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
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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
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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

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
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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

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
