Current Scholars

Current MSK Bridge Scholars
Aparna Deokar

Name: Aparna Deokar
Lab at MSK: Ming Li lab, Immunology Program
Undergraduate institution:  Boston University
Interest: PhD track

 

Eleanor Hart

Name: Eleanor Hart
Lab at MSK: Mara Sherman lab, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
Undergraduate institution:  University of Wisconsin at Madison
Interest: MD PhD track

 

Celeste McGuire

Name: Celeste McGuire
Lab at MSK: Michael Overholtzer and Philipp Niethammer labs, Cell Biology Program
Undergraduate institution:  University of California at Santa Cruz
Interest: PhD track

 

Deahzana Randall

Name: Deahzana Randall
Sponsored by the Damon Runyon Foundation-SPARK 2026-2027
Lab at MSK:  Santosha Vardhana lab, Immuno-Oncology Program
Undergraduate institution:  University of Michigan
Interest: PhD track

Erica Barandica

Name: Erica Barandica
Lab at MSK: Yael David lab, Chemical Biology Program
Undergraduate institution: University of California at Santa Barbara
Interest: PhD track

 

Alejandro Casiano-Rosado

Name: Alejandro Casiano-Rosado
Lab at MSK: Alexander Gitlin lab, Immunology Program
Undergraduate institution: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Interest: PhD track

 

Emilia Ceniceros
Name: Emilia Ceniceros
Sponsored by the ACS- Center for Innovation in Cancer Research Training
Lab at MSK: Tuomas Tammela lab, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
Undergraduate institution: Cornell University
Interest: PhD track

 

Subyeta Chowdhury
Name: Subyeta Chowdhury
Sponsored by the Damon Runyon Foundation-SPARK 2025-2026
Lab at MSK: Ross Levine lab, Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program
Undergraduate institution: Hunter College
Interest: MD PhD track

 

Lucia Martin

Name: Lucia Martin
Sponsored by the ACS- enter for Innovation in Cancer Research Training
Lab at MSK: Luis Parada lab, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
Undergraduate institution: Columbia University
Interest: PhD track

 

Jayden McDonald
Name: Jayden McDonald
Sponsored by the ACS- Center for Innovation in Cancer Research Training
Lab at MSK: Andrea Ventura lab, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program
Undergraduate institution: Columbia University
Interest: PhD track

 

Kennedy Mitchell
Name: Kennedy Mitchell
Lab at MSK: Tobias Hohl lab, Immuno-Oncology Program
Undergraduate institution: Yale University
Interest: MD PhD track

 

Valerie M. Tirado
Name: Valerie M. Tirado
Sponsored by the ACS- Center for Innovation in Cancer Research Training
Lab at MSK: Alan Hanash lab, Immuno-Oncology Program
Undergraduate institution: Dartmouth University
Interest: PhD track