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.

  • TraineeYearGraduate Degree or Training
    Arelis Baez Rosario2024 
    Seth Kadar2024Research Technician, TUSM
    Anna Kim2024PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology, GSBS
    Ashley Luo2024PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology, GSBS
    Briana Murphy2024Research Technician, TUSM
    Erika Pierre2024PhD Student, Neuroscience, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
    Samia Ali2023MD Student, Charles Drew University/UCLA
    Emmy Fulcidor2023Laboratory Technician III, Boston Scientific
    Lucas Guzman2023MD Student, Temple University
    Lucas Polack2023PhD Student, Virology, Harvard
    Shantella Shook2023PhD Student, Development of Stem Cell Biology, Duke University, currently enrolled
    Leeanne Vazquez Ramirez2023IRTA Research Assistant, NIH
    Claudia Manan Mejias2022PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology, GSBS, Tufts, currently enrolled
    Abigail Rivera Seda2022PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology - MERGE-ID, GSBS, Tufts, currently enrolled
    Lupita Valencia2022Research Assistant, County of Riverside, CA
    Ariana Calderon-Zavala2021PhD Student, Microbiology - MERGE-ID, GSBS, Tufts University, currently enrolled
    Nicholas Koylass2021PhD Student, XDBIO, Johns Hopkins University, currently enrolled
    Veronica Canarte2020PhD Student, Microbiology, Emory University, currently enrolled
    Brigett Carvajal2020PhD Student, Neuroscience, Princeton U, currently enrolled
    Sofia Corella2020MD/PhD Student, Case Western Reserve U, currently enrolled
    Betty Ortiz Bido2020PhD Student, Neuroscience, The Rockefeller U, currently enrolled
    Edward Robinson2020MD Student, Morehouse U, currently enrolled
    Aneesa Valentine2020MS Bioinformatics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2022
    Charmaine Nganje2019Scientist, Gritstone Oncology
    Ashley Ortiz2019Scientist, Editas Medicine
    Katherine Suarez2019PhD Student, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard U, currently enrolled
    Ninon Becquart2018MS, Health Data Science, Harvard U
    Oscar Diaz2018PhD, Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford U
    Farha Mithila2018PhD Student, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Brown U, currently enrolled
    Christian Rosa2018PhD Student, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, GSBS, Tufts U, currently enrolled
    Fernando Senjobe2018PhD Student, Virology, Harvard U, currently enrolled
    Melissa Cruz2017In transition
    Sadchla Mathieu2017MS, Applied Biostatistics, Boston U, 2018
    Yoelkys Morales2017MD/PhD Student, GSBS/Tufts, currently enrolled
    Brandon Phan2017MS, Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology, U Wisconsin, 2020
    Kofi Gyan2016PhD, Computational Biology & Medicine, Cornell U, 2022
    Hymlaire Lamisere2016PhD, Immunology, GSBS, Tufts U, PhD, 2023
    Franco Puleo2016PhD, Pharmacology, Boston U Medical School, 2020
    Hembley Rivas2016PhD student, Virology, Harvard U, PhD, currently enrolled
    Jean Rivera2016PhD, Neuroscience, Cornell U, 2021
    Faith Karanja Ranji2015PhD, Cellular & Molecular Biology, U Virginia, 2021
    Melanie Rivera2015PhD, Biomedical Sciences, U New Mexico, 2021
    Germán Vargas-Cuebos2015PhD, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Emory University, 2024 
    Christopher Bartolome2014PhD, Neuroscience, GSBS, Tufts University, 2019
    Olivia Umana2014PhD Student, Medical Immunology, U Mass Medical School, PhD, currently enrolled
    Vanessa Yanez2014PhD, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, GSBS, Tufts, 2022
    Giang Nguyen2014PhD, Immunology, GSBS, Tufts,2020
    Carlos Medina2014PhD, Immunology, Stanford U, 2020
    Danielle Salantes2013PhD, Cell & Molecular Biology, U Pennsylvania, 2018
    Asante Hatcher2013PhD. Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, 2019
    Sonia Laurie2012PhD, Immunology, Emory U, 2018
    Dawit Bezabih2012MD, Tufts U School of Medicine, 2016
    Brandon Anjuwon-Foster2012PhD, Microbiology & Immunology, U North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 2018
    Melissa Liriano2011MS, Chemistry, Tufts U, 2017; PhD Student, Chemistry, Northeastern U, currently enrolled
    Elizabeth Smith2011PhD, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, GSBS, Tufts University, 2018
    Rolando Ruiz2011PhD, Biochemistry, U California - Irvine,  2017
    Thomas Corrielus2011MS, Microbiology & Immunology, U Buffalo, 2014
    Nicolle White2010PhD Program, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, GSBS, Tufts, withdrew
    Yewande Adepoju2009DO, U New England, 2013
    Carlos Torres2009U Puerto Rico/Baylor combined MD/PhD, currently enrolled
    Silvia Caballero2009PhD, Immunology, Weill Cornell, 2015
    Eydith Commenencia-Ortiz2008PhD, Neuroscience, GSBS, Tufts, 2012
    Nsikin Akpan2007PhD, Cell Biology, Columbia U, 2012
    Ryan Salvador2007PhD, Immunology, GSBS, Tufts, PhD, 2015
    Amber Smith2007MD, U Texas Medical Branch, 2014
    Ingrid Soltero2007PhD Program, Genetics, GSBS, Tufts, withdrew