Student Spotlight: Wei Ni Zhou, M2
Congratulations to Wei Ni Zhou, a current M2 and 2025 MSSRP researcher, on her recent selection to present her research, Medical Optimization of Patients with Intermittenet Claudication in A Safety-Net Hospital Setting, at the 53rd Annual Symposium on Vascualr Surgery in March 2026. Her research explores the disease progression and treatment adherence in patients with […]
Mentor Spotlight: Daniel Roh, MD/PhD
Dr. Daniel Roh, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Surgery Daniel Roh, MD, PhD, specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgery. His interest in research began in high school and solidified at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine through a formative summer mentorship, which led him to pursue MSTP training to integrate science with clinical care. […]
Mentor Spotlight: Vipul Chitalia, MD/PhD
Dr. Vipul Chitalia (MD PhD) is a physician-scientist and Professor in the Department of Medicine and an affiliate at the Institute of Medical Engineering and Science at MIT. He completed his internal medicine residency in a program with Columbia University, a renal fellowship at Boston University and a postdoc fellowship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology […]
Student Spotlight: Dr. Vipul Chitalia’s Lab (Anna Natrakul, Arjun Patel, Pranav Yadati, DJ Wu Wong)
Anna Natrakul, M2, (2025 LEADS/MSSRP scholar) is involved in multiple research projects, notably presenting her project “Murine model of cardiovascular kidney-metabolic syndrome demonstrates compromised function in the ischemic hind limb” at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Conference, a timely topic given the rise in metabolic syndrome and obesity. Collaborating on vascular-related projects such as venous […]
Student Spotlight: Isabelle Joy ‘ 28 – 2025 DoM Evans Days 1st Place Basic Science Poster Winner
We want to congratulate Isabelle Joy, the 2025 Boston University Department of Medicine Research Symposium 1st Place Basic Science Poster Winner! Isabelle was a 2025 MSSRP student mentored by Dr. Thomas Clarke and received support from The Grunebaum Cancer Research Foundation. Isabelle co-presented with my colleague Samuel Camilli, a master’s student in the Pathological Laboratory Sciences […]
Student Spotlight: Kylie Tang ‘ 28 – 2025 DoM Evans Days 3rd Place Basic Science Poster Winner
Congratulations to Kylie Tang, a current M2 student, the 2025 Boston University Department of Medicine Research Symposium 3rd place Basic Science Poster Winner! Under the mentorship of Dr. Daniel Roh, MD/PhD, Kylie presented her research project, “The Effects of Dasatinib + Quercetin on Open Wound repair in Aged and Youn Skin.” This research project looked […]
Mentor Spotlight: Thomas Clarke, PhD
Dr. Thomas Clarke, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Dr. Clarke is originally from London, England, and studied medical science at the University of Exeter with a twelve-month research internship at Harvard Medical School before starting his Ph.D. at the University of Birmingham. He undertook his postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts […]
Mentor Spotlight: Neil Ganem, PhD and Katrina Traber, MD/PhD – the New Co-Directors of the MD/PhD Program
For October, we would like to spotlight the newly appointed co-directors of the MD/PhD Program: Neil Ganem, PhD and Katrina Traber, MD/PhD. Drs. Ganem and Traber also joined the medical student research advisory committee. Dr. Ganem is an associate Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics, and Medicine. Dr. Ganem’s lab seeks to define the tumor […]
Student Spotlight: Charles Chen ’28
Congratulations to Charles Chen ’28, a current M2 student who recently presented at the Neurocritical Care Society Conference! Under the mentorship of Dr. Charlene Ong, Charles presented his research project, “Quantitative Pupillometry Signatures and Associations with Different Phenotypes of Traumatic Brain Injury” (first author). Charles notes “it is difficult to predict the prognosis of patients with […]
Student Spotlight: Macie Gettings ’26
Over the past three years, Macie Gettings, class of 2026, has been involved in a multi-institutional project examining access to social services among traumatically injured patients and the relationship between social needs and long-term physical and mental health outcomes. Through the FORTE project, telephone survey data are collected from patients at BMC, Brigham, and MGH […]