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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Miracle Burt, 1st Year Fellow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 Collegiate Translational Medicine Program (CTMP) 

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Alejandro Garza

Alejandro Garza

First Year, University of Chicago

agarza26@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: Houston, TX
Program Mentor: Jeremy Slivnick

Cooper Huh

Cooper Huh

Second Year, University of Chicago

cooperhuh@uchicago.edu
Major(s): 
Hometown: 
Program Mentor: Micah Prochaska

Alex Kim

Alex Kim

First Year, University of Chicago

Jiyoungk1@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Common Year
Hometown: Shanghai
Program Mentor: Peter O’Donnell

Ayman Lone

Ayman Lone

First Year, University of Chicago

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

Annabel Shen

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

Eric Zheng

Third Year, University of Chicago

ezheng1@uchicago.edu
Major(s): Chemistry
Hometown: Andover
Program Mentor: TBD