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
![Chung, Selina_Headshot_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_b9812e05d4974079abda9ea610a05e6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Chung%2C%20Selina_Headshot_edited.jpg)
Eren Gulbas
UMass Amherst
Applied Math and Biology Dual Degree
Class of 2024
Mentors: Caitlin Dugdale, MD, and Emily Hyle, MD, MSc
![Gulbas, Eren_Headshot_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_a89ee4c1fc4d4678a46a972b56c2822c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Gulbas%2C%20Eren_Headshot_edited.jpg)
Meghna Iyer
Northeastern University
Master of Public Health
Class of 2023
Mentor: Stephen Bartels, MD, MS
![IyerMeghna.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_d0b8a64d96034c7289d35c4677a9e2eb~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_246,y_137,w_413,h_411/fill/w_165,h_164,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/IyerMeghna_JPG.jpg)
Jovaun Mason
Morehouse School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Class of 2025
Mentor: John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE
![Mason, Jovaun_Headshot_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_e4ed2bd179074365abd20ff6f266d1a7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Mason%2C%20Jovaun_Headshot_edited.jpg)
Suraya Mohidul
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Master of Public Health
Class of 2023
Mentors: Kassem Safa, MD, and Camille Kotton, MD
![Mohidul, Suraya_Headshot_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_6ec0ec5801384f36a14ebb93655e4242~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Mohidul%2C%20Suraya_Headshot_edited.jpg)
Angelique "Angel" Sousani-Twumasi
Bucknell University
Arts and Sciences
Class of 2025
Mentor: Mark Siedner, MD, MPH
![Sousani-Twumasi, Angelique_Headshot_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_75505f2981784b63a8ac8f3a677cb3e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Sousani-Twumasi%2C%20Angelique_Headshot_edited.jpg)
Madeleine "Maddie" Wong
Northeastern University
Health Sciences
Class of 2023
Mentors: Jehan Alladina, MD, and Benjamin Medoff, MD
![Wong, Madeleine_Headshot_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_cd2a13e16543482f92798a20fc0baa87~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Wong%2C%20Madeleine_Headshot_edited.jpg)
Leah Zukosky
Bates College
Neuroscience
Class of 2023
Mentor: Marie-Abele Bind, PhD
![Zukosky, Leah_Headshot_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_b2a74b2242a64b189073cb6841a69bca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Zukosky%2C%20Leah_Headshot_edited.jpg)
Jamesa Fabien
Ross University School of Medicine
MD Candidate
Class of 2023
Mentors: Lauren Breithaupt, PhD, Lipeng Ning, PhD, and Amanda Lyall, PhD
![Fabien, Jamesa_Headshot_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_6ec108ca12b74daaa3cfdf53a26651be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Fabien%2C%20Jamesa_Headshot_edited.jpg)
Buuthien Hang
UMass Amherst
Computer Engineering & Pre-Medical
Class of 2024
Mentors: Zachary Wallace, MD, MSc
![HangBuuthien.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_0bbebfc10af6423ead6494743f597d24~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_21,w_1150,h_1149/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/HangBuuthien.jpg)
Shilei "Lisa" Li
Smith College
Biochemistry
Class of 2024
Mentors: Lauren Breithaupt, PhD, Lipeng Ning, PhD, and Amanda Lyall, PhD
![LiShilei.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_ce8658fd44d34e8babd05dcf3e00da11~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_0,y_58,w_960,h_960/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/LiShilei.jpeg)
Adna Mohamed
Williams College
Political Economy
Class of 2022
Mentor: Peggy Lai, MD, MPH
![MohamedAdna.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_822299bfb5ac4e21a01a14a2ad6b7148~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_30,w_255,h_240/fill/w_165,h_155,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/MohamedAdna.png)
Jessica Rosales
The University of the South
Spanish
Class of 2024
Mentor: Marie-Abele Bind, PhD
![Rosales, Jessica_Headshot_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_7dba8d7eae9545fc873c2a0cb6dd4acd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Rosales%2C%20Jessica_Headshot_edited.jpg)
Brooke Wilson
National University of Ireland - Galway
Masters of Arts - Rural Planning
Class of 2022
Mentor: Matthew Tobey, MD, MPH
![Wilson, Brooke_Headshot_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_35c7629c0a4a45368b5368afa99649e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Wilson%2C%20Brooke_Headshot_edited.jpg)
Yilun "Lilo" Wu
Bates College
Math and Biochemistry
Class of 2022
Mentor: Andrew Chan, MD, MPH
![Wu, Yilun_Headshot_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_d3417bde735d4b9c853ef4576f402c7e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Wu%2C%20Yilun_Headshot_edited.jpg)
Meet Our 2022 Mentors
Lipeng Ning, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, MGH, Harvard Medical School
![Ning, Lipeng_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_33cb92b3724044648882188ecfad90a1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Ning%2C%20Lipeng_edited.jpg)
Program Leadership
Mackenzie Clift
Project Coordinator, Disparities Solutions Center, MGH
![Mackenzie Clift_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b7094a_93956c0736ff4cdeb15d977854aba8f8~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_65,w_1834,h_1834/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Mackenzie%20Clift_edited.jpg)