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.
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
Fourth Year, University of Illinois at Chicago
mjbaig2@uic.edu
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Program Mentor: Maylyn Martinez, MD
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
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
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
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
Fourth Year, University of Chicago
alanglz@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Program Mentor: Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD
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
Third Year, University of Chicago
maggiegjliu@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Sociology
Hometown: New York, New York
Program Mentor: TBD
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
Third Year, University of Illinois at Chicago
omarin5@uic.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience
Hometown: Bensenville, IL
Program Mentor: TBD
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
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
Second Year, University of Chicago
cpahwa@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biological Sciences, Economics
Hometown: Delhi, India
Program Mentor: TBD
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
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
Third Year, University of Chicago
sydneysoskin@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Neroscience and Psychology
Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL
Program Mentor: TBD
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
Third Year, University of Chicago
jzeng0@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience
Hometown: New York, New York
Program Mentor: Alexandra Tate, PhD
Isabella Chen
Third Year, University of Chicago
isabellachen@uchicago.edu
Major(s): N/A
Hometown: Livingston, NJ
Program Mentor: TBD
Sophia Chung
Second Year, University of Chicago
sophiachung@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: Palos Verdes, CA
Program Mentor: TBD
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
Second Year, University of Chicago
cduty@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Hometown: N/A
Program Mentor: TBD
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
Second Year, University of Chicago
benhunt@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience
Hometown: San Francisco, California
Program Mentor: Arlene Chapman, MD
Edvardine Joseph
First Year, University of Chicago
edvardinej@uchicago.edu
Major(s): N/A
Hometown: Norwalk, CT
Program Mentor: TBD
Mingyang Ingrid Li
First Year, University of Chicago
milingrid@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: Beijing
Program Mentor: TBD
Ayman Lone
First Year, University of Chicago
milone@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: Saint James, NY
Program Mentor: TBD
Jahnavi Muppirala
First Year, University of Chicago
jmuppirala@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Program Mentor: TBD
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
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
Second Year, University of Chicago
srydbergcox@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience
Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
Program Mentor: David Beiser, MD
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
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
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
Third Year, University of Chicago
Htritter@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Hometown: Tenafly, NJ
Program Mentor: TBD
Benjamin Vaca
Third Year, University of Chicago
benjaminvaca@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Chemistry
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Program Mentor: Elaine Worcester, MD
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
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