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
    Claudia Manan Mejias 2022 PhD Student, Molecular Microbiology, GSBS, Tufts, 9/2022
    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 PhD Student, Microbiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, currently enrolled
    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 Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford U, PhD, currently enrolled
    Farha Mithila 2018 Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Brown U, PhD, currently enrolled
    Christian Rosa 2018 Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, GSBS, Tufts U, PhD, currently enrolled
    Fernando Senjobe 2018 Virology, Harvard U, PhD, currently enrolled
    Melissa Cruz 2017 In transition
    Sadchla Mathieu 2017 Computational Biology, MS, Boston U, 2018
    Yoelkys Morales 2017 MD/PhD Student, GSBS/Tufts, currently enrolled
    Brandon Phan 2017 MS, Cell & Systems Biology, U Wisconsin
    Kofi Gyan 2016 Computational Biology & Medicine, Cornell U, PhD, currently enrolled 
    Hymlaire Lamisere 2016 Immunology, GSBS, Tufts U, PhD, currently enrolled
    Franco Puleo 2016 Pharmacology, Boston U Medical School, PhD
    Hembley Rivas 2016 Virology, Harvard U, PhD, currently enrolled
    Jean Rivera 2016 Neuroscience, Cornell U, PhD
    Faith Karanja Ranji 2015 Developmental Biology, U Virginia, PhD, currently enrolled
    Melanie Rivera 2015 Biomedical Sciences, U New Mexico, PhD
    Christopher Bartolome 2014 Neuroscience, Sackler School, Tufts University, PhD, 2019
    Olivia Umana 2014 Medical Immunology, U Mass Medical School, PhD, currently enrolled
    Vanessa Yanez 2014 Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, GSBS, Tufts, PhD
    Giang Nguyen 2014 Immunology, GSBS, Tufts, PhD
    Carlos Medina 2014 Immunology, Stanford U, PhD
    Danielle Salantes 2013 Cell & Molecular Biology, U Pennsylvania, PhD, 2018
    Asante Hatcher 2013 Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, PhD, 2018
    Sonia Laurie 2012 Immunology, Emory U, PhD, 2018
    Dawit Bezabih 2012 Tufts U School of Medicine, MD, 2016
    Brandon Anjuwon-Foster 2012 Microbiology & Immunology, U North Carolina - Chapel Hill, PhD, 2018
    Melissa Liriano 2011 Chemistry, Northeastern U, PhD, currently enrolled
    Elizabeth Smith 2011 Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, Sackler School, Tufts University, PhD, 2018
    Rolando Ruiz 2011 Biochemistry, U California - Irvine, PhD, 2017
    Thomas Corrielus 2011 Microbiology & Immunology, U Buffalo, MS, 2014
    Nicolle White 2010 Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, GSBS, Tufts, withdrew
    Yewande Adepoju 2009 U New England, DO
    Carlos Torres 2009 U Puerto Rico/Baylor combined MD/PhD, currently enrolled
    Silvia Caballero 2009 Immunology, Weill Cornell, PhD, 2015
    Eydith Commenencia-Ortiz 2008 Neuroscience, Sackler School, Tufts, PhD 2012
    Nsikin Akpan 2007 Cell Biology, Columbia U, PhD, 2012
    Ryan Salvador 2007 Immunology, Sackler School Tufts, PhD, 2015
    Amber Smith 2007 U Texas Medical Branch, MD, 2014
    Ingrid Soltero 2007 Genetics, GSBS, Tufts, withdrew