COVID Corps Biomedical Research Internship Program: 2022 Cohort
2022 Cohort Summary
We are pleased to announce our 2022 MGH COVID Corps Biomedical Research Internship Program cohort. We have selected 15 exceptional interns from a pool of 76 applications. The majority of our cohort are from groups historically underrepresented in biomedical science, with an average graduate and undergraduate GPA of 3.63. ​
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3 are Black or African American, 1 is Hispanic or Latinx, 8 are Asian or Asian American, and 3 are White.
Meet Our 2022 Cohort
Selina Chung
New York University
Biology
Class of 2024
Mentor: Jordi Merino, PhD
Eren Gulbas
UMass Amherst
Applied Math and Biology Dual Degree
Class of 2024
Mentors: Caitlin Dugdale, MD, and Emily Hyle, MD, MSc
Meghna Iyer
Northeastern University
Master of Public Health
Class of 2023
Mentor: Stephen Bartels, MD, MS
Jovaun Mason
Morehouse School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Class of 2025
Mentor: John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE
Suraya Mohidul
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Master of Public Health
Class of 2023
Mentors: Kassem Safa, MD, and Camille Kotton, MD
Angelique "Angel" Sousani-Twumasi
Bucknell University
Arts and Sciences
Class of 2025
Mentor: Mark Siedner, MD, MPH
Madeleine "Maddie" Wong
Northeastern University
Health Sciences
Class of 2023
Mentors: Jehan Alladina, MD, and Benjamin Medoff, MD
Leah Zukosky
Bates College
Neuroscience
Class of 2023
Mentor: Marie-Abele Bind, PhD
Jamesa Fabien
Ross University School of Medicine
MD Candidate
Class of 2023
Mentors: Lauren Breithaupt, PhD, Lipeng Ning, PhD, and Amanda Lyall, PhD
Buuthien Hang
UMass Amherst
Computer Engineering & Pre-Medical
Class of 2024
Mentors: Zachary Wallace, MD, MSc
Shilei "Lisa" Li
Smith College
Biochemistry
Class of 2024
Mentors: Lauren Breithaupt, PhD, Lipeng Ning, PhD, and Amanda Lyall, PhD
Adna Mohamed
Williams College
Political Economy
Class of 2022
Mentor: Peggy Lai, MD, MPH
Jessica Rosales
The University of the South
Spanish
Class of 2024
Mentor: Marie-Abele Bind, PhD
Brooke Wilson
National University of Ireland - Galway
Masters of Arts - Rural Planning
Class of 2022
Mentor: Matthew Tobey, MD, MPH
Yilun "Lilo" Wu
Bates College
Math and Biochemistry
Class of 2022
Mentor: Andrew Chan, MD, MPH
Meet Our 2022 Mentors
Jehan Alladina, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Marie-Abele Bind, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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
John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE
Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, MGH, Harvard Medical School
Camille Kotton, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Amanda Lyall, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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Jordi Merino, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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Kassem Safa, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Matthew Tobey, MD, MPH
Director, Rural Medicine Programs, MGH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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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
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Caitlin Dugdale, MD
Instructor in Medicine, MGH
Emily Hyle, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Peggy Lai, MD, MPH
Assistant Physician, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, MGH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Benjamin Medoff, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, MGH, Harvard Medical School
Lipeng Ning, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, MGH, Harvard Medical School
Mark Siedner, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Faculty, Massachusetts General Hospital / Mongan Institute
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
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Mongan Institute, MGH
Mackenzie Clift
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 of Research, Department of Medicine
Director, Equity in Care Implementation
