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MD/PhD Program Current MD/PhD Students

Current MD/PhD Students

With mentorship from the renowned research faculty at NYU Langone, students in our MD/PhD program gain invaluable expertise in both the biological sciences and clinical medicine. Our graduates are prepared for leadership positions in academic medicine and biomedical research.

First-Year Medical Students

Argha Bandyopadhyay​
argha.bandyopadhyay@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Texas at Austin

Audrey Chang
audrey.chang@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins University

Ananya Jambhale
ananya.jambhale@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Cornell University​

Amy Kwan
amy.kwan@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Washington University in St. Louis

Elizabeth Li
elizabeth.li@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: College of William and Mary

Daniel Martinez-Krams
daniel.martinez-krams@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Stanford University

Sandhya Rajkumar​
sandhya.rajkumar@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of California, Los Angeles

Garett Ruff​
garett.ruff@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Cornell University

Matthew Rytel
matthew.rytel@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Brown University

Vinh Ton
vinh.ton@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Princeton University

Candace Tong-Li
candace.tong-li@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Maria Trifas
maria.trifas@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Columbia University​

Aadith Vittala
aadith.vittala@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Rice University

Second-Year Medical Students

John Atwater
john.atwater@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Yale University

Danielle Beam
danielle.beam@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Stanford University

Hyunsoo Chung*
hyunsoo.chung@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Columbia University

Loren Collado*
loren.collado@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Union College

Mercedes Fissore O'Leary*
mercedes.fissore-o'leary@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Columbia University

Amy Guo*
xinruo.guo@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Tufts University

Eric Hu
eric.hu@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of California, Berkeley

Andrew Kelleher
andrew.kelleher@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Duke University

Siyi Li*
sophie.li@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Georgia Institute of Technology

Damee Moon
damee.moon@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Afia Osei-Ntansah*
afia.osei-ntansah@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Nicholas Paleologos
nicholas.paleologos@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania

Sydney Pimentel
sydney.pimentel@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of California, Berkeley

Jared Plotkin
jared.plotkin@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Vanderbilt University

Kylie Prutisto-Chang*
kylie.prutisto-chang@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Vassar College

Erica Sadler*
erica.sadler@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Cornell University

Ali Sahimi
ali.sahimi@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Southern California

Richard Sam
richard.sam@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Maria Schur*
gayatri.schur@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania

Douglas Shea
douglas.shea@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Brown University

Stephanie Tetrick
stephanie.tetrick@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Chicago

Nina Uzoigwe
nina.uzoigwe@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Harvard University

Jonah Vernejoul
jonah.vernejoul@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Princeton University

Matthew Xin
matthew.xin@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Vanderbilt University

Ethan Zhu
ethan.zhu@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of California, San Diego

Comment: * represents students who entered their clerkships before PhD training.

First-Year Graduate Student

Megan Gumina
megan.gumina@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania

Second-Year Graduate Students

Toby Aicher
toby.aicher@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Middlebury College
Mentor: Gilad D. Evrony, MD, PhD

Michael Cross
michael.cross@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Rochester
Mentor: Thales Y. Papagiannakopoulos, PhD

Jasper Du
jasper.du@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Tufts University
Mentor: Jun Wang, PhD

Nicole Eskow
nicole.eskow@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Yale University
Mentors: Eva M. Hernando-Monge, PhD, and Jun Wang, PhD

Farida Ettefa
farida.ettefa@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Maryland, College Park
Mentor: Liam J. Holt, PhD

Liana Goehring
liana.goehring@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Wellesley College
Mentor: Tony T. Huang, PhD

Nikitas Kanellakopoulos
nikitas.kanellakopoulos@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: NYU
Mentor: Alexandra Zidovska, PhD

Madeline Kowalski
madeline.kowalski@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Chicago
Mentor: Rahul Satija, DPhil

Samuel Magaziner
samuel.magaziner@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Columbia University
Mentor: David B. Beck, MD, PhD

Jasmine Shwetar
jasmine.shwetar@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Cornell University
Mentor: Kelly V. Ruggles, PhD

Katherine Ventre
katherine.ventre@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Amherst College
Mentor: Amanda W. Lund, PhD

Third-Year Graduate Students

Drew Adler
drew.adler@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Cornell University
Mentor: Eric Klann, PhD

Fazli Bozal
fazli.bozal@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Northeastern University
Mentor: Kathryn J. Moore, PhD

Zoran Gajic
zoran.gajic@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Mentor: Neville Sanjana, PhD

Elizabeth Gorodetsky
elizabeth.gorodetsky@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Hunter College, City University of New York
Mentor: Richard L. Possemato, PhD

Andrew Mao
andrew.mao@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins University
Mentors: Florian Knoll, PhD, and Jakob Asslaender, PhD

Adam Schwing
adam.schwing@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Mentor: Gilad D. Evrony, MD, PhD

Ipsita Subudhi
ipsita.subudhi@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Shruti Naik, PhD

James Sun
james.sun@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Harvard University
Mentor: Bijan Pesaran, PhD

Joshua Wang
joshua.wang@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Brown University
Mentor: David Fenyo, PhD

Katherine Wu
katherine.wu@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Tufts University
Mentor: Thales Y. Papagiannakopoulos, PhD

Fourth-Year Graduate Students

MacIntosh Cornwell
macintosh.cornwell@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins University
Mentor: Kelly V. Ruggles, PhD

Emily Jang
emily.jang@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Brown University
Mentor: Adam Carter, PhD

Alcida Karz
alcida.karz@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Duke University
Mentors: Eva M. Hernando-Monge, PhD, and Kelly V. Ruggles, PhD

Ashley Lewis
ashley.lewis@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Rutgers University–Camden
Mentor: Sunita M. Desai, PhD

Samantha Lux
samantha.lux@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins University
Mentor: Susan R. Schwab, PhD

Muhaned Mohamed
muhaned.mohamed@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: York College, City University of New York
Mentor: Eric Klann, PhD

Juliana Remark
juliana.remark@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Columbia University
Mentor: Catherine Pei-ju Lu, PhD

Lindsey Remark
lindsey.remark@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Columbia University
Mentor: Philipp Leucht, MD, PhD

Joseph Saglimbeni
joseph.saglimbeni@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Binghamton University–State University of New York
Mentor: Boris Reizis, PhD

Ashley Sartoris
ashley.sartoris@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: James L. Salzer, MD, PhD

Marisol Soula
marisol.soula@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Florida International University
Mentor: Gyorgy Buzsaki, MD, PhD

Anthony Tao
anthony.tao@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: NYU
Mentor: Stefan Feske, MD

Kevin Yang
kevin.yang@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Michigan
Mentor: Evgeny A. Nudler, PhD

Fifth-Year Graduate Students

Connor Foster
connor.foster@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Cornell University
Mentor: Benjamin G. Neel, MD, PhD

Juan Kochen Rossi
juan.kochenrossi@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Miami
Mentor: Mark R. Philips, MD

Ravi Pancholi
ravi.pancholi@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: NYU
Mentor: Simon Peron, PhD

Sixth-Year Graduate Students

Devin Bready
devin.bready@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
Mentor: Dimitris G. Placantonakis, MD, PhD

Laura McCulloch
laura.mcculloch@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mentor: Jef Boeke, PhD

Third-Year Medical Students

Dhaval Dixit
dhaval.dixit@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of California, Los Angeles
Mentor: Susan R. Schwab, PhD

Neil Jethani
neil.jethani@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of California, San Diego
Mentor: Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs, MD, PhD

Anne Krok
anne.krok@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Chicago
Mentor: Nicolas Tritsch, PhD

Emma Kurz
emma.kurz@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Princeton University
Mentor: Dafna Bar-Sagi, PhD

Kasra Manoocheri
kasra.manoocheri@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Columbia University
Mentor: Adam Carter, PhD

Mohammad Sadic
mohammad.sadic@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: NYU
Mentor: Meike Dittmann, PhD

Mericien Venzon
mericien.venzon@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of California, Los Angeles
Mentor: Ken H. Cadwell, PhD

Fourth-Year Medical Students

Dalia Barkley*
dalia.barkley@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: École Normale Supérieure, Paris
Mentor: Itai Yanai, PhD

Raymond Barry
raymond.barry@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mentor: Agnel Sfeir, PhD

Erin Glennon
erin.glennon@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Columbia University
Mentors: Robert C. Froemke, PhD, and Mario A. Svirsky, PhD

Jeffrey Granat
jeffrey.granat@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins University
Mentor: Danny Reinberg, PhD

Kate Hockemeyer
kathryn.hockemeyer@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Vanderbilt University
Mentor: Iannis Aifantis, PhD

Babajide Oluwadare
babajide.oluwadare@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Georgia
Mentor: Ira J. Goldberg, MD

Sophie Ruff
sophie.ruff@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Cornell University
Mentors: Michael J. Garabedian, PhD, and Susan K. Logan, PhD

Lee Serpas
lee.serpas@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Drexel University
Mentor: Boris Reizis, PhD

Srinjoy Sil*
srinjoy.sil@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Columbia University
Mentor: Liam J. Holt, PhD

Casey Vieni
casey.vieni@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Stony Brook University–State University of New York
Mentors: Gira Bhabha, PhD, and Damian Ekiert, PhD

Warren Wu
warren.wu@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Cornell University
Mentor: Thales Y. Papagiannakopoulos, PhD

Frank Yeung
frank.yeung@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: University of Rochester
Mentor: Ken H. Cadwell, PhD

Roland Zemla
roland.zemla@nyulangone.org
Alma Mater: Columbia University
Mentor: Jayeeta Basu, PhD

Comment: * represents students who are on the accelerated pathway.