Biomedical Research Internship Program: 2025 Cohort
Meet Our 2025 Cohort
Maheen Ali
Tufts University
Biotechnology, Biopsychology
Class of 2026
Mentor: Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc
Preston Boyd
Harvard Medical School
MD Program
Class of 2028
Mentor: Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD, MPH
Andy Dinh
Amherst College
Biochemistry
Class of 2027
Mentor: Jenny Zhen-Duan, PhD
Ashna Guha
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Computer Science & Biology
Class of 2027
Mentors: Ruanne Barnabas, MBChB, MSc, DPhil & Jesse Heitner, SD, MPP
Mirabella Paolucci
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Master of Public Health in Epidemiology
Class of 2026
Mentors: Jacob Lemieux, MD, DPhil & Kathleen Fitch, CNP
Ben Tang
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Biology
Class of 2026
Mentor: Marcia Goldberg, MD
Eric Wang
MIT
Biochemical Engineering
Class of 2028
Mentor: Maria Agustina Battistone, PhD
Leonardo Blanco
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Psychology
Class of 2026
Mentor: Jenny Zhen-Duan, PhD
Sybille Delice
Howard University
Biology
Class of 2028
Mentor: Maria Agustina Battistone, PhD
Shreya Gouda
Brandeis University
Chemical Biology
Class of 2026
Mentor: Nancy Rigotti, MD
Milad Jaffari
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2025
Mentors: G. Scott Gazelle, MD, PhD, MPH & Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD
Aatish Sethi
Brown University
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Class of 2026
2024 Cohort Participant
Mentor: Emily Lau, MD, MPH
Julianna Tuyen
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Biomedical Engineer
Class of 2027
Mentors: Jacob Lemieux, MD, DPhil & Kathleen Fitch, CNP
Isabelle Whetsel
Wellesley College
Biochemistry
Class of 2027
Mentors: Vanessa Merker, PhD, & Scott Plotkin, MD, PhD
Meet Our 2025 Mentors
Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD, MPH
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, MGH
Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Maria Agustina Battistone, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine Nephrology Division
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
G. Scott Gazelle, MD, PhD, MPH
Director, Breast Imaging
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Department of Radiology
Director, Institute for Technology Assessment
Jesse Heitner, SD, MPP
Research Scientist, Division of Infectious Diseases, MGH
Jacob Lemieux, MD, DPhil
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Physician-Investigator, Division of Infectious Diseases, MGH
Scott Plotkin, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Neuro-oncologist, MGH
​
Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Attending Neurologist, Division of Comprehensive Neurology, MGH
​
Jenny Zhen-Duan, PhD
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Ruanne Barnabas, MBChB, MSc, DPhil
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Kathleen Fitch, CNP
Associate Principal in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Nurse Practitioner II, Division of Infectious Diseases, MGH
Marcia Goldberg, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
​
Emily Lau, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Vanessa Merker, PhD
Assistant Professor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Health Services Researcher, MGH
Nancy Rigotti, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Tobacco Research & Treatment Center, MGH
Division of General Internal Medicine, MGH
​
Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD
Thoracic Surgeon, MGH
Minimally Invasive Surgeon, MGH
Robotic Surgery, MGH
​
​
Program Leadership
Long Nguyen, MD, MS
Assistant in Medicine/ Gastroenterology, MGH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Mongan Institute, 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
Mackenzie Clift
Project Manager, Disparities Solutions Center, MGH
Aswita Tan-McGrory, MBA, MSPH
Director, Disparities Solutions Center, Mongan Institute, MGH
Administrative Director of Research, Department of Medicine
Director, Equity in Care Implementation
Esteban Barreto, PhD, MA
Program Director of Research and Evaluation, Disparities Solutions Center and Center for Diversity and Inclusion, MGH
Faculty, Mongan Institute, MGH
Faculty, Disparities Solutions Center, MGH
Faculty, Health Promotion and Resiliency Intervention Center
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Kesanet Tesfazion, MPH
Administrative Coordinator, Disparities Solutions Center, MGH
