Alumni


Medical Students (MD, PhD)

  • Phillip Long, BS

    2023 Summer, Class of 2026
    Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Conrad Mascarenhas, BA

    PRISM Program Summer 2019, Class of 2022
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

    Conrad Mascarenhas received his BA in the Biological Basis of Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include ischemic brain injury, especially the mechanism of brain injury following cardiac arrest.

  • Thomas Mee, BS

    2019 Summer Class, Class of 2022 2022
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

    Thomas Mee earned his BA in Public Health Studies from Johns Hopkins University with honors in 2017. He conducted clinical research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

  • Bilal Moiz, BS

    2018 Summer, MD, PhD student, Class of 2021
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

  • Huanwen Chen, BS

    2016-2017

    Huanwen “Alvin” Chen earned his BA in physics from Washington University in St. Louis in 2015. His research interests include translational models for nerve injury and repair, focusing on novel therapies for peripheral nerve regeneration. He developed a reliable method to evaluate gait function in rats after sciatic nerve injury using an automated system, and this work was recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience Methods. Alvin was involved in immunology and epidemiology research at UMSOM.

  • Cynthia Xu, MS

    PRISM Program Summer 2016
    MD Candidate Class of 2019
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

  • Tien Duong, BS

    2015-2016
    2014 MD/PhD candidate
    University of Maryland School of Medicine


Graduate Students

  • Sasha Lee, MS, BS

    Spring and Summer 2025
    Master student in Anatomy Education, Class of 2025
    Johns Hopkins University

  • Madelynn McElroy

    PhD Student, 2024 2022
    Graduation Date: 2023 (BS)

    Madelynn received bachelor’s degrees in both bioengineering and genetics and cell biology from Washington State University in 2023. She has research experience in computational modeling and plant biology, but has shifted her focus towards stem cell therapies, especially for treatment of ischemic brain injury caused by cardiac arrest. She is currently a PhD student in the Fischell Department of Bioengineering at the University of Maryland in College Park. She is a graduate research assistant in Professor Jia’s lab in Baltimore.

  • Ryan Benjamin Felix, BS

    Fall 2022
    Bioengineering Department,
    2022 PhD Student
    University of Maryland College Park

  • Amir Mehrabani, BS

    Molecular Medicine Program, Summer 2019
    PhD Student, 2019
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

  • Gurmannat Kalra, BS

    Molecular Medicine Program, Summer 2016
    PhD Student, 2016
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

  • Leanne Young, M.S.E.

    2014-2016
    Biomedical Engineering, M.S.E., Class of 2016
    Johns Hopkins University

  • Ruoxian Deng, M.S.E.

    2013-2015
    Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2015
    Johns Hopkins University

  • Cheng Chen, M.S.E.

    2011-2013
    Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2013
    Johns Hopkins University

  • Ying Ma, M.S.E.

    2010-2012
    Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2012
    Johns Hopkins University


UM Scholars & Undergraduate Students

  • Claire Williams

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2026
    Neuroscience, Class of 2027
    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Taara Verma

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2026
    Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics, Class of 2028
    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Vishnu Kosuri

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2026
    Bioengineering, Class of 2028
    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Maia Byala

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2026
    Bioengineering, Class of 2027
    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Akhil Jayan

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2024
    Bioengineering, Class of 2025
    University of Maryland, College Park

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    Research selected and presented at the 2024 Dean Emeritus Wilson’s 38th Annual AAMP Meeting (Association for Academic Minority Physicians)
    Admitted to George Washington Medical School in 2026

  • Zoya Naseem

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2024
    Bioengineering, Class of 2026
    University of Maryland, College Park

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    Research selected and presented at the 2024 Dean Emeritus Wilson’s 38th Annual AAMP Meeting (Association for Academic Minority Physicians)
    Admitted to George Washington Medical School in 2026

  • Leah Han

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2025
    Biological Sciences: Physiology and Neurobiology, Class of 2027
    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Andrew M. Hummer

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2025
    Biological Sciences, Ecology and Evolution, Class of 2026
    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Lauren Colliver

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2022
    Psychology and Biology (Double major), Class of 2024
    University of Maryland, College Park

    Research was selected and presented in 2022 Dean Emeritus Wilson’s 36th Annual AAMP Meeting (Association for Academic Minority Physicians). Admitted to Medical School at the University of Maryland in 2024.

  • Cecilia Hu

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2022
    Biology and Psychology, Class of 2024
    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Matias Olivera-Sala

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2022
    General Biology (Pre-Med Track), Class of 2024
    University of Maryland, College Park

  • Rima Sheth

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2021
    Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2024
    University of Maryland, College Park

    Admitted to Medical School at Georgetown University in 2024.

  • Daniel Callow

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2017
    Kinesiology, Class of 2017
    University of Maryland, College Park

    Admitted to PhD program at UMCP in 2018, and is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (from 2025).

  • Glory Mgboji

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2016
    Pre-med biochemistry. Class of 2017
    University of Maryland, College Park

    Admitted to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2016 and currently a resident in Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine (2023–2026).

  • Conor Bloomer

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2015
    Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2016
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

  • Varun Venkatraman

    2015-2017
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Class of 2019
    Whiting School of Engineering,
    Johns Hopkins University

  • Kevin Barnes

    UM Scholar Program Summer 2014
    Physiology and Neurobiology, Class of 2015
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

    Admitted to University of Maryland School of Dentistry (Class of 2021).

  • Yifan Zhang

    2014-2017
    Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2017
    Johns Hopkins University

  • Maria Karapetkova, BS

    2012-2014
    Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2014
    Johns Hopkins University