Josep Maria Mercader
Department: Medicine/Endocrinology
Wilton Fidelis
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Expected year of Graduation: 2025
Undergraduate Institution: University of Missouri at Columbia
Major(s): Psychology & Health Sciences; Minor(s): Biology
Year of Graduation: 2016
Preceptor: Jacob Hooker, PhD
Junior Preceptor: David Izquierdo Garcia
Department: Radiology
Maria Fonseca
Medical School: University of North Carolina
Expected year of Graduation: 2025
Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Major(s): Biology with Honors; Minor(s): Chemistry
Year of Graduation: 2020
Preceptors: Stephen Bartels, MD, MS; David Chang, PhD, MPH, MBA
Department: Medicine/Mongan Institute
Kusona Fortingo
Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine
Expected year of Graduation: 2025
Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology
Major(s): Neuroscience; Minor(s): Spanish, Health and Medical Sciences
Year of Graduation: 2021
Preceptor: Lizzy Rossin, MD, PhD
Junior Preceptor: Priyah Shah
Department: Opthalmology/Neurology
Julian Gonzalez
Medical School: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Expected Year of Graduation: 2025
Graduate Institution: Miami Dade College
Minor(s): Pre-Bachelor of Arts
Undergraduate Institution: Florida International University
Major(s): Biology; Minor(s): Chemistry
Year of Graduation: 2020
Preceptor: Ebru Oral, PhD
Junior Preceptor: Amita Sekar
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Sam Higuera
Medical School: University of California Riverside School of Medicine
Expected year of Graduation: 2025
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside)
Year of Graduation: 2021
Major(s): Neuroscience
Preceptor: Kori Zachrison, MD
Department: Emergency Medicine
Nicolette John
Undergraduate Institution: Harvard College
Major(s): Integrative Biology; Minor(s): Chemistry
Year of Graduation: 2023
Preceptor: Juan Manuel Gonzalez Rosa, PhD
Department: Medicine/Cardiology
Zain Khawaja
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Expected year of Graduation: 2025
Graduate Institution: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Minor(s): Specialization in Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Undergraduate Institution: Case Western Reserve University
Year of Graduation: 2021
Major(s): Economics; Minor(s): Chemistry
Preceptor: Seun Johnson-Akeju, MD; Tina McKay, MD
Department: Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Simon Kidanemariam
Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Expected year of Graduation: 2025
Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland, College Park
Major(s): Biology
Year of Graduation: 2015
Preceptor: Leonora Balaj, PhD
Junior Preceptor: Syeda Maheen Batool
Department: Neurosurgery
Omar Leyva
Medical School: The University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
Expected year of Graduation: 2025
Graduate Institution University of California, Riverside
Major(s): Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Riverside
Year of Graduation: 2017
Major(s): Biochemistry
Preceptor: David Chang, PhD, MPH, MBA
Department: Surgery/Codman Center
Sid Martin
Undergraduate Institution: The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Major(s): Biology; Minor(s): Minor in Chemistry, Biochemistry Concentration
Year of Graduation: 2022
Preceptor: Chirayu Patel, MD, MPH
Junior Preceptor: Hazim Ababneh
Department: Radiation Oncology
Jazmin Newton
Medical School: University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Expected Year of Graduation: 2023
Graduate Institution: Florida State University College of Medicine
Grad Major(s): Biomedical Sciences
Undergraduate Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Major(s): Biological Sciences; Minor(s): Sociology, Psychology
Year of Graduation: 2018
Preceptor: Shadi Kourosh, MD, MPH
Department: Dermatology
Tabhata Paulet
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Expected Year of Graduation: 2025
Undergraduate Institution: Rutgers University- Newark
Major(s): Cell biology; Minor(s): Spanish minor with a pre-med concentration
Year of Graduation: 2015
Preceptors: Sarah Bernstein, MD; Davida Schiff, MD
Junior Preceptor: Erin Castle Work
Department: OB-GYN
Jose Reyes
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Expected Year of Graduation: 2025
Undergraduate Institution: Brown University
Major(s): Neurobiology
Year of Graduation: 2019
Preceptor: Mark Randolph, MAS
Junior Preceptor: Curtis Cetrulo, Jr, MD
Department: Surgery/Plastic Surgery
Emili Rosado Rodriguez
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus - School of Medicine Expected Year of Graduation: 2025
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus
Major(s): Molecular and Cellular Biology; Minor(s): Women's and Gender Studies
Year of Graduation: 2021
Preceptor: David D'Alessandro, MD
Junior Preceptor: Dane Paneitz
Department: Surgery/Cardiovascular surgery
Santana Solomon
Undergraduate Institution: Arizona State University
Major(s): Medical Studies
Year of Graduation: 2022
Preceptor: Meg Simione, PhD, CCC-SLP
Junior Preceptor: Haley Farrar-Muir, MA
Department: Pediatrics
Beverly Udegbe
Undergraduate Institution: Tufts University
Major(s): Community Health; Minor(s): Spanish, Pre-Med track
Year of Graduation: 2023
Preceptor: Mark Clapp, MD, MPH
Junior Preceptor: Taylor Freret, MD
Department: OB-GYN
Antonio Villanueva
Undergraduate Institution: Northeastern University
Major(s): Cell and Molecular Biology
Year of Graduation: 2023
Preceptor(s): Rui Dong, PhD; Miguel Rivera, MD
Department: Pathology
Bre Wright
Undergraduate Institution: Langston University
Major(s): Biology/Chemistry
Year of Graduation: 2023
Preceptor(s): Michael Talkowski, PhD
Junior Preceptor: Philip Boone, MD
Department: Neurology/Center for Genomic Medicine
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