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. ​
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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
Selina Chung
New York University
Biology
Class of 2024
COVID Corps 2022 Cohort Participant
Mentor: Yasmin Hernandez-Barco, MD
Krystal Kuan
Boston University School of Public Health
Master of Public Health
Class of 2024
Mentor: Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc
Nawon Lee
Williams College
Biology, Computer Science
Class of 2023
Mentor: Long Nguyen, MD, MS
Binbin Lu
Smith College
Biology and Psychology
Class of 2024
Mentor: David A. Drew, PhD
Evan Sang
University of California, Los Angeles
Statistics, Computational and Systems Biology
Class of 2026
Mentor: Long Nguyen, MD, MS
Oluchi Ukairo
UMass Amherst
Psychology, Pre-Med
Class of 2024
Mentor: Maria Agustina Battistone, PhD
Isabelle Ward
Boston University
Health Science
Class of 2024
Mentor: Jacob Lemieux, MD, DPhil
Andrew Zhang
Tufts University
Bachelor of Science
Class of 2026
Mentor: Russell Goodman, MD, DPhil
Sayali Bhalerao
UMass Amherst
Biology
Class of 2026
Mentors: Anne Neilan, MD, MPH, and Kenneth A. Freedberg, MD, MSc
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
Haeun "Grace" Lee
Williams College
Biology
Class of 2024
Mentor: April Jorge, MD
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
Yohana Otto
Brandeis University
Biology and Neuroscience
Class of 2025
Mentors: Viral Shah, MD, PhD, and Jay Rajagopal, MD
An "Chau An" Tran
Tufts University
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
Class of 2024
Mentor: Laura Petrillo, MD
Haoyang "Kurt" Wang
Tufts University
Biochemistry
Class of 2024
Mentor: Murat Bastepe, MD, PhD
Yilun "Lilo" Wu
Yale University
Master's of Biostatistics
Class of 2024
COVID Corps 2022 Cohort Participant
Mentor: Andrew Chan, MD, MPH
Cindy Zhang
Tufts University
Community Health (B.A.)
Class of 2024
Mentors: Lisa Bebell, MD, and Mark Siedner, MD, MPH
Meet Our 2023 Mentors
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
Maria Agustina Battistone, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Program in Membrane Biology, Nephrology Division, 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
Caitlin Dugdale, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Assistant in Medicine, MGH
Russell Goodman, MD, DPhil
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Emily Hyle, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Faculty, Medical Practice Evaluation Center
Division of Infectious Diseases, MGH
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
Laura Petrillo, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Palliative Care Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Murat Bastepe, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, MGH
Lisa Bebell, MD
Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Assistant in Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital
David A. Drew, PhD
Instructor of Investigation, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, MGH
Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Kenneth A. Freedberg, MD, MSc
Director, Medical Practice Evaluation Center, MGH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Yasmin Hernandez-Barco, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
April Jorge, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Physician, MGH
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
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
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
Program Leadership
Mackenzie Clift
Project Coordinator, Disparities Solutions Center, MGH