Mentors in the Youth Neurology Education & Research Program

Leadership

Nicte Itzel Mejia, MD, MPH, FAAN is Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Director of MGH Neurology Community Health, Diversity and Inclusion. Dr. Mejia’s clinical interests and expertise focus on improving access to healthcare while advancing equity. She has created mechanisms for trainees to engage in these efforts, including the MGH Neurology Community Health Diversity and Inclusion Internship for undergraduate and graduate students, the Mass General Brigham Neurology Residency Program Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion for neurology residents, and the MGH Neurology Youth Stroke Education Series for high school students.

Rebecca Manley holds a Master of Science in Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. She is a first-generation college student, who is passionate about supporting students to help them achieve their greatest educational and personal goals by connecting them with opportunities, experiences, and people. In her free time, she enjoys reading, endurance running, and making art.

Advisory Committee

The Mass General Youth Neurology Education and Research Program is humbled to have expert guidance from a group of advisors who are leaders in youth programs and neurology research at Biogen Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Mentors

We are thankful to all our mentors for their continued inspiration and support as we strive to inspire, equip, and empower youth participating in the Mass General Youth Neurology Education and Research Program. The 2024 mentors from Mass General Brigham, and their associated labs, are:

	Altaf Saadi, MD Neurodisparities & Health Justice Lab
	Andrea Harriott, MD, PhD Neurovascular Research Unit
	Brian Edlow, MD Laboratory for NeuroImaging of Coma and Consciousness
	Clotide Lagier-Tourenne, MD, PhD Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne’s Laboratory
	Eric Klawiter, MD, MSc Multiple Sclerosis Imaging Laboratory
	Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili, MS, PhD Sadri-Vakili NeuroEpigenetics Laboratory
	Lidia Moura MD, MPH Center for Value Based Healthcare and Sciences
	Michael Levy, MD, PhD Neuroimmunology Clinic and Research Laboratory
	Michael Schwarzschild, MD, PhD Molecular Neurobiology Lab
	Patricia Musolino, MD, PhD Vascular Gene Therapy Lab - Musolino Lab
	Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD Neurological Clinical Research Institute / Healey Center
	Susanna Mierau, MD, PhD Synaptic and Network Development Research Group
	Sydney Cash, MD, PhD Cash Lab
	Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD Multicultural Alzheimer’s Prevention Program

Alumni

	Madison Ellin, 2020 Program Coordinator Subsequent position: Medical Student, Boston University
	Sarah Micucci, 2021-22 Program Coordinator Subsequent position: Medical Student, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
	Kathleen Salerno, 2022 Program Coordinator
	Nathan Anderson, Marketing Intern 2021-2022, Marketing & Media Specialist 2022-2023 Subsequent position: Law Student, Boston College