Ryan E.
Ryan completed her undergraduate studies at Cornell University in Cellular and Molecular Biology. She is currently pursuing her PhD thesis research at MIT, where her work is focused on understanding how proliferating cancer cells reprogram metabolism to maintain the metabolic requirements for rapid cell growth and division.
Tim Z.
Tim is a PhD Candidate in Physics at MIT. He studied Mathematics, Physics, and Economics at Vanderbilt University, where he received the Underwood Award for the most promising senior in physics, earned highest honors for his thesis, and graduated cum laude.
Ryan Ra.
Ryan is currently finishing a PhD from MIT in Philosophy. During the next academic year, he will be a Visiting Scholar in Ethics of Technology at Phillips Academy at Andover, and a Research Affiliate at MIT in the Philosophy Department.
Julia
Julia studied Neuroscience and Music at MIT, and then received a Fulbright Scholarship to continue her neurobiology research in Gttingen, Germany. She is now an MD student at Harvard Medical School.
Pooja S.
Pooja earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and her MS in Engineering Management from UW-Madison. Most recently, she ran a corporate-backed accelerator for insurance-focused startups.
Pete
Pete studied Civil Engineering and Economics at MIT, and then spent five years working at a FinTech startup as a lead manager for data modeling. He is now completing his MBA at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Dan
Dan graduated from MIT with a BS in Physics. After college, he joined the Vishwanath group at UC Berkeley and then transferred to Harvard University, where he is now a PhD student in Physics.
Elizabeth
Liz holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering (Tufts) and an MBA (MIT). She has worked in the nonprofit sector in Argentina, in Morgan Stanley's Equity Research Department, and is the co-founder and CEO of the NYC start-up limeSHIFT.