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Sandra

Sandra

DO candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

    DODoctor of Osteo...TBD

    Medicine

  2. Troy University

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Education

Expertise

Pathophysiology of diseases, Psychology, Mental health, Holistic medicine, Biochemistry, Psychiatry...

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Jessica

Jessica

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. College de France

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2019

    Neuroscience

  2. University of Padua

    MSMaster of Science2014

    Molecular Biology

Expertise

Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Epigenetics, Epigenomics, Genomics, Genetics, RNA Biology, Gene...

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Alekhya

Alekhya

PhDMicrobiology

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Microbiology

  2. Indiana University - Bloomington

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Microbiology

Expertise

environmental microbiology; biotechnology; genetics; biology

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Claudia

Claudia

PhD candidateAnthropology

Education

  1. The Graduate Center (CUNY)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Anthropology

  2. The Graduate Center (CUNY)

    MPhilMaster of Philo...2013

    Anthropology

Expertise

Biological anthropology; human skeletal biology, osteology; human anatomy; human evolution

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Mohamed

Mohamed

MS candidateBiomedical E...

Education

  1. City College of New York (CUNY)

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering, neuroscience, cell biology, lab automation, animal behavior

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Shae

Shae

PhD candidateEpidemiology

Education

  1. University of Florida (UF)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Epidemiology

  2. Boston University

    MSMaster of Science2025

    Biostatistics

Expertise

coding, calculus, modeling, online game creation, epidemiology, biostatistics

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Joshua

Joshua

PhD candidateBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Harvard University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Stanford University

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Bioinformatics, computational biology, immunology, stem cell biology, cancer biology, robotics, and data...

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Meha

Meha

MPH candidatePublic Health

Education

  1. George Washington University

    MPHMaster of Publi...TBD

    Public Health

  2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Biology

Expertise

Immunology or Public Health

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Sameera

Sameera

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. St. George's University

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Neuroscience

Expertise

neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases, addiction studies, behavioral psychology, cancer medicine

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Sarah

Sarah

PhDNeurobiology

Education

  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Neurobiology

  2. Emory University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neuroscience, life sciences, microbiome, biotech, visual arts, applications of neuroimaging

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David

David

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Neuroscience

  2. Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Molecular Biology

Expertise

Pain and opioid neuroscience, pharmacology, neuropharmacology

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Ribhav

Ribhav

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Stanford University

    MSMaster of Science2022

Expertise

Medicine, Infectious diseases, Public Health, Economic modeling, Data Science, Epidemiology...

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Henry

Henry

PhD candidateBiology

Education

  1. Oxford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biology

  2. Harvard University

    MSMaster of Science

    Computer Science

Expertise

robotics, machine learning/data science, philosophy, photography, organismal/mathematical biology

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Morgan

Morgan

PhD candidateClinical Psy...

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Clinical Psychology

  2. University of Southern California (USC)

    MAMaster of Arts2022

    Psychology

Expertise

Behavioral genetics, genetic and environmental risk factors for dementia/Alzheimer's Disease, health...

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Eric

Eric

PhDNeurobiology

Education

  1. University of Alabama at Birmingham

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2008

    Neurobiology

  2. Mercer University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2001

    Biology

Expertise

Neuroscience and pain, cancer biology, autism

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Dominique

Dominique

PhDBiology

Education

  1. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Biology

  2. University of South Florida

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Biology

Expertise

Coral biology, marine biology, gene expression, genetics

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Chao

Chao

PhDMolecular an...

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2011

    Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology

  2. University of Southern California (USC)

    JD/MBAJuris Doctorate...2015

    Law

Expertise

Pharmacology, neuroscience, animal and human behavior, intellectual property, law, business strategy...

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Marie

Marie

PhD candidateMolecular Bi...

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Molecular Biology

  2. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    MSMaster of Science2021

    Molecular Biology

Expertise

genetic and molecular controls of plant cellular processes relevant to combat the climate crisis...

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Yovel

Yovel

PhD candidateBiology

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biology

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Molecular Biology

Expertise

Biology, Cancer Biology, Cellular Microenvironments, Drug Resistance in Cancer, Cancer Genetics, Immunology

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Christopher

Christopher

PhDMolecular Bi...

Education

  1. UCLA

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Molecular Biology

  2. University of California Davis (UCD)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Molecular Biology

Expertise

General biology, cancer biology, stem cell biology, cancer immunology, or cancer therapy.

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