Biomedical Research Internship Program: 2024 Cohort
2024 Cohort Summary
We are pleased to announce our 2024 MGH Biomedical Research Internship Program cohort. We have selected 11 exceptional interns from a pool of 460 applications. The majority of our cohort is from groups historically underrepresented in biomedical science, with an average graduate and undergraduate GPA of 3.83. ​​
Meet Our 2024 Cohort
Kyanna Barros
Brown University
Biological Engineering
Class of 2026
Mentor: Jehan Alladina, MD
![Barros, Kyanna.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_402dc33ea0b6487f8df062705558b5b9~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_86,w_1297,h_1297/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Barros%2C%20Kyanna_JPG.jpg)
Andres Filizzola Ortiz
Brown University
Biology
Class of 2025
Mentor: Esther Rheinbay, PhD
![Filizzola Ortiz, Andres.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_0ff2cf3b34c64699aa9b22f2464b6be7~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_101,y_430,w_1521,h_1521/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Filizzola%20Ortiz%2C%20Andres.jpg)
Yohana Otto
Brandeis University
Biology and Neuroscience
Class of 2025
COVID Corps 2023 Cohort Participant
Mentors: Viral Shah, MD, PhD, and Jay Rajagopal, MD
![Otto, Yohana.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_28594bd3d89340998bc127011452761f~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_90,y_439,w_1622,h_1622/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Otto%2C%20Yohana.jpg)
Aatish Sethi
Brown University
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Class of 2026
Mentor: Emily Lau, MD, MPH
![Sethi, Aatish.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_40ee36651c7b4d518c1212155f8b76ec~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_80,y_36,w_173,h_173/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Sethi%2C%20Aatish.jpg)
Nirotma Tripathi, MD
Doctor of Medicine
Master of Public Health
Class of 2025
Mentors: Nancy Rigotti, MD and Jaqueline Avila, PhD
![Tripathi, Nirotma.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_2a74733368b647ee959f7db30913de7a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Tripathi%2C%20Nirotma.jpeg)
Kaylee Wilson
Tufts University
Community Health and Biology
Class of 2025
Mentor: Ruanne Barnabas, MBChB, MSc, DPhil
![Wilson, Kaylee.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_3a9e8bf932b84f5db6aeafcc4c31e3a8~mv2.jpeg/v1/crop/x_205,y_638,w_2612,h_2609/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Wilson%2C%20Kaylee.jpeg)
Angela Chen
Brown University
Immunobiology and Comparative Literature
Class of 2025
Mentor: Maria Battistone, PhD
![Chen, Angela.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_de03c8cfebc547aba2e84329e0fb8440~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_97,w_2000,h_1997/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Chen%2C%20Angela.jpg)
Sabrina Kogan
Cornell University
Fiber Science
Class of 2026
Mentor: Russell Goodman, MD, DPhil
![Kogan, Sabrina.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_6aaa7922e815463482631c789e548de3~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_285,w_2896,h_2896/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Kogan%2C%20Sabrina.jpg)
Evan Sang
University of California, Los Angeles
Statistics, Computational and Systems Biology
Class of 2026
COVID Corps 2023 Cohort Participant
Mentor: Long Nguyen, MD, MS
![Sang, Emilie (Evan).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_1870b298a1b64ded9b8777039e3c767a~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_308,w_1542,h_1540/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Sang%2C%20Emilie%20(Evan).jpg)
Sofia Sherman Rosa
Boston University
Master of Public Health
Class of 2025
Mentor: Altaf Saadi, MD
![Sherman, Sofia.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_c63602bff2144fa9bb23b5050af03240~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_127,w_616,h_616/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Sherman%2C%20Sofia.png)
Catherine Vien
Wesleyan University
Neuroscience and Behavior
Class of 2025
Mentor: Marcia Goldberg, MD
![Vien, Catherine.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_cb6c3dcf20094d7b82ff8d972caa3b84~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_12,w_482,h_483/fill/w_165,h_165,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Vien%2C%20Catherine.jpg)
Meet Our 2024 Mentors
Jehan Alladina, MD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
![Alladina, Jehan.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_66ba11d721d4404dbb38962e9d16e0db~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_40,w_558,h_557/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Alladina%2C%20Jehan.jpg)
Ruanne Barnabas, MBChB, MSc, DPhil
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
![Barnabas, Ruanne.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_9241d633bfab49209c1fa006888c04f9~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_43,y_0,w_260,h_260/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Barnabas%2C%20Ruanne.png)
Jagpreet Chhatwal, PhD
Director, MGH Institute of Technology Assessment
Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
![Chhatwal_Jagpreet.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_014d901ef0cc4102bde0eeb6cb5871d8~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_5,w_3215,h_3215/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Chhatwal_Jagpreet.jpg)
Russell Goodman, MD, DPhil
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
![Goodman, Russell.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_70da3d394c0b4f3e9e8516c3281f94b2~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_14,y_14,w_371,h_371/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Goodman%2C%20Russell.png)
Long Nguyen, MD, MS
Assistant in Medicine/ Gastroenterology, MGH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Mongan Institute, MGH
![Nguyen, Long.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_7c0adb674cfc4636b6c76fe946f5121c~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_3,w_298,h_298/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Nguyen%2C%20Long.jpg)
Esther Rheinbay, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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![Rheinbay, Esther.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_ab928d57e8354d65b662d3d5eca0ac95~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_296,y_0,w_600,h_600/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Rheinbay%2C%20Esther.jpg)
Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Attending Neurologist, Division of Comprehensive Neurology, MGH
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![Saadi, Altaf.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_14c538df95dd415fbf44eb3207fa6362~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_143,w_1500,h_1501/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Saadi%2C%20Altaf.jpg)
Viral Shah, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
![Shah, Viral.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_5bfa1341c86240fbbaa21715c476f3ef~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_21,w_350,h_350/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Shah%2C%20Viral.jpg)
Jaqueline Contrera Avila, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston
Investigator, Tobacco Research & Treatment Center, MGH
![Avila, Jaqueline Contrera.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_d21e20c7c61148fdb4f00e59dad41cd1~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_749,h_747/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Avila%2C%20Jaqueline%20Contrera.jpg)
Maria Agustina Battistone, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Program in Membrane Biology, Nephrology Division, MGH
![Battistone, Maria Agustina.tif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_2cb9cbe496f44f779d4a3cb1198317b6~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_265,w_2539,h_2539/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Battistone%2C%20Maria%20Agustina_tif.png)
Marcia Goldberg, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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![Goldberg, Marcia.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_ab1d496c95214ee68751fc9d8d388b1c~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_66,y_66,w_891,h_891/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Goldberg%2C%20Marcia.jpg)
Emily Lau, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
![Lau, Emily.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_a3f7396cd54742978818cd03602aad0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Lau%2C%20Emily.jpg)
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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![Rajagopal, Jay.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_c29cb2a569724ea586f70de149c9fa22~mv2.png/v1/crop/x_0,y_8,w_353,h_353/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Rajagopal%2C%20Jay.png)
Nancy Rigotti, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Tobacco Research & Treatment Center, MGH
Division of General Internal Medicine, MGH
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![Rigotti, Nancy.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_668acea255a741ae91ba682041155cc1~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_2186,h_2188/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Rigotti%2C%20Nancy.jpg)
Eric Schmidt, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, MGH
![Schmidt, Eric.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0de3a_4c0a23fb3a164f19a95c92d36ebfc676~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_168,h_168,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Schmidt%2C%20Eric.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)