MSTP

UChicago MSTP: Our Students

Our current MSTP students come from across the nation and from a variety of private and public universities and liberal arts colleges.

UChicago's MSTP currently supports 84 total students from across the U.S. and from a variety of academic backgrounds. Approximately 50% are completing the MD and the other 50% are completing the PhD at any one time. We welcome cohorts of ~9-10 new students annually, and new students begin in summer quarter (mid-June). Some of our students complete one or more gap years prior to entering, while others begin directly following their undergraduate studies.

Our MSTP values a supportive community of students through a structured peer mentoring program (MSTP Sibs), student-led social events, faculty talks, an annual all-program retreat, networking and career exploration opportunities, service and outreach in the surrounding Hyde Park neighborhood and other geographic areas, as well as many other aspects of student life. 

Learn more about students' research interests here: PhD Dissertations

 

First Name Last Name MSTP Year PhD Specialization PhD Mentor
Irene Amalaraj M1 TBD TBD
Nikhita Arun M1 TBD TBD
Eduardo Bernier M1 TBD TBD
Meera Chambers M1 TBD TBD
Nathan DeMichaelis M1 TBD TBD
Tianna Espe M1 TBD TBD
Fahd Tarek Hatoum M1 TBD TBD
Eliza Jansujwicz M1 TBD TBD
Izabela Kopec M1 TBD TBD
Andrew Love M1 TBD TBD
Sebastian Malespini M1 TBD TBD
Cheryl Quartey M1 TBD TBD
Anshul Rao M1 TBD TBD
Aiman Sabaawy M1 TBD TBD
Shawn Sandhu M1 TBD TBD
Hiba Siddiqui M1 TBD TBD
Emily Sun M1 TBD TBD
Aaban Ali Syed M1 TBD TBD
Rajit Tummala M1 TBD TBD
First Name Last Name MSTP Year PhD Specialization PhD Mentor
Kendra Adegbesan G3 ISTP: Computational Neuroscience Nicho Hatsopoulos & Stephanie Palmer 
Raheel  Ahmad G3 ISTP: Molecular Engineering (PME) Weixin Tang 
Victoria Allen G2 ISTP: Human Genetics  
Artin Asadipooya G2 ISTP: Neurobiology Dan McGehee
Nuria Botticello-Romero G1 ISTP: Immunology  
Tess Brunner G3 ISTP: Microbiology Sam Light & Ran Blekhman
Zofia (Zosia) Caes G3 ISTP: Molecular Engineering (PME) Rama Ranganathan
Anna Duong G1 ISTP: Neurobiology TBD
David Gascoigne G2 ISTP: Neurobiology Mark Sheffield
Mariam Hassan G1 ISTP: Data Science TBD
Nathan Heyen G1 Immunology TBD
Rhea  Kataria G3 NIH Ox-Cam NIH Ox-Cam
Benjamin (Ben) Lauring G2 ISTP: Immunology Daria Esterhazy
Daniel Leon G3 ISTP: Immunology  Phoenix Miao
Michael Mansour G2 ISTP: Medical Physics Luka Pocivavsek
Samuel Martin G3 ISTP: Computational Neuroscience Nicho Hatsopoulos
Tessie (Tess) McNeely G2 ISTP: Microbiology Eugene Chang
Bernadette Miao G3 ISTP: Molecular Engineering (PME) Chuan He & Yun Fang
Yusuf Noffel G2 ISTP: Biochem/Molecular Biophysics (BMB) Chuan He
Alejandro (Alex) Onate G1 NIH Ox-Cam NIH Ox-Cam
Aubrianna Ramsland G2 ISTP: Neurobiology Wei Wei
Hunter Richardson G3 ISTP: Neurobiology Robert Carrillo
Brian Sohn G2 ISTP: Neurobiology Xiaochang Zhang
Alexandra Strauss G1 ISTP: Neurobiology TBD
Victoria Torres G2 ISTP: Biophysical Sciences (BPHYS) Raghu Mirmira
Nolan Vale G3 ISTP: Immunology Justin Kline 
Citlalli Vergara G1 ISTP: Cancer biology TBD
Peter Wang G3 ISTP: Immunology Daria Esterhazy
Yena Woo G3 ISTP: Neurobiology Paschalis Kratsios
Evan Ying G1 ISTP: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology TBD
First Name Last Name MSTP Year PhD Specialization PhD Mentor
Idris Ayantoye G4 ISTP: Neurobiology Robert Carrillo
Nia Berrian G4 ISTP: Neurobiology Monica Rosenberg
Maura Garza (Davis) G4 ISTP: Computational Neuroscience David Freedman
Udoka (Maverick) Ibeh G4 ISTP: Immunology Aaron Esser-Kahn
Grace Li G4 ISTP: Cancer Biology Alex Pearson
Nicholas (Nick) LoRocco G4 ISTP: Neurobiology Xiaoxi Zhuang
Randy Melanson G5 ISTP: Immunology Barbara Kee
Salvador Norton de Matos G4 ISTP: Molecular Engineering (PME) Jun Huang & Jeff Hubbell 
William Phillips G4 ISTP: Cancer Biology Lixing Yang
Sarah Root G4 ISTP: Biophysical Sciences (BPHYS) Margaret Gardel & Aaron Dinner
Keith Skaggs G4 ISTP: Neurobiology Murray Sherman
Steven Song G4 ISTP: Computer Science Bob Grossman
Hannah Taylor G4 ISTP: Immunology Aaron Esser-Kahn & Luis Barreiro
Elizabeth (Geena) Woo G4 ISTP: Genetics/Genomics/SCB (GGSB) Yoav Gilad & Brett Beaulieu-Jones
Hugh Yeh G4 ISTP: Molecular Engineering (PME) Andrew Ferguson & Jun Huang
First Name Last Name MSTP Year PhD Specialization PhD Mentor
Brendan Berg M3 ISTP: Molecular Engineering (PME) Jeff Hubbell
Gabriel Casella M4 ISTP: Genetics/Genomics/SCB (GGSB) Marcus Clark & Maryellen Giger
Kevin  Chang M3 ISTP: Molecular Engineering (PME) Jeff Hubbell
Denis Cipurko M4 ISTP: Immunology Nicolas Chevrier
Joseph  Cozzi M4 ISTP: Medical Physics Maryellen Giger
Matthew Jotte M4 ISTP: Cancer Biology Megan McNerney
James Li M2 ISTP: Public Health Sciences Dezheng Huo & Brandon Pierce
Kyle Lin M3 ISTP: Biophysical Sciences (BPHYS) Allan Drummond
Nikita Maheshwari M2 ISTP: Immunology Pete Savage
Hagerah Malik M2 ISTP: Neurobiology Ellie Heckscher
Tanner Martinez M4 ISTP: Immunology Megan McNerney
Alysia Martinez M2 ISTP: Neurobiology TBD
Swetha  Nakshatri M3 ISTP: Cancer Biology Mary Eileen Dolan
Amrita Ramesh M4 ISTP: Biochem/Molecular Biophysics (BMB) Erin Adams 
Sophie (Seul) Son M3 ISTP: Immunology Eric Pamer
Mayuri Viswanathan M4 ISTP: Immunology Erin Adams 
Kierstin Webster M3 ISTP: Molecular Metabolism & Nutrition Raghu Mirmira
Nathaniel Wright M4 ISTP: Immunology Marcus Clark
Mahmoud  Yousef M2 ISTP: Ecology and Evolution Seppe Kuehn & Arjun
Raman
Ou (Oliver) Zhu M4 ISTP: Computational Neuroscience David Freedman