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.

Miracle Burt, 1st Year Fellow
Second Year, Northwestern University
miracleburt2025@u.northwestern.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience and Black Studies
Hometown: Toledo
Program Mentor: Jayant Pinto

Cassidy Cabrera, 1st Year Fellow
Third Year, DePaul University
CCABRE14@depaul.edu
Major(s): Health Sciences
Hometown: Dyer, IN
Program Mentor:Megan Huisingh-Scheetz

Charlotte Duty, 1st Year Fellow
Third Year, University of Chicago
cduty@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biological Sciences
Hometown: N/A
Program Mentor: Alex Tate

Ibrahim Gomaa, 1st Year Fellow
Second Year, University of Chicago
igomaa@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Economics
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Program Mentor: Shyam Prabhakaran

Maggie Liu, 2nd Year Affiliate
Third Year, University of Chicago
maggiegjliu@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Sociology
Hometown: New York, New York
Program Mentor: Jayant Pinto

Omar Marin, 2nd Year Affiliate
Third Year, University of Illinois at Chicago
omarin5@uic.edu
Major(s): Neuroscience
Hometown: Bensenville, IL
Program Mentor: Alex Tate

Cenorina Martinez, 1st Year Fellow
Third Year, Dominican University
t-9cmar1@uchicago.edu
Hometown: Addison, IL
Major: Behavioral Neuroscience Major and Biology Minor
Program Mentor: Megan Huisingh-Scheetz

Maya Mikos, 2nd Year Fellow
Third Year, University of Chicago
mayamikos@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biology
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Program Mentor: Maylyn Martinez

Michelangelo Pagan, 1st Year Fellow
Second Year, University of Chicago
mpagan@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Data Science
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Program Mentor: Megan Huisingh-Scheetz

Alena Pedroza, 2nd Year Affiliate
Third Year, University of Chicago
apedroza@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Biology, Business Economics
Hometown: Orland Park, IL
Program Mentor: Megan Huisingh-Scheetz

Sara Vetter, 1st Year Fellow
Second Year, University of Chicago
swvetter@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Comparative Human Development
Hometown: Salem, Oregon
Program Mentor: Jeremy Slivnick

Jung Min Yean, 1st Year Fellow
Second Year, Northwestern University
jungyean2025@u.northwestern.edu
Major(s): Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Program Mentor: Shyam Prabhakaran

Alejandro Garza
First Year, University of Chicago
agarza26@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: Houston, TX
Program Mentor: Jeremy Slivnick

Cooper Huh
Second Year, University of Chicago
cooperhuh@uchicago.edu
Major(s):
Hometown:
Program Mentor: Micah Prochaska

Alex Kim
First Year, University of Chicago
Jiyoungk1@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: Shanghai
Program Mentor: Peter O’Donnell

Ayman Lone
First Year, University of Chicago
milone@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: Saint James, NY
Program Mentor: David Beiser

Annabel Shen
First Year, University of Chicago
Ashen75@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Program Mentor: David Beiser

Eric Zheng
Third Year, University of Chicago
ezheng1@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Chemistry
Hometown: Andover
Program Mentor: TBD