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Research Program Mentors

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Public Health
Jessica

Jessica

PhDMolecular Bi...

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Molecular Biology

  2. Arizona State University

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Data Science

Expertise

biology, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, nutrition, microbiology, Korean language...

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Claire

Claire

MSWSocial Science

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MSWMaster of Socia...

    Social Science

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MPHMaster of Publi...

    Public Health

Expertise

Public health, reproductive health, sexual health, violence prevention, advocacy, clinical therapy

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Nicholas

Nicholas

PhDPublic Health

Education

  1. University of South Carolina

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Public Health

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    MPHMaster of Publi...2016

    Public Health

Expertise

Aging and aging-related diseases; maternal and child health; epidemiology; Alzheimer's disease and...

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Ronit

Ronit

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Dartmouth College

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Harvard University

    MSc2025

    Statistics

Expertise

Public health, biotech, medicine, data science, statistics, public policy

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Leo

Leo

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of California, Santa Barbara

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Neuroscience

  2. Azusa Pacific University

    MSMaster of Science2017

    Psychology

Expertise

addiction neuroscience, addiction medicine, neuropsychiatric disorders, psychopharmacology...

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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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Phoebe

Phoebe

PhD candidatePublic Health

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Public Health

  2. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    MSMaster of Science2021

    Public Health

Expertise

Public Health, Health Behavior, Unhealthy Product Marketing, Retail Environments, Nutrition Policy...

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Ochuwa

Ochuwa

MPH candidate

Education

  1. City College of New York (CUNY)

    MPHMaster of Publi...TBD
  2. Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

Expertise

public health, biology, outreach and education, biomedical sciences, environmental sciences, creative...

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Funmi

Funmi

PhDPsychology

Education

  1. Michigan State University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Psychology

  2. Michigan State University

    MAMaster of Arts2019

    Psychology

Expertise

gender-based violence prevention and intervention; global health; public health; racial disparities in...

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Oluwaseyi

Oluwaseyi

MDMedicine

Education

  1. New York University

    MDDoctor of Medicine2021

    Medicine

  2. Yale University

    MPHMaster of Publi...2016

    Epidemiology

Expertise

mental health, psychiatry, public health, health disparities, health inequity, medicine, reproductive...

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Claire

Claire

DVM candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Colorado State University

    DVMDoctor of Veter...TBD

    Medicine

  2. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    MPHMaster of Publi...TBD

    Epidemiology

Expertise

Veterinary medicine, veterinary pathology, histopathology, veterinary epidemiology, OneHealth

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Alexa

Alexa

PhDEpidemiology

Education

  1. Boston University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2022

    Epidemiology

  2. University of Connecticut

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Public Health

Expertise

Projects understanding the impact of chemicals on health and projects in the following topic areas:...

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Kunwal

Kunwal

Education

  1. Boston University

  2. Hunter College CUNY

    BABachelor of Arts2013

    Biology

Expertise

medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, social determinants of health, health equity...

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Krista

Krista

MPH candidatePublic Health

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    MPHMaster of Publi...TBD

    Public Health

  2. University of Rochester

    BSBachelor of Sci...2022

    Public Health

Expertise

Environmental health (combination of public health, environmental science, biology, chemistry, and...

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Bijal

Bijal

MHABusiness

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    MHAMaster of Healt...

    Business

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Public Health

Expertise

Public Health, Anthropology, Global Health, Gerontology, Business, Healthcare Administration, Product...

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Adoley

Adoley

MBA candidateBusiness

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    MBAMaster of Busin...TBD

    Business

  2. Dartmouth College

    BABachelor of Arts2019

    Economics

Expertise

economics, sustainability

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Carl

Carl

PhDMicrobiology

Education

  1. University of California Davis (UCD)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Microbiology

  2. Saint Edward's University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2017

    Biology

Expertise

Microbiology and Public Health

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Carmen

Carmen

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Neuroscience

  2. Emory University

    MPHMaster of Publi...2017

    Epidemiology

Expertise

Child health, neuroscience, science writing

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Rachel

Rachel

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Tufts University

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Public Health

Expertise

Medicine & Healthcare, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Social Determinants of Health, Women's Health...

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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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