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Sanjana Challa, BS Hi I’m Sanjana! I am a medical student at the University of Virginia and current research fellow in Dr. Lin’s lab. I went to the College of William and Mary for undergrad and majored in Biology. I grew up in the DC area and spent a year in Chicago before medical school! Outside of...

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at BIDMC and Harvard Medical School. My research centers on neuroinflammation and immune signaling in Alzheimer’s disease and related neurodegenerative and metabolic disorders, with a focus on glial and neuronal responses to pathological proteins such as amyloid-β...

Shivangi is a third-year undergraduate at Northeastern University majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology with a minor in Mathematics. She joined CORTEX as a co-op student and is involved in studies focused on Parkinson’s disease and Essential Tremor. She is interested in a career in biomedical...

Tara is the Director of Coalition and Community Building at the Family Nurturing Center where she ensures that families have the education, information and resources they need to make informed decisions and advocate for themselves. As a community partner and member of the Bowdoin CAB for research...

Ali Hajj Ali was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. He earned his B.S. in Biology in 2021 and his M.D. in 2025 from the American University of Beirut. During medical school, he participated in research projects, mentored and taught junior students, and helped organize community outreach clinics in...

Manish is a medical graduate from Bangalore, India, with research interests centered on bridging discoveries at the bench with their clinical applications. He is passionate about translational research to advance patient care and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Outside of medicine...

I was born and raised in New York City, and spent my summers traveling to India to spend time with my grandparents and extended family. I lived in New Delhi for a year after high school working at a credit research firm and spending a few months working on a clinical research project at a large...

My father was born to Latvian parents in Venezuela and was partly raised in upstate New York, and my mother was born and raised in Taiwan, with parents from separate regions of mainland China. I was born and raised in Palo Alto, California, then moved to Ohio where I attended Kenyon College. After...