BSG-MSRP-Bio Gould Fellows
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Bernard S. and Sophie G. Gould Fund
The Bernard S. and Sophie G. Gould Fund was established in 2016 by Mike Gould and Sara Moss to provide long-term funding support for students participating MIT’s Summer Research Program in Biology (MSRP-Bio), now known as the Bernard S. and Sophie G. Gould MIT Summer Research Program in Biology (BSG-MSRP-Bio). MSRP-Bio was first established in 2003 by the Department of Biology to provide an intensive research experience for talented undergraduate students from institutions with limited research opportunities to help them become highly competitive applicants to top PhD or MD/PhD programs. To date, more than 550 students have participated in MSRP-Bio; over 80% have enrolled in PhD or MD/PhD programs, including nearly 100 at MIT.
Gould Fellows
2024
Adriana Camacho-Badillo
Home: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico\ Undergraduate Institution: The University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla\ MSRP Lab: Eliezer Calo
Owen Eby
Home: Maryland\ Undergraduate Institution: Mount St. Mary’s University\ MSRP Lab: Thomas Schwartz
Ananya Hota
Home: Charlotte, North Carolina \ Undergraduate Institution: Howard University\ MSRP Lab: Alan Grossman
Praise Lasekan
Home: Ondo State, Nigeria\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland, Baltimore County\ MSRP Lab: Seychelle Vos
Shante Pérez Nieto
Home: Arecibo, Puerto Rico\ Undergraduate Institution: The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez\ MSRP Lab: Gene-Wei Li
Pearl Dlamini
Home: Eswatini\ Undergraduate Institution: Middlebury College\ MSRP Lab: Tyler Jacks
Emily Freko
Home: Accra, Ghana\ Undergraduate Institution: College of Idaho\ MSRP Lab: Francisco Sanchez-Rivera
Wesley Grace
Home: Bremen, Georgia\ Undergraduate Institution: Georgia State University\ MSRP Lab: Omer Yilmaz
Yeongseo Son
Home: Murfreesboro, Tenessee \ Undergraduate Institution: University of Georgia\ MSRP Lab: Stefani Spranger
Ndongwa Pemba
Home: Georgia \ Undergraduate Institution: Agnes Scott College \ MSRP Lab: Hernandez Moura Silva
Mozani Zianti
Home: Arizona\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Arizona\ MSRP Lab: Alison Ringel
Anna Gerasimenko
*Home: Russia\ Undergraduate Institution: Uni of Illinois at Chicago *\ MSRP Lab: Tobi Oni
2023
Fareeda Abu-Juam
Home: Massachusetts\ Undergraduate Institution: College of Wooster, ’24\ MSRP Lab: Joey Davis\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD student, Computational Biology, CMU-Pitt joint program
TrishaJean Holt
Home: North Carolina\ Undergraduate Institution: Liberty University, ’24\ MSRP Lab: Troy Littleton\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD student, Neurobiology, University of Virginia
Chibuikem Iheagwaram
Home: Georgia\ Undergraduate Institution: Fisk University, ’25\ MSRP Lab: Laurie Boyer\ Post MSRP-Bio:Clinical Research Assistant, Harvard Medical School
Abigail Meyer
Home: New York\ Undergraduate Institution: Brooklyn College, ’24\ MSRP Lab: Rebecca Lamason
Michelle Osiro
Home: Minnesota \ Undergraduate Institution: Macalester College, ’24\ MSRP Lab: Tyler Jacks\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Department of Biology, MIT
Mansi Patel
Home: Minnesota \ Undergraduate Institution: Shippensburg University, ’24\ MSRP Lab: Danny Lev\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University
Veronica Perez Taboada
Home: Florida \ Undergraduate Institution: Barry University, ’24\ MSRP Lab: Ruth Lehmann\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Biomedical Sciences, University of Florida
Thomas Schodl
Home: Missouri \ Undergraduate Institution: Truman State University, ’24\ MSRP Lab: Lindsay Case\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Department of Biochemistry, Washington University at St Louis
Cyrille Teforlack
Home: Arizona \ Undergraduate Institution: Bethune-Cookman University, ’23\ MSRP Lab: Peter Reddien\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine
Christina Volpe
Home: Connecticut \ Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida, ’25\ MSRP Lab: Stefani Spranger\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student
Ross Wood
Home: Georgia \ Undergraduate Institution: Kennesaw State University, ’24\ MSRP Lab: Michael Laub\ Post MSRP-Bio:research assistant, Whitehead Institute
Henoc Zinga
Home: Georgia \ Undergraduate Institution: Vanderbilt University, ’24\ MSRP Lab: Seychelle Vos\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Department of Biology, MIT
2022
Rita Anoh
Home:Maryland\ Undergraduate Institution:Mt. Saint Mary’s University, ’23\ MSRP Lab: Joey Davis\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Department of Biology, MIT
Payton Dupuis
Home: Montana\ Undergraduate Institution: Montana State, ’23 \ MSRP Lab: Troy Littleton\ Post MSRP-Bio:PostBac, Department of Biology Brain & Cognitive Sciences, MIT
Sheanel Gardner
Home: Jamaica\ Undergraduate Institution: Fisk University, ’23\ MSRP Lab: Chris Burge\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD Student, Rockefeller University
Kevin Gibbons
Home: Maryland\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, ’23 \ MSRP Lab: Jacqueline Lees\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Ellen Irving
Home: New York\ Undergraduate Institution: Rochester University, ’23 \ MSRP Lab: Amy Keating\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Department of Biology, MIT
Gabriel Jimenez
Home: Puerto Rico\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, ’23 \ MSRP Lab: Yadira Soto-Feliciano\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan
Channon Lawrence
Home: New York\ Undergraduate Institution: Farmingdale State College, ’24\ MSRP Lab: Cathy Drennan\ Post MSRP-Bio: nursing, healthcare
Madeleine Milner
Home: Arizona\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Arizona, ’23 \ MSRP Lab: Thomas Schwartz\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Department of Molecular Biology, UCLA
Diego Pomales
Home: Puerto Rico\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, ’24\ MSRP Lab: Francisco Sanchez-Rivera\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Department of Genetics, Stanford University
Isadora Rocha de Abreu
Home: Brazil\ Undergraduate Institution: Nova Southeastern University, ’23 \ MSRP Lab: Seychelle Vos\ Post MSRP-Bio:post-bac, NIH
Alejandra Rosario
Home: Puerto Rico\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Cayey, ’23 \ MSRP Lab: Matthew Vander Heiden\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, University of Michigan
Javonte Thelwell
Home: New York\ Undergraduate Institution: Florida International University, ’23 \ MSRP Lab: Stephen Bell\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic
Andres Villalobos
Home: Venezuela\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Georgia, ’23 \ MSRP Lab: Peter Reddien\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Northwestern University
2021
Samantha Nelson
Home: New York\ Undergraduate Institution: University at Buffalo ’22\ MSRP Lab: Matthew Vander Heiden\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Department of Biology, MIT
Bailey Bowcutt
Home: Wyoming\ Undergraduate Institution: Michigan State University ’23, Goldwater Fellowship\ MSRP Lab: Becky Lamason\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD Student, Harvard University Chan School of Public Health
Gabriel Pagan-Gonzales
Home: Puerto Rico\ Undergraduate Institution:University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez ’22\ MSRP Lab: Yukiko Yamashita\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, Harvard University Medical School
Paulina Rios
Home: Texas\ Undergraduate Institution:University of Texas at El Paso ’23\ MSRP Lab: Catherine Drennan\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Talyia Griffin
Home: Georgia\ Undergraduate Institution: Albany State University ’23\ MSRP Lab: Michael Laub\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD Student, Biology, Cornell University
Sybrina Kerr
Home: Jamaica\ Undergraduate Institution: Claflin University ’22\ MSRP Lab: Joey Davis\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Baylor College of Medicine
Katie Holland
Home: Texas\ Undergraduate Institution: Angelo State University ’22\ MSRP Lab: Tyler Jacks\ Post MSRP-Bio:research scientist, Prime Medicine
Alejandra Ramos
Home: Florida\ Undergraduate Institution: Florida International University ’22\ MSRP Lab: Amy Keating\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Mario Coll
Home: Florida\ Undergraduate Institution: Florida International University ’22\ MSRP Lab: Seychelle Vos\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Chidera Okeke
Home: Nigeria\ Undergraduate Institution: Fisk University ’22\ MSRP Lab: Adam Martin\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Victoria Howard
Home: Tennessee\ Undergraduate Institution: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville ’22\ MSRP Lab: Ankur Jain
Alexandria Jefferson
Home: Georgia\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Georgia ’22\ MSRP Lab: Tobiloba Oni\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Shawn Soares
Home: Arizona\ Undergraduate Institution: Western New Mexico University ’22\ MSRP Lab: Tyler Jacks\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, Immunology Program, Washington University St. Louis
2020
Toni-Ann Nelson
Home: Jamaica\ Undergraduate Institution: Alcorn State University ’20\ MSRP Lab: Tyler Jacks\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, Northwestern University
Lillian Delacruz
Home: Arizona\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Arizona ’21\ MSRP Lab: Matthew Vander Heiden\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Shakira Crespo
Home: Puerto Rico\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez ’21\ MSRP Lab: Iain Cheeseman
Katie Blackwell
Home: Texas\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Texas at Dallas ’20\ MSRP Lab: Joey Davis\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Alejandra Flores
Home: Mexico\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Texas at El Paso ’21\ MSRP Lab: Tyler Jacks\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, Vanderbilt University
Diego Detrés
Home: Puerto Rico\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez ’22\ MSRP Lab: Eliezer Calo\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
2019
Sebastian Cruz-Gonzalez
Home: Puerto Rico\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras ’20\ MSRP Lab: Christopher Burge\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Trae Dunn
Home: Georgia\ Undergraduate Institution: Kennesaw State University ’21, Goldwater Fellowship\ MSRP Lab: Robert Horvitz\ Post MSRP-Bio:MD/PhD Student, Stanford University
Stephanie Guerra
Home: Puerto Rico\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Humacao ’21\ MSRP Lab: Michael Laub\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Emory University School of Medicine
Jeandele Elliot
Home: Saint Lucia\ Undergraduate Institution: Howard University ’21\ MSRP Lab: Jing-Ke Weng\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD Student, Stanford University
Meucci Ilunga
Home: Arizona\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Arizona ’20\ MSRP Lab: Amy Keating\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD student, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Sara Zoghi Tavana
Home: Iran\ Undergraduate Institution: Suffolk University ’20\ MSRP Lab: Troy Littleton\ Post MSRP-Bio:PhD Student, Brain & Cognitive Sciences, MIT
2018
Nicolas Arp
Home: Iowa\ Undergraduate Institution: Wartburg College ’19\ MSRP Lab: David Sabatini\ Post MSRP-Bio: MD/PhD program, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Elizabeth Bond
Home: Massachusetts\ Undergraduate Institution: UMass Amherst ’19\ MSRP Lab: Tania Baker\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Tetrad program, University of California, San Francisco
Calvin Herman
Home: Indonesia\ Undergraduate Institution: Hunter College ’20\ MSRP Lab: Alan Grossman\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Student, Rockefeller University
Gabriela Lopez-Perez
Home: Puerto Rico*Undergraduate Institution:University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez ‘ 20\ MSRP Lab: Mary Gehring\ Post MSRP-Bio:* PhD student, Department of Biology, MIT
Overbeck Christian Takou Mbah
Home: Senegal\ Undergraduate Institution: UMass Boston ’19\ MSRP Lab: Phillip Sharp\ Post MSRP-Bio: Medical School, Stanford University
Giselle Valdes
Home: Miami\ Undergraduate Institution: Florida International University ’19\ MSRP lab: Eliezer Calo\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD program, MIT Department of Biology\
2017
Yamilex Acevedo
Home: Puerto Rico\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez ’18\ MSRP Lab: Alan Grossman\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD program, MIT Department of Biology
Asmita Panthi
Home: Nepal\ Undergraduate Institution: South Carolina State ’19\ MSRP Lab: Tyler Jacks\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD program (pharmacology), University of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Gorodetsky
Home: New York\ Undergraduate Institution: Hunter College ’18\ MSRP Lab: Matthew Vander Heiden\ Post MSRP-Bio: MD/PhD program, New York University
Bruna Lima
Home: Cape Verde\ Undergraduate Institution: UMass Boston ’18\ MSRP Lab: Gene-Wi Li\ Post MSRP-Bio: M.S. Degree in Computational and Systems Biology, MIT
Samuel Nkrumah
Home: Ghana\ Undergraduate Institution: Fisk University ’18\ MSRP Lab: Thomas Schwartz\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD Program in Bioinformatics, UC San Diego
Bertina Telusma
Home: Haiti\ Undergraduate Institution: Barry University ’18\ MSRP Lab: Stephen Bell\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD program, MIT Department of Biology\
2016
Chantel Acevero
Home: Trinidad and Tobago\ Undergraduate Institution: Howard University ’18\ MSRP Lab: Martin Polz
Austin Maduka
Home: Maryland\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland, Baltimore County ’17\ MSRP Lab: Susan Lindquist\ Post MSRP-Bio: MD/PhD program, Duke University
Patience Mukashyaka
Home: Rwanda\ Undergraduate Institution: Spelman College ’18\ MSRP Lab: Tania Baker\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD program (bioinformatics), Jackson Laboratory
Francis Reilly
Home: Puerto Rico\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus ’18\ MSRP Lab: Troy Littleton\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD program, MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Sheena Vasquez
Home: Guyana\ Undergraduate Institution: University of Georgia ’17\ MSRP Lab: Catherine Drennan\ Post MSRP-Bio: PhD program, MIT Department of Biology ’22; Gould Fellow, Gilliam Fellow and NSF GRFP recipient; Postdoc, Stanford University
George Zakusilo
Home: Ukraine\ Undergraduate Institution: Hunter College ’17\ MSRP Lab: Wendy Gilbert\ Post MSRP-Bio: MD/PhD Tri-Institutional program, Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering