Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD)
Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD) Student Directory
Education:
Carleton College
Biology major
B.A., 2021
MSTP Student Governance:
Thesis Advisor: David Masopust, Ph.D.
For work prior to the UMN MSTP:
Watowich MB, Gilbert MR, Larion M. T cell exhaustion in malignant gliomas. Trends Cancer. 2023 Apr;9(4):270-292. PMCID: PMC10038906. Review
Education:
Middlebury College
Neuroscience major, Spanish minor
B.A., 2016
University of Minnesota
Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Ph.D., 2025
Honors & Awards:
MSTP Student Governance:
Education:
University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras
Cellular and Molecular Biology major
B.S., 2019
MSTP Student Governance:
Thesis Advisor: Kristin Hogquist, Ph.D.
For work prior to the UMN MSTP:
Education:
University of Miami
Biology major, Chemistry Minor
B.S., 2017
MSTP Student Governance:
Thesis Advisor: Douglas Yee, M.D.
Education:
University of Rochester
Molecular Genetics major, Business minor
B.S., 2021
MSTP Student Governance:
Education:
University of Minnesota
Biochemistry major, Computer Science minor
B.S., 2017
Honors and Awards:
Education:
Saint Louis University
Biology major
B.S., 2017
MSTP Student Governance:
Education:
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Biochemistry and Statistics majors
B.S., 2022
Thesis Advisor: Michael Farrar, Ph.D.
Akgun E, Butano V, Luo Q, Ibrahimli A, Gomez CO, Memisoglu E, Wehrle C, Martinie JB, Jensen EH, Berber E. Laparoscopic Microwave Ablation vs Resection for Small Solitary Colorectal Liver Metastases: Multicenter Analysis of Long-Term Results. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Sep 9. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001624. Online ahead of print.
Education:
University of California - Berkeley
Molecular and Cell Biology major
B.A., 2021
MSTP Student Governance:
Thesis Advisor: Michael Farrar, Ph.D.
For work prior to the UMN MSTP
Education:
Swarthmore College
Biology major, Psychology minor
B.A., 2018
MSTP Student Governance:
For work prior to the UMN MSTP
