{"id":4798,"date":"2024-06-20T12:46:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T16:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/?page_id=4798"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:04:16","slug":"medical-student-research-program-steering-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/about\/medical-student-research-program-steering-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Student Research Program Steering Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Medical Student Research Steering Committee meets monthly to discuss the program\u2019s vision, review research outcomes, and evaluate student research applications. This committee is chaired by the Assistant Dean of Research and committee members include members of the Research Oversight Committee (Dean &amp; Associate Dean of Research), faculty, medical school registrar, and student members from the MD and MD\/PhD programs.<\/p>\n<h2>Steering Committee Members<\/h2>\n<h4>Committee chair<\/h4>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-7105 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/sarah-mizzalli-phd\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2026\/07\/sarah-Headshot-2025-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Sarah Mazzilli, PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-7101 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/manish-sagar-md\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2026\/07\/Manish-Sagar-Photo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Manish Sagar, MD<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Members from Research Oversight Committee<\/h4>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-6486 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/tara-moore-phd\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2025\/09\/taramoore-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Tara Moore, PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-6341 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/hee-young-park-phd\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-8.49.20\u202fAM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Hee-Young Park, PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Faculty<\/h4>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-4785 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/shannon-fisher-md-phd\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2024\/06\/shannon-new-format-547-by-658-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Shannon Fisher, MD PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-6491 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/neil-ganem\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2025\/09\/neilganem.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Neil Ganem, PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-4857 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/karsten-lunze-md-mph-drph-facpm-faap\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2024\/06\/lunze-karsten.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Karsten Lunze, MD MPH DrPH<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-4848 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/cheryl-a-mcsweeney-md-mph\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2024\/06\/McSweeney-Cheryl.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Cheryl McSweeney, MD MPH<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-4864 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/charlene-j-ong-md-mphs\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2024\/06\/Ong-Charlene.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Charlene J. Ong, MD MPHS<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-4918 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/karen-symes-phd-2\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2024\/06\/Symes-Karen.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Karen Symes, PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-6495 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/katrina-traber-md-phd\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2025\/09\/katrinatraber.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Katrina Traber, MD, PhD<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-4861 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/elisha-m-wachman-md\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2024\/06\/wachman-elisha.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Elisha M. Wachman, MD<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Medical students<\/h4>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-7051 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/ward-alktaish\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2024\/06\/AlktaishWard_headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ward Alktaish<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-6218 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/mylene-gorzynski\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2025\/07\/MED_3136-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Myl\u00e8ne Gorzynski<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-6955 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/elena-green\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2026\/03\/elenagreenheadshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Elena Green<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-6960 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/harshita-pattam\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2026\/03\/harshitapattam.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Harshita Pattam<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Administration &amp; Staff<\/h4>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-4874 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/liza-burke-bates\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"100\" height=\"134\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2024\/06\/Liza-Burke-Bates.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Liza Burke Bates<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-4984 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/eliana-bolanos\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2024\/07\/elianabolanos-1854x1854-headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Eliana Bolanos<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-4877 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/profile\/ana-gregory-edm\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/medstudentresearch\/files\/2024\/04\/ana-gregory-blue-sky-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ana Gregory, EdM<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Medical Student Research Steering Committee meets monthly to discuss the program\u2019s vision, review research outcomes, and evaluate student research applications. 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