Students and Alumni of the Youth Neurology Education & Research Program
During the summers of 2020 and 2021, the MGH Youth Neurology Education and Research Program employed 60 brilliant and talented student interns from across the Greater Boston Area and Massachusetts in paid, mentored research. The students identified as 74% female or non-binary, 74% Black, Latinx, or Indigenous, 34% immigrant, and 72% first-generation students, representing communities disproportionately affected by neurologic disease and underrepresented in the neurology workforce. These undergraduate and high school students engage in collaborative teams across numerous neurology labs spanning basic, translational, clinical, and health services research across neurologic conditions.
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Our students develop their critical thinking abilities while exploring complex scientific questions and work towards novel discoveries in the field of Neurology. At the conclusion of the program, filled with literature reviews, data analyses and teamwork, students share their research findings with the broader scientific community through professional presentations. We look forward to supporting them in their future accomplishments and witnessing their contributions to healthcare and Neurology.
2020 Youth Neurology Education & Research Participants worked remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic2022 Students
2022 Undergraduate Students
Adam Khanboubi
Mentor: Dr. W. Taylor Kimberly
High School: Pioneer Charter High School
Undergrad: MCPHS
Aliza Khan
Mentor: Dr. Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne
High School: John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science
Undergrad: Northeastern
Aya ElHassan
Mentor: Dr. Lidia Moura
High School: Mary Lyon Pilot School
Undergrad: Wellesley College
Bridget Severino
Mentor: Dr. Amanda Guidon
High School: Greater Lawrence Technical High School
Undergrad: NYU
Dami Adetunla
Mentor: Dr. Nicte Mejia
High School: Jeremiah E. Burke High School
Undergrad: Northeastern
Glory Cabral
Mentor: Dr. Florian Eichler
High School: Community Charter School of Cambridge
Undergrad: Emmanuel College
Maha Melicio
Mentor: Dr. Sabrina Paganoni
High School: Everett High School
Undergrad: Columbia University
Marianne Sotolongo-Serret
Mentor: Dr. Ngo Chi
High School: Newton North High School
Undergrad: Emmanuel College
Melissa Gonzalez
Mentor: Dr. Yakeel Quiroz
High School: Pioneer Charter High School
Undergrad: Dartmouth
Morgan Ellis
Mentor: Dr. Susanna Mierau
High School: Mount Alvernia High School
Undergrad: Spelman College
Phedjina Jean
Mentor: Dr. Michael Levy
High School: Arlington High School
Undergrad: Middlesex Comm. College
Ruth Rufus
Mentor: Dr. Brian Edlow
High School: Ikolaba International College
Undergrad: University of Massachusetts, Boston
Saika Pierre
Mentor: Dr. Lidia Moura
High School: Brockton High School
Undergrad: Massasoit Community College
Sarah Nehema
Mentor: Dr. Eric Klawiter
High School: Malden High School
Undergrad: Suffolk University
Viola Appiah-Danquah
Mentor: Dr. Andrea Harriott
High School: Bartlett High School
Undergrad: Emmanuel College
2022 High School Students
Anthony Duffaut
Mentor: Dr. Brian Edlow
High School: Boston College High School
Aya Boulouah
Mentor: Dr. Amanda Guidon
High School: Cambridge Rindge and Latin
Djensley Gervais
Mentor: Dr. Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne
High School: Roxbury Preparatory High School
Isabella Velasquez
Mentor: Dr. Yakeel Quiroz
High School: Excel Academy
Franka Autila
Mentor: Dr. Florian Eichler
High School: Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers
Janani Ganesh
Mentor: Dr. Susanna Mierau
High School: Newton South High School
Jonathan Elijah Bonilla
Mentor: Dr. Van Veluw
High School: Brockton High School
Kelly Aweh-Kisob
Mentor: Dr. Sabrina Paganoni
High School: Bedford High School
Leah Berhanu
Mentor: Dr. Andrea Harriott
High School: Cambridge Rindge and Latin
Puja Saha
Mentor: Dr. Michael Levy
High School: Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Sahr Jadu Matturi
Mentor: Dr. W. Taylor Kimberly
High School: Noble and Greenough
Siria Ubiera
Mentor: Dr. Ngo Chi
High School: Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers
Sophia Zari
Mentor: Dr. Lidia Moura
High School: Revere High School
Walid Ichcho
Mentor: Dr. Eric Klawiter
High School: Revere High School
2021 Students
2021 Undergraduate Students
Angel Wanjiku Muthemba
Mentor: Dr. Andrea Harriott
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Emmanuel College ’24
Aya ElHassan
Mentor: Dr. Lidia Moura
High School: Mary Lyon Pilot School
Undergrad: Wellesley College
Balwant-Amrit Virk Singh
Mentor: Dr. Amanda Guidon
High School: Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Undergrad: Emory University
Briana Maldonado Granados
Mentor: Dr. Ann-Marie Wills
High School: Chelsea High School
Undergrad: Dartmouth College
Diara Canton
Mentor: Dr. Shibani Mukerji
High School: Shrewsbury High School
Undergrad: Worcester State University
Gina O'Brien
Mentor: Dr. Florian Eichler
High School: Snowden International School
Undergrad: Northeastern University
Hridhi Islam
Mentor: Dr. Craig Blackstone
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Jazzmine Sanderson
Mentor: Dr. Isabel Arrillaga-Romany
High School: Pingree School
Undergrad: Tufts University
Marc-Kendy Paul
Mentor: Dr. Brian Edlow
High School: Sharon High School
Undergrad: Worcester State University
Mariya Emille Inocentes
Mentor: Dr. Sabrina Paganoni
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: University of Massachusetts, Boston
Matthew Freire Freitas
Mentor: Dr. Ghazaleh Sadri Vakili
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Boston University
Nildaliz Enamorado-Rodriguez
Mentor: Dr. Marcello Matiello
High School: Northeast Metro Tech High School
Undergrad: University of Massachusetts, Boston
Taif Al Halabi
Mentor: Dr. Taylor Kimberly
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Salem State University
Tatiana Vasquez
Mentor: Dr. Eric Klawiter
High School: Methuen High School
Undergrad: Suffolk University
Victoria Derosla
Mentor: Dr. Yakeel Quiroz
High School: Boston Preparatory Charter Public School
Undergrad: Trinity College
2021 High School Students
Ahado Ali
Mentor:Dr. Shibani Mukerji
High School: TechBoston Academy
Undergrad: Bryn Mawr College
Arthur De Los Santos
Mentor: Dr. Marcello Matiello
High School: John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science
Undergrad: Undecided
Asia Eleanor Adams-Lemar
Mentor: Dr. Andrea Harriott
High School: TechBoston Academy
Undergrad: Boston University
Elias Omar Carrillo Pineda
Mentor: Dr. Taylor Kimberly
High School: Revere High School
Hafcha Khanam
Mentor: Dr. Isabel Arrillaga-Romany
High School: East Boston High School
Undergrad: Undecided
Ibta Chowdhury
Mentor: Dr. Amanda Guidon
High School: Cambridge Rindge and Latin
Undergrad: Harvard College
Jenifer Chavez Reyes
Mentor: Dr. Ann-Marie Wills
High School: East Boston High School
Undergrad: Undecided
Mariasusana Garcia
Mentor: Dr. Ghazaleh Sadri Vakili
High School: Brockton High School
Undergrad: Undecided
Nawal Jemil Ibrahim
Mentor: Dr. Yakeel Quiroz
High School: Cambridge Rindge and Latin
Undergrad: Tufts University
Nayeli Senayda Garmendia
Mentor: Dr. Brian Edlow
High School: Chelsea High School
Undergrad: Undecided
Rafael Silva Ferreira
Mentor: Dr. Eric Klawiter
High School: Malden High School
Undergrad: MCPHS, Boston
Sarah Kathryn Oliveira Condelli
Mentor: Dr. Lidia Moura
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: New York University
Selena Davis
Mentor:Dr. Sabrina Paganoni
High School: Lexington High School
Undergrad: Undecided
Sharina Castillo
Mentor: Dr. Craig Blackstone
High School: Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers
Undergrad: Undecided
2020 Students
Undergraduate Students
Amy Ly
Mentor: Dr. Shibani Mukerji
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Tufts University
Alisha Shrestha
Mentor: Dr. Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili
High School: Chelsea High School
Undergrad: Suffolk University
Alivin Morales-Giron
Mentor: Dr. Isabel Arrillaga-Romany
High School: Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers
Undergrad: Dartmouth College
Daniel Joseph Jr.
Mentor: Dr. Marcello Matiello
High School: New Mission High School
Undergrad: Rochester Institute of Technology
Daniela Brea-Baez
Mentor: Dr. Lidia Moura
High School: Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers
Undergrad: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Janiel Lewis
Mentor: Dr. Altaf Saadi
High School: Boston Adventist Dream Academy
Undergrad: Worcester State University
Juan Antonio Brea-Baez
Mentor: Dr. Yakeel Quiroz
High School: Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers
Undergrad: Salem State University
Juleen Lewis
Mentor: Dr. Andrea Harriott
High School: John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science
Undergrad: University of Texas, Arlington
Luqman Shariff
Mentor: Dr. Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili
High School: Chelsea High School
Undergrad: University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Mariana Quintero-Tapasco
Mentor: Dr. Eric Klawiter
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Boston College
Patrick Adolphus
Mentor: Denitza Raitcheva
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Harvard College
Mentor: Dr. Florian Eichler
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
High School Students
Adrianna Fusco
Mentor: Dr. Yakeel Quiroz
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: University of Massachusetts-Boston
Alisa Regassa
Mentor: Dr. Yakeel Quiroz
High School: Boston Latin School
Undergrad: Harvard College
Aliyah Rodriguez
Mentor: Dr. Shibani Mukerji
High School: Community Charter School of Cambridge
Angel Lugo
Mentor: Dr. Eric Klawiter
High School: Excel High School
Undergrad: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Carlos Mendoza
Mentor: Dr. Lidia Moura
High School: East Boston High School
Cynthia Hydes
Mentor: Dr. Marcello Matiello
Undergrad: Florida Institute of Technology
Dania Hallak
Mentor: Dr. Altaf Saadi
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Amherst College
Emily Santos
Mentor: Dr. Altaf Saadi
High School: St. Mary’s High School
Undergrad: Brown University
Frehiwot Tachebele
Mentor: Dr. Eric Klawiter
High School: Chelsea High School
Undergrad: Tufts
Mentor: Dr. Lidia Moura
Undergrad: Boston University
Jason Acosta
Mentor: Dr. Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Dartmouth College
Jenipher Silva
Mentor: Dr. Florian Eichler
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Jessica Feng
Mentor: Dr. Marcello Matiello
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Northeastern
Mahmoud Hallak
Mentor: Dr. Isabel Arrillaga-Romany
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Brown University
Mariana Crisanto
Mentor: Dr. Andrea Harriott
Undergrad: Mount Holyoke College
Maya Jean Mary
Mentor: Dr. Florian Eichler
Undergrad: Howard University
Salma Hazimeh
Mentor: Dr. Isabel Arrillaga-Romany
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Cornell University
Sarah Reyes
Mentor: Dr. Shibani Mukerji
High School: Revere High School
Undergrad: Utah Valley University
Stefania Yee
Mentor: Dr. Andrea Harriott
High School: New Mission High School
Undergrad: Vanderbilt University
We look forward to working with you in 2022!
Our free-of-cost interactive video career chats with leading neurologists and neuroscientists will continue over the winter. Details about paid summer internships will be available in the spring.