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COVID Corps Biomedical Research Internship Program: 2023 Cohort

2023 Cohort Summary

We are pleased to announce our 2023 MGH COVID Corps Biomedical Research Internship Program cohort. We have selected 18 exceptional interns from a pool of 284 applications. The majority of our cohort is from groups historically underrepresented in biomedical science, with an average graduate and undergraduate GPA of 3.84. ​

  • 2 are Black or African American, 1 is American Indian or Alaskan Native, 13 are Asian or Asian American, and 2 are White.

Meet Our 2023 Cohort

Amina Abdalla

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Biological Engineering

Class of 2025

Mentor: Jacob Lemieux, MD, DPhil

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Selina Chung

New York University

Biology

Class of 2024

COVID Corps 2022 Cohort Participant

Mentor: Yasmin Hernandez-Barco, MD

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Krystal Kuan

Boston University School of Public Health

Master of Public Health

Class of 2024

Mentor: Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc

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Nawon Lee

Williams College

Biology, Computer Science

Class of 2023

Mentor: Long Nguyen, MD, MS

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Binbin Lu

Smith College

Biology and Psychology

Class of 2024

Mentor: David A. Drew, PhD

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Evan Sang

University of California, Los Angeles

Statistics, Computational and Systems Biology

Class of 2026

Mentor: Long Nguyen, MD, MS

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Oluchi Ukairo

UMass Amherst

Psychology, Pre-Med

Class of 2024

Mentor: Maria Agustina Battistone, PhD

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Isabelle Ward

Boston University

Health Science

Class of 2024

Mentor: Jacob Lemieux, MD, DPhil

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Andrew Zhang

Tufts University

Bachelor of Science

Class of 2026

Mentor: Russell Goodman, MD, DPhil

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Sayali Bhalerao

UMass Amherst

Biology

Class of 2026

Mentors: Anne Neilan, MD, MPH, and Kenneth A. Freedberg, MD, MSc

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Eren Gulbas

UMass Amherst

Applied Mathematics and Biology

Class of 2024

COVID Corps 2022 Cohort Participant

Mentors: Caitlin Dugdale, MD, and Emily Hyle, MD, MSc

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Haeun "Grace" Lee

Williams College

Biology

Class of 2024

Mentor: April Jorge, MD 

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Jian Li

Upstate Medical University

Doctor of Medicine

Class of 2026

COVID Corps 2021 Cohort Participant

Mentors: Giselle K. Perez, PhD, and Stephen Bartels, MD, MS

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Yohana Otto 

Brandeis University

Biology and Neuroscience 

Class of 2025

Mentors: Viral Shah, MD, PhD, and Jay Rajagopal, MD

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An "Chau An" Tran

Tufts University

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

Class of 2024

Mentor: Laura Petrillo, MD

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Haoyang "Kurt" Wang

Tufts University

Biochemistry

Class of 2024

Mentor: Murat Bastepe, MD, PhD

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Yilun "Lilo" Wu

Yale University

Master's of Biostatistics

Class of 2024

COVID Corps 2022 Cohort Participant

Mentor: Andrew Chan, MD, MPH

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Cindy Zhang

Tufts University

Community Health (B.A.)

Class of 2024

Mentors: Lisa Bebell, MD, and Mark Siedner, MD, MPH

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Students 2023

Meet Our 2023 Mentors

Mentors 2023

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

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Maria Agustina Battistone, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Program in Membrane Biology, Nephrology Division, MGH

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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

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Caitlin Dugdale, MD

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Assistant in Medicine, MGH

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Russell Goodman, MD, DPhil

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Emily Hyle, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Faculty, Medical Practice Evaluation Center

Division of Infectious Diseases, MGH

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Jacob Lemieux, MD, DPhil

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Long Nguyen, MD, MS

Assistant in Medicine/ Gastroenterology, MGH

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Mongan Institute, MGH

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Laura Petrillo, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Palliative Care Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital 

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Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Attending Neurologist, Division of Comprehensive Neurology, MGH

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Mark Siedner, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Faculty, Mongan Institute, MGH

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Murat Bastepe, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, MGH

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Lisa Bebell, MD

Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Assistant in Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital

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David A. Drew, PhD

Instructor of Investigation, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, MGH

Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Kenneth A. Freedberg, MD, MSc

Director, Medical Practice Evaluation Center, MGH

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Yasmin Hernandez-Barco, MD

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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April Jorge, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Assistant Physician, MGH

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Anne Neilan, MD, MPH

Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Assistant in Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics

Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, DOM, MGH

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Giselle K. Perez, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Senior Scientist, Health Policy Research Center, Mongan Institute

Clinical Health Psychologist, MGH Behavioral Medicine Service, MGH Cancer Center

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Jay Rajagopal, MD

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Principal Investigator, Center for Regenerative Medicine, MGH

Principal Investigator, Harvard Stem Cell Institute

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Viral Shah, MD, PhD

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

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Program Leadership

Program leadeship 2023

Long Nguyen, MD, MS

Assistant in Medicine/ Gastroenterology, MGH

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Mongan Institute, MGH

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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

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Mackenzie Clift

Project Coordinator, Disparities Solutions Center, MGH

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Aswita Tan-McGrory, MBA, MSPH

Director, Disparities Solutions Center, Mongan Institute, MGH

Administrative Director of Research, Department of Medicine

Director, Equity in Care Implementation

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Esteban Barreto, PhD

Director of Evaluation of Equity and Community Health, MGH

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