Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

PREP Alumni

trainee working in the lab

The majority of our trainees matriculate to PhD or MD/PhD programs at excellent universities across the United States.

Learn more about the institutions our alumni have chosen below.

  • Trainee Year Graduate Degree or Training
    Samia Ali 2023 Research Technician, Tufts Medicine
    Emmy Fulcidor 2023 In transition
    Lucas Guzman 2023 In transition
    Lucas Polack 2023 Research Technician, TUSM
    Shantella Shook 2023 PhD Student, Development of Stem Cell Biology, Duke University, currently enrolled
    Leeanne Vazquez Ramirez 2023 IRTA Research Assistant, NIH
    Claudia Manan Mejias 2022 PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology, GSBS, Tufts, currently enrolled
    Abigail Rivera Seda 2022 PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology - MERGE-ID, GSBS, Tufts, currently enrolled
    Lupita Valencia 2022 In transition

    Ariana Calderon-Zavala

    		 2021 PhD Student, Microbiology - MERGE-ID, GSBS, Tufts University, currently enrolled
    Nicholas Koylass 2021 PhD Student, XDBIO, Johns Hopkins University, currently enrolled
    Veronica Canarte 2020 PhD Student, Microbiology, Emory University, currently enrolled
    Brigett Carvajal 2020 PhD Student, Neuroscience, Princeton U, currently enrolled
    Sofia Corella 2020 MD/PhD Student, Case Western Reserve U, currently enrolled
    Betty Ortiz Bido 2020 PhD Student, Neuroscience, The Rockefeller U, currently enrolled
    Edward Robinson 2020 MD Student, Morehouse U, currently enrolled
    Aneesa Valentine 2020 MS Bioinformatics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2022
    Charmaine Nganje 2019 Scientist, Gritstone Oncology
    Ashley Ortiz 2019 Scientist, Editas Medicine
    Katherine Suarez 2019 PhD Student, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard U, currently enrolled
    Ninon Becquart 2018 MS, Health Data Science, Harvard U
    Oscar Diaz 2018 PhD, Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford U
    Farha Mithila 2018 PhD Student, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Brown U, currently enrolled
    Christian Rosa 2018 PhD Student, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, GSBS, Tufts U, currently enrolled
    Fernando Senjobe 2018 PhD Student, Virology, Harvard U, currently enrolled
    Melissa Cruz 2017 In transition
    Sadchla Mathieu 2017 MS, Applied Biostatistics, Boston U, 2018
    Yoelkys Morales 2017 MD/PhD Student, GSBS/Tufts, currently enrolled
    Brandon Phan 2017 MS, Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology, U Wisconsin, 2020
    Kofi Gyan 2016 PhD, Computational Biology & Medicine, Cornell U, 2022
    Hymlaire Lamisere 2016 PhD, Immunology, GSBS, Tufts U, PhD, 2023
    Franco Puleo 2016 PhD, Pharmacology, Boston U Medical School, 2020
    Hembley Rivas 2016 PhD student, Virology, Harvard U, PhD, currently enrolled
    Jean Rivera 2016 PhD, Neuroscience, Cornell U, 2021
    Faith Karanja Ranji 2015 PhD, Cellular & Molecular Biology, U Virginia, 2021
    Melanie Rivera 2015 PhD, Biomedical Sciences, U New Mexico, 2021
    Christopher Bartolome 2014 PhD, Neuroscience, GSBS, Tufts University, 2019
    Olivia Umana 2014 PhD Student, Medical Immunology, U Mass Medical School, PhD, currently enrolled
    Vanessa Yanez 2014 PhD, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, GSBS, Tufts, 2022
    Giang Nguyen 2014 PhD, Immunology, GSBS, Tufts,2020
    Carlos Medina 2014 PhD, Immunology, Stanford U, 2020
    Danielle Salantes 2013 PhD, Cell & Molecular Biology, U Pennsylvania, 2018
    Asante Hatcher 2013 PhD. Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, 2019
    Sonia Laurie 2012 PhD, Immunology, Emory U, 2018
    Dawit Bezabih 2012 MD, Tufts U School of Medicine, 2016
    Brandon Anjuwon-Foster 2012 PhD, Microbiology & Immunology, U North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 2018
    Melissa Liriano 2011 MS, Chemistry, Tufts U, 2017; PhD Student, Chemistry, Northeastern U, currently enrolled
    Elizabeth Smith 2011 PhD, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, GSBSl, Tufts University, 2018
    Rolando Ruiz 2011 PhD, Biochemistry, U California - Irvine,  2017
    Thomas Corrielus 2011 MS, Microbiology & Immunology, U Buffalo, 2014
    Nicolle White 2010 PhD Program, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, GSBS, Tufts, withdrew
    Yewande Adepoju 2009 DO, U New England, 2013
    Carlos Torres 2009 U Puerto Rico/Baylor combined MD/PhD, currently enrolled
    Silvia Caballero 2009 PhD, Immunology, Weill Cornell, 2015
    Eydith Commenencia-Ortiz 2008 PhD, Neuroscience, GSBS, Tufts, 2012
    Nsikin Akpan 2007 PhD, Cell Biology, Columbia U, 2012
    Ryan Salvador 2007 PhD, Immunology, GSBS, Tufts, PhD, 2015
    Amber Smith 2007 MD, U Texas Medical Branch, 2014
    Ingrid Soltero 2007 PhD Program, Genetics, GSBS, Tufts, withdrew