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Scholars & Fellows 2021-2023

2021-2023 Scholars

 

Noah Giese

MD/MEng Candidate, Texas A&M University School of Medicine, Class of 2023
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Scholar 2021-2023
BS, Chemistry, University of Texas ‘17

Career Specialty Goals: Medical Hematology and Oncology

Research Project: Synergistic Effects of Amide Coupled L-NMMA and Amlodipine with Docetaxel in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Cole Nipper

MD/MEng Candidate, Texas A&M University School of Medicine, Class of 2023
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Scholar 2021-2023
BS, Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University '18

Career Specialty Goals: Pathology and Urology

Research Project: Development of an Aptamer-Drug-Conjugate Targeting Nectin-4-Expressing Urothelial Carcinoma

2021-2023 Fellows

Farshad Amirkhosravi, MD

MPH Candidate in Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2023
General Surgery Resident, PGY-3, Houston Methodist Hospital, 2022-Present
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow 2021-2023
MD, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, ‘19
BA, Biochemistry, Lamar University, ‘13

Career Specialty Goals: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Research Project: Mechanism of Development Bicuspid Aortic Valve in Patients with Turner Syndrome

Abdulmunaim (Abdul) M. Eid, MD

Fellow, Movement Disorders Center, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023
Neurology Resident, PGY-5, Houston Methodist Hospital, 2022-Present
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow 2021-2023
MBBCh, University of Cairo Faculty of Medicine, Egypt, '15

Career Specialty Goals: Movement Disorders and Cognitive Neurology

Research Project: Investigating the Status of Regulatory T cells in Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia and Determine the Effect of Ex-vivo Expansion on Their Immunophenotype and Suppressive Activity

Najah Ali Khan, MD

MS Candidate in Bioinformatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2024
Internal Medicine Resident, PGY-4, Houston Methodist Hospital, 2022-Present
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow 2021-2023
MD, Texas A&M University School of Medicine, '19
BS, Biology; Minor, Chemistry, University of Houston, ‘15

Career Specialty Goals: Preventative Cardiology

Research Project: Investigating Determinants of Cardiovascular (CV) Disease and Tailoring CV Diagnostics and Therapeutics using Machine Learning Algorithms

Jonathan J. Lee, MD

Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist, 2024
Minimally Invasive and Complex Spine Fellowship at Barrow Brain and Spine Institute, 2023
Neurosurgery Resident, PGY-7, Houston Methodist Hospital, 2022-Present
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow 2021-2023
MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, ‘16
MEdT, University of Hawai’I at Manoa, ‘12
BA, Biology, University of Pennsylvania, ‘10

Career Specialty Goals: Minimally Invasive and Complex Spine Surgery

Research Project: Ventral Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury & Implementing Augmented Reality (AR) in the Operating Room

Kai Sun, MD

Instructor, Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center, 8/2022-Present
Hematology/Oncology Fellow, PGY-6, Houston Methodist Hospital, 2022
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellow 2021-2023
MD MS, Medical College of Qingdao University, China, ‘15

Career Specialty Goals: Academic Breast Oncology

Research Project: Role of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and its Relationship with Obesity in Triple Negative Breast Cancer