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Research Program Mentors

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Biotech
Natalie

Natalie

PhDElectrical E...

Education

  1. Duke University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Electrical Engineering

  2. Duke University

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Electrical Engineering

Expertise

Electrical engineering - applied physics. Specifically electromagnetic wave-matter interactions and...

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Preethy

Preethy

PhDMolecular Bi...

Education

  1. University of Birmingham

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2007

    Molecular Biology

  2. University of Madras

    MSMaster of Science2004

    Genetics

Expertise

Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Educational Equity, Social Justice...

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Victoria

Victoria

PhDBiotech

Education

  1. University of California Davis (UCD)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Biotech

  2. Drexel University

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Biology

Expertise

Chemistry, Biology, Life Sciences, Research, Communication, Consulting,Cancer,Entrepreneurship

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Alexandra

Alexandra

PhDBiology

Education

  1. Dartmouth College

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Biology

  2. Stonehill College

    BSBachelor of Sci...2014

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Cancer biology, immunology, biotechnology, startups, venture capital, entrepreneurship, mental health...

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Laura

Laura

MSMarine Science

Education

  1. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    MSMaster of Science2021

    Marine Science

  2. University of California, Santa Barbara

    BSBachelor of Sci...2015

    Marine Science

Expertise

Marine Biology, Coral Reef Ecology, Coral Reef Restoration, Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology

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Anish

Anish

MSBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Columbia University

    MSMaster of Science

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    BSEBachelor of Sci...2020

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Neurodegenerative Diseases (Glaucoma, Alzheimers, Parkinsons, etc), Neuroimaging Technologies (MRI, CT...

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Arielle

Arielle

PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. University of Virginia

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Biology

Expertise

neuroscience, nervous system injury and regeneration, cell biology, genomics, bioinformatics,

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David

David

PhD

Education

  1. Washington University in St. Louis

    PhDDoctor of Philo...
  2. Northern State University

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Biology

Expertise

Biological Science, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Climate Change Biology, GIS (Geographic Information...

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Michael

Michael

PhDGenetics

Education

  1. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Genetics

  2. Trinity College (CT)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2016

    Biology

Expertise

genetics, cellular/molecular biology, computer science, neuroscience

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Carlos

Carlos

PhDImmunology

Education

  1. Vanderbilt University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Immunology

  2. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Aguadilla

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Biology

Expertise

Cancer Biology, Immunology, Molecular Biology

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Jesus

Jesus

PhDChemistry

Education

  1. Duke University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Chemistry

  2. Boston University

    MBAMaster of Busin...TBD

    Business

Expertise

Chemistry, drug design, nanotechnology, data science, machine learning, biosensors, digital health...

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Noam

Noam

PhD candidateBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Northeastern University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Northeastern University

    BSEBachelor of Sci...2023

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Synthetic biology, computational biology, machine learning, systems biology

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Yilan

Yilan

PhDGenetics

Education

  1. Harvard University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Genetics

  2. Northwestern University

    BABachelor of Arts2018

    Genetics

Expertise

method development to better understand the disease causes, applications of machine learning/deep...

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Shashwat

Shashwat

MD/PhD candidate

Education

  1. Northwestern University

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD
  2. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neurology, Medical Imaging

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Alekhya

Alekhya

PhDMicrobiology

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Microbiology

  2. Indiana University - Bloomington

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Microbiology

Expertise

environmental microbiology; biotechnology; genetics; biology

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Sean

Sean

PhDNeuroscience

Education

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

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Neuroscience

  2. James Madison University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2017

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neurodevelopment, Neurodegeneration, sleep, sleep medications/pharmacology, Autism, Schizophrenia

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Gabriel

Gabriel

PhDImmunology

Education

  1. Vanderbilt University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Immunology

  2. University of Puerto Rico

    BSBachelor of Sci...2017

    Molecular Biology

Expertise

Tumor Immunology, cancer biology, Immunology, Biotechnology

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Tamara

Tamara

PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Biology

Expertise

biology, medicine, neuroscience, Bioinformatics, Writing, Data science and AI for health and medicine...

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Keith

Keith

MD/PhD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Medicine

  2. University of Massachusetts Boston

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Biology

Expertise

Molecular Biology, AI genetics, chemistry, developmental biology, Coding,

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Anthony

Anthony

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2019

    Neuroscience

  2. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2010

    Molecular Biology

Expertise

Glial biology, neuroscience, brain cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammation, multiple sclerosis

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