COVID Corps Biomedical Research Internship Program:
2021 Cohort
2021 Cohort Summary
We are pleased to announce our 2021 cohort of the MGH COVID Corps Biomedical Research Internship Program. We have selected 17 exceptional interns from a pool of 138 applications. 100% of our cohort are from groups historically underrepresented in biomedical science, with an average graduate and undergraduate GPA of 3.68.
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8 are cisgender women, and 2 are genderqueer, non-binary, questioning or unsure.
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4 are Black or African American, 2 are Hispanic or Latinx, and 10 are Asian or Asian American.
Meet Our 2021 Cohort
Elizabeth Abe
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
DO Candidate
Class of 2024
Mentors: Jehan Alladina, MD, and Benjamin Medoff, MD
Sebastian Cota
Boston College
Applied Psychology and Human Development
Class of 2024
Mentor: Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc
Kenechukwu "Kenny" Egbuonu
MIT
Biology
Class of 2021
Mentors: Caitlin Dugdale, MD, and Emily Hyle, MD, MSc
Ramla Hagi
UMass Boston
Biology and Political Science
Class of 2022
Mentor: Zachary Wallace, MD, MSc
Meghna Iyer
Northeastern University
Health Science
Class of 2022
Mentor: Stephen Bartels, MD, MS
Shilei "Lisa" Li
Smith College
Biochemistry
Class of 2024
Mentors: Lauren Breithaupt, PhD, and Randy Gollub, PhD, MD
Leonardo Nguyen
Boston College
Neuroscience
Class of 2024
Mentor: Aswita Tan-McGrory, MBA, MSPH
Shwetabh "Tabo" Tarun
The Ohio State University
Political Science
Class of 2021
Mentors: Kimberly Blumenthal, MD, MSc, and Upeka Samarakoon, PhD, MPH, MS
Nina Zhang
Brandeis University
Health Science, Society, and Policy
Class of 2024
Mentor: Jagpreet Chhatwal, PhD
Taylor Chiang
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
MD Candidate
Class of 2024
Mentors: Karen Sepucha, PhD, Lauren Leavitt, MA
Vicki Do
Tufts University
Biology and Philosophy
Class of 2023
Mentors: Kenneth Shelton, MD, and Jonathan Ludmir, MD
Christina Exilhomme
Northeastern University
American Sign Language
Class of 2024
Mentor: John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE
Buuthien Hang
UMass Amherst
Computer Engineering
Class of 2024
Mentors: Zachary Wallace, MD, MSc
Jian Li
Columbia University Mailman Public Health
Public Health
Class of 2022
Mentor: Alice Ho, MD, MBA
Adna Mohamed
Williams College
Political Economy
Class of 2022
Mentor: Peggy Lai, MD, MPH
Won Shin
Pacific Lutheran University
Biology
Class of 2021
Mentor: Matthew Tobey, MD, MPH
Jingwen "Mordred" Yuan
Smith College
Chemistry
Class of 2021
Mentor: Amit Joshi, MBBS, PhD
Meet Our 2021 Mentors
Jehan Alladina, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Kimberly Blumenthal, MD, MSc
Co-Director, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, MGH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jagpreet Chhatwal, PhD
Associate Director, Institute for Technology Assessment, MGH
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Randy Gollub, MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry with secondary appointment in Radiology, MGH
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Emily Hyle, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Amit Joshi, MBBS, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, MGH, Harvard Medical School
Lauren Leavitt, MA
Senior Clinical Research Program Manager, Health Decision Sciences Center, MGH
Benjamin Medoff, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, MGH, Harvard Medical School
Upeka Samarakoon, PhD, MPH, MS
Senior Program/Project Manager, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, MGH
Ken Shelton, MD
Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School
Matthew Tobey, MD, MPH
Director, Rural Medicine Programs, MGH
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Stephen Bartels, MD, MS
Director, Mongan Institute
James J. and Jean H. Mongan Chair of Health Policy and Community Health
Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Lauren Breithaupt, PhD
Clinical & Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School
Caitlin Dugdale, MD
Instructor in Medicine, MGH
Alice Ho, MD, MBA
Director of Breast Services, Department of Radiation Oncology, MGH
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE
Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, MGH, Harvard Medical School
Peggy Lai, MD, MPH
Assistant Physician, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, MGH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jonathan Ludmir, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc
Instructor in Medicine, MGH, Harvard Medical School
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Karen Sepucha, PhD
Director, Health Decision Sciences Center, MGH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Aswita Tan-McGrory, MBA, MSPH
Director, Disparities Solutions Center, Mongan Institute, MGH
Administrative Director, Mongan Institute
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Zachary Wallace, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Program Leadership
Esteban Barreto, PhD
Director of Evaluation of Equity and Community Health, MGH
Long Nguyen, MD, MS
Assistant in Medicine/ Gastroenterology, MGH
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Mongan Institute, MGH
Nicole Taikeff Gabela
Project Coordinator, Disparities Solutions Center, MGH
Andrew Chan, MD, MPH
Chief, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Mongan Institute, MGH
Director of Cancer Epidemiology, MGH Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Aswita Tan-McGrory, MBA, MSPH
Director, Disparities Solutions Center, Mongan Institute, MGH
Administrative Director, Mongan Institute, MGH
