Undergraduate Fellows

Cultivating Health and Aging Researchers by Integrating Science, Medicine & Aging (CHARISMA) | Collegiate Translational Medicine Program (CTMP)

CHeSS is proud to support over 20 undergraduate fellows who are affiliated with the Center’s various training programs. Learn more about each of our undergraduate fellows below.

 

Cultivating Health and Aging Researchers by Integrating Science, Medicine & Aging (CHARISMA)

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Juan-Pablo Armes, 1st Year Fellow

Juan-Pablo Armes, 1st Year Fellow

Third Year, University of Chicago

juanpabloarmes@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Sociology
Hometown: Buford, Georgia
Program Mentor: TBD

Mahnoor Baig, Affiliate

Mahnoor Baig, Affiliate

Fourth Year, University of Illinois at Chicago


Major(s): Biological Sciences
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Program Mentor: Maylyn Martinez, MD

Makayla Betancourt, First Year Fellow

Makayla Betancourt, First Year Fellow

Third Year, DePaul University

Kayla030301@gmail.com
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Program Mentor: TBD

Mariam Butler, Second Year Fellow

Mariam Butler, Second Year Fellow

Fourth Year, University of Illinois at Chicago

mbutle29@uic.edu
Major(s): Public Health
Minor(s): International Studies
Hometown: Algonquin, Illinois
Program Mentor: Tamar Polonsky and & Jeremy Slivnick

Asia Carey, Second Year Fellow

Asia Carey, Second Year Fellow

Third Year, University of Chicago

adcarey@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biology & Psychology
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Program Mentor: Micah Prochaska, MD

Jainjayne Daniels, Second Year Fellow

Jainjayne Daniels, Second Year Fellow

Fourth Year, University of Chicago

jdaniels24@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Minor(s): Health and Society
Hometown: Rockhill, South Carolina
Program Mentor: Tamar Polonsky & Jeremy Slivnick

Alan Gonzalez, Affiliate

Alan Gonzalez, Affiliate

Fourth Year, University of Chicago

alanglz@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Program Mentor: Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD

Morayo Fernandez, Affiliate

Morayo Fernandez, Affiliate

Fourth Year, University of Chicago

mfernandez23@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Psychology
Minor(s): Chemistry
Hometown: Carlisle, MA
Program Mentor: Micah Prochaska, MD

Maggie Liu, 1st Year Fellow

Maggie Liu, 1st Year Fellow

Third Year, University of Chicago

maggiegjliu@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Sociology
Hometown: New York, New York
Program Mentor: TBD

Seneca Magallanes, Affiliate

Seneca Magallanes, Affiliate

Third Year, University of Chicago

scmagallanes@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biology
Hometown: Brownsville, Texas
Program Mentor: Shyam Prabhakaran & Jane Holl

Omar Marin, 1st Year Fellow

Omar Marin, 1st Year Fellow

Third Year, University of Illinois at Chicago

omarin5@uic.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience
Hometown: Bensenville, IL
Program Mentor: TBD

Maya Mikos, 1st Year Fellow

Maya Mikos, 1st Year Fellow

Second Year, University of Chicago

mayamikos@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biology
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Program Mentor: TBD

Tabitha Mungai, Affiliate

Tabitha Mungai, Affiliate

Fourth Year, University of Chicago

tmungai@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience (pre-med)
Minor(s): Spanish
Hometown: Fridley, Minnesota
Program Mentor: Tamar Polonsky & Jeremy Slivnick

Chahak Pahwa, 1st Year Fellow

Chahak Pahwa, 1st Year Fellow

Second Year, University of Chicago

cpahwa@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biological Sciences, Economics
Hometown: Delhi, India
Program Mentor: TBD

Alena Pedroza, 1st Year Fellow

Alena Pedroza, 1st Year Fellow

Third Year, University of Chicago

apedroza@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biology, Business Economics
Hometown: Orland Park, IL
Program Mentor: TBD

Adrian Puga, 1st Year Fellow

Adrian Puga, 1st Year Fellow

Third Year, University of Chicago

apuga@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Pre-med and Computer Science
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Program Mentor: Forthcoming

Sydney Soskin, 1st Year Fellow

Sydney Soskin, 1st Year Fellow

Third Year, University of Chicago

sydneysoskin@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Neroscience and Psychology
Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL
Program Mentor: TBD

Adnan Vhora, Affiliate

Adnan Vhora, Affiliate

Fourth Year, University of Illinois at Chicago

avhora8@uic.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience
Hometown: Harvey, Illinois
Program Mentor: Shyam Prabhakaran & Jane Holl

Jamie Zeng, 1st Year Fellow

Jamie Zeng, 1st Year Fellow

Third Year, University of Chicago

jzeng0@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience
Hometown: New York, New York
Program Mentor: Alexandra Tate, PhD

 

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Isabella Chen

Isabella Chen

Third Year, University of Chicago

isabellachen@uchicago.edu
Major(s): N/A
Hometown: Livingston, NJ
Program Mentor: TBD

Sophia Chung

Sophia Chung

Second Year, University of Chicago

sophiachung@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: Palos Verdes, CA
Program Mentor: TBD

Adelle Durrell

Adelle Durrell

Fourth Year, University of Chicago

amdurrell@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Psychology, Comparative Human Development
Minor(s): Chemistry
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Program Mentor: David Beiser, MD

Charlotte Duty

Charlotte Duty

Second Year, University of Chicago

cduty@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Hometown: N/A
Program Mentor: TBD

Riley Hamilton

Riley Hamilton

Second Year, University of Chicago

riley27@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Minor(s): Human Rights
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Program Mentor: Peter O’Donnell, MD

Benjamin Hunt

Benjamin Hunt

Second Year, University of Chicago

benhunt@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience
Hometown: San Francisco, California
Program Mentor: Arlene Chapman, MD

Edvardine Joseph

Edvardine Joseph

First Year, University of Chicago

edvardinej@uchicago.edu
Major(s): N/A
Hometown: Norwalk, CT
Program Mentor: TBD

Mingyang Ingrid Li

Mingyang Ingrid Li

First Year, University of Chicago

milingrid@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: Beijing
Program Mentor: TBD

Ayman Lone

Ayman Lone

First Year, University of Chicago

milone@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: Saint James, NY
Program Mentor: TBD

Jahnavi Muppirala

Jahnavi Muppirala

First Year, University of Chicago

jmuppirala@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Program Mentor: TBD

Opeoluwa Olusi

Opeoluwa Olusi

Third Year, University of Chicago

odolusi13@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Minor(s): Spanish
Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Program Mentor: Peter O’Donnell, MD

Priya Rawal

Priya Rawal

Second Year, University of Chicago

priya02@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biology & Global Studies
Hometown: River Forest, Illinois
Program Mentor: Elaine Worcester, MD

Sam Rydberg-Cox

Sam Rydberg-Cox

Second Year, University of Chicago

srydbergcox@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience
Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
Program Mentor: David Beiser, MD

Gabriel Schneider

Gabriel Schneider

Fourth Year, University of Chicago

schneiderg@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Chemistry
Hometown: Prague, Czech Republic
Program Mentor: Micah Prochaska, MD

Emily Smith

Emily Smith

Fourth Year, University of Chicago

emilyksmith@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biology
Minor(s): Spanish
Hometown: Potomac, Maryland
Program Mentor: Peter O’Donnell, MD

Lexi Smith

Lexi Smith

Third Year, University of Chicago

lexi3558@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biological Sciences and Biochemistry
Minor(s): Statistics
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Program Mentor: Arlene Chapman, MD

Hudson Tritter

Hudson Tritter

Third Year, University of Chicago

Htritter@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Hometown: Tenafly, NJ
Program Mentor: TBD

Benjamin Vaca

Benjamin Vaca

Third Year, University of Chicago

benjaminvaca@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Chemistry
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Program Mentor: Elaine Worcester, MD

Bryce Van Bree

Bryce Van Bree

Second Year, University of Chicago

bvanbree@uchicago.edu
Major(s): East Asian Languages/Civ
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Program Mentor: TBD

Stevie Xie

Stevie Xie

Third Year, University of Chicago

zhiyuanxie@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biology and Computer Science
Minor(s): English
Hometown: Chengdu, China
Program Mentor: Elaine Worcester, MD