2022 Achievement Ceremony Program

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS TUESDAY, MAY 10

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS OPENING REMARKS David Muller, MD, FACP Dean for Medical Education Marietta and Charles C. Morchand Chair Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education

Marta Filizola, Ph.D Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Sharon & Frederick A. Klingenstein-Nathan G. Kase, MD Professor Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Department of Neuroscience

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Omar Amir, MD Assistant Professor Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Tara K. Cunningham, EdD, MS Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education

Reena Karani, MD, MHPE Director of the Institute for Medical Education Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education

Mary Rojas, MD Associate Professor Director of the Medical Student Research Office Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education

Elizabeth Singer, MD, MPH Associate Professor Emergency Medicine and Medical Education

Rainier P. Soriano, MD Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education

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STUDENT AWARDS RECOGNITION GOLD HUMANISM HONOR SOCIETY

Unwana Abasi Japjot Kaur Bal Metodi Ivanov Balev Biobele Kristen Braide Sandhya Chandrasekaran Kevin Cheung Arielle Coughlin Nickolas Dreher Axel Yannick Epie Gabriela Frid Daniel Peter Henick

Chioma Iwelumo Aiko Kozato Tyler Graham Martinson Devika Nadkarni Ogechukwu Onuh Andrew Pastor Alexandra Saali Cleo Catherine Siderides Anna Choe Stacy Lilly Taing Michelle Tong

DISTINCTION IN GLOBAL HEALTH

Nikita Gupta

Alexandra Saali

DISTINCTION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION

Sandhya Chandrasekaran Thomas Bradford Fetherston Matthew Eric Fine Daniel Peter Henick Michael Louis Martini

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George Slade Mellgard Alexander Douglas Meshel Alexandra Saali Alina Siddiqui

AC H I E V E M E N T AWA R D S

DISTINCTION IN RESEARCH – MEDICAL EDUCATION

Annie Elizabeth Arrighi-Allisan Japjot Kaur Bal Sandhya Chandrasekaran Emily Kojima Chapman Brian Haejun Cho Courtney Ting Connolly Theodor Di Pauli von Treuheim Aislyn C. DiRisio Nickolas Dreher Celina Edith Dubin Gabriela Frid Evan Benjamin Garden Katherine Laura Garvey Nicholas John Heitman Kipp William Johnson Deepak Kaji Akiko Michele Kozato Andrew M. Leader Adam Yining Li Michael Louis Martini Daniela S. Mikhaylov

Jacob Robert Morey Grace Ellen Mosley Evan Padraic Mullen Alberto Enrique Muniz Rodriguez Sukrit Narula Akila Pai Ishan Dhananjay Paranjpe Samantha Jane Platt Natalie Paige Plick Cassandra Gray Aster Pruitt Jake Edward Radell John Watson Rutland Alexandra Saali John Theodore Schwartz III William Harrison Shuman Alina Siddiqui Serena Margaret Tharakan Minami Adrianne Tokuyama Parth Dharmendra Trivedi Emmy Zhou Yang Lawrence Zeldin

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DISTINCTION IN RESEARCH – GRADUATE SCHOOL

Mark Aleynick Nicholas Heitman Daisy A. Hoagland Deepak Kaji Hope Kronman Andrew Leader Katherine LeClair Philip Meade

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Xueyan Mei Rasmus Moller Grace Mosley Christopher James Panebianco Justin D. Taft Nicholas Andrew Upright Laurence Gabriel Webb Rachel Leigh Werner

GLOSSARY TERMS As you read the following student bios, you will come across the following acronyms: EHHOP – East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership MedDOCs – Medical Discovery of Careers Organization MSTP – Medical Scientist Training Program PEERS – Practice Enhancement, Engagement, Resilience, & Support Program PORTAL – Patient-Oriented Research Training and Leadership Program

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ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL EDUCATION STUDENT AWARDS PRESENTATION (In alphabetical order by recipient’s last name)

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IRWIN GELERNT, MD, AWARD FOR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY MRS. DAVID A. DREILING SURGERY PRIZE IN MEMORY OF HER MOTHER, FLORENCE L. OPPENHEIMER

Eziwoma Alibo Ezi came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from West Virginia Wesleyan College, where she majored in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. Before attending Icahn, Ezi received her Master’s in Biotechnology at Brandeis University, interned in the lab of James Allison, PhD, recent Nobel laureate, and worked as a research associate at Boston Children’s Hospital investigating rare metabolic diseases. She entered the MD/ PhD program in 2014.

While at Icahn, Ezi participated in an executive role on the Student Council, Students for the Equal Opportunity in Science (SEOS), Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (oSTEM), and Students National Medical Association (SNMA). She volunteered in the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP) - the ISMMS student-run free clinic, the Diversity in Biomedical Research Committee, the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Retreat Committee, the MSTP Admissions Committee, the Precision Immunology Institute Diversity Committee, and Trainee Health and Wellness (THAW).

She also successfully defended her doctoral research in immunology in the summer of 2020. She has published two articles in peer-reviewed journals and was awarded the Graduate School Social and Racial Justice Award in 2020.

Ezi would like to thank her family, friends, PI, and the many faculty members at Sinai who have made her MD/PhD education thus far a challenging, engaging, and rewarding experience.

Ezi will graduate with her MD and PhD degrees and continue her residency training in General Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital.

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THE BARRY COLLER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL MEDICINE

Metodi Ivanov Balev Metodi Balev came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai via the FlexMed Program from Princeton University, where he majored in Molecular Biology and minored in Global Health and Health Policy.

While at Sinai, Metodi participated in the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the ISMMS student-run free clinic, as an Access to Care Team Case Manager, Chronic Care Senior Clinician, and Teaching Senior. He also conducted basic science research on the cell cycle regulation of pancreatic beta cells, served as a Teaching Assistant for several preclinical courses, and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Metodi would like to extend a very special thank you to his loving family, friends, girlfriend, and faculty mentors who have supported him throughout his medical education and continue to inspire him on a daily basis. He is also incredibly grateful and humbled to have spent four years amongst the most compassionate, intelligent, and down-to-earth colleagues he could have asked for - colleagues that are at the heart of what makes Sinai such a special place.

Metodi will graduate with his MD degree and continue his residency training in Internal Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital.

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STEVEN B. TAMARIN, MD, MEMORIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FAMILY MEDICINE

Mariela Cabrera Mariela came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from the University of Florida (UF), where she majored in Anthropology and Biology and minored in Health Disparities. Before attending Icahn, she worked as a research assistant for the UF Neuroscience Department with a focus on ALS and worked as a Care Coordinator for the UF Mobile Outreach Clinic. She entered the MD program in 2018.

At Icahn, Mariela was accepted into the Primary Care Scholars Program, an immersive 4-year clinical curriculum for students dedicated to pursuing a career in primary care.

She was involved in the Latin Medical Student Association both as a member and President of the organization. She dedicated time to the Family Medicine Interest Group and was co-leader of the organization for two years. She volunteered for the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the ISMMS student-run free clinic, as a Spanish interpreter, and the Human Rights and Social Justice Program. In addition, she worked on several research projects with a focus on reproductive health care.

Mariela would love to thank her family for their endless love and support, her friends for their laughs and a lifetime of memories, and her mentors for working tirelessly to provide guidance and reassurance every step of the way.

Mariela will graduate with her MD degree and continue her residency training in Family Medicine at the Boston University Medical Center.

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PORTAL THESIS AWARD IN CLINICAL RESEARCH

Brian Haejun Cho Brian came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Brown University, where he majored in Biophysics. He entered the MD program in 2017.

While at Icahn, Brian published over 10 articles in peer-reviewed journals on machine learning and orthopedics with the Cho Spine Laboratory. He was accepted into The Patient-Oriented Research Training and Leadership (PORTAL) program, a scholarshipfunded MD/MSCR dual degree program, and was awarded the PORTAL Thesis Award in Clinical Research for his master's thesis work on Generative Adversarial Networks. He also participated in the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the ISMMS student-run free clinic, as a Tech Chair and EHHOP Consulting Chair. He volunteered in the COVID-19 Data Analysis Task Force, Orthopedics Interest Group, and Student High Value Care Committee.

Brian would like to thank his family, friends, and the many faculty members at Sinai, in particular Dr. Samuel K. Cho and Dr. Jun S. Kim, who have made his medical education thus far a super interesting and rewarding experience.

Brian will graduate with his MD/MSCR degree and continue his residency training in Orthopedic Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital.

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EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH GEORGE JAMES EPIDEMIOLOGY AWARD

Sayeeda Chowdhury Sayeeda was accepted to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai through the FlexMed Early Assurance Program. She double majored in Political Science and Human Rights at Macaulay Honors College at (CUNY) Hunter. Prior to attending Icahn, she taught health workshops to NYC high school students as a peer health educator.

While at Icahn, Sayeeda contributed to and led various student organizations, such as Human Rights and Social Justice Program, American Medical Women’s Association, Sinai Strong (powerlifting club), Muslim Students Association, Family Medicine Interest Group, and Admissions Committee. She strives for sexual and reproductive justice, which led her to volunteer locally as a Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention (SAVI) advocate and conduct research globally in Liberia on gender-based violence.

Sayeeda would like to thank her family, friends, Drs. Sharon Edwards, Ann-Gel Palermo, Lauren Linkowski, and the many faculty members at Sinai who have supported her through all the highs and lows of her medical school journey.

Sayeeda will graduate with her MD and MPH as a part of the dual degree program and continue her residency training in Family Medicine at Institute for Family Health -Harlem/Mount Sinai.

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JAMES FELT AWARD FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL AND RACIAL JUSTICE

David Anthony Christian David came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from the University of Pennsylvania, where he double majored in Economics & International Relations. Before attending Mount Sinai, he worked as a management consultant and completed a postbaccalaureate premedical program at New York University. He entered the MD program in 2017.

While at Mount Sinai, David participated in the Medical Discovery of Careers (MedDOCs) student-run organization as a mentor to high-school students interested in science and medicine. David has been a Change Leader as part of the institution’s Racism and Bias Initiative for the past five years. He spent his academic scholarly year with the Mount Sinai Institute for Health Equity Research, where he served as a project manager, and co-authored a paper with the NHGRI consortium, Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE).

David would like to thank his family, friends, and the faculty and staff of the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Student Affairs, and the Institute for Health Equity Research for the resources and encouragement that have made this journey so rewarding.

David will graduate with his MD degree and continue his residency training in Anesthesiology at New York University. During his career, he hopes to combine his interests in healthcare economics and quality improvement with his advocacy for health equity.

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PATRICIA LEVINSON AWARD FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN MEDICINE

Courtney Ting Connolly Courtney came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from the University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in Biology and graduated magna cum laude.

Before attending Icahn, she worked as a Harrison Surgical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania studying intraoperative fluorescent imaging and its use in surgical oncology. She entered the MD program in 2016.

While at Icahn, Courtney co-founded Girls Empowered in Medicine and Science (GEMS), an empowerment program for young women underrepresented in science and medicine that aims to help girls cultivate an early interest in STEM and connect them with female role models in these fields. She developed GEMS as a first-year and oversaw its growth from one local school in East Harlem to a program that reaches across New York City and is partnered with the Center for Excellence in Youth Education. She was also co-president of the American Medical Women’s Association, a senior clinician in the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership Women’s Health Clinic, a leader of the OB/GYN and Oncology interest groups, a mentor for the Medical Discovery of Careers (MedDOCs), and a member of the ISMMS Admissions Committee during her time at Sinai. She took a scholarly year to perform research with MaternalFetal Medicine Associates, resulting in two first-author publications, and has also coauthored additional articles within OB/GYN and Breast Surgery.

Courtney would like to thank her parents, sisters, family, and friends for their endless support on this journey and would like to specifically thank her mother, Pauline, for being her first female role model in STEM. She would also like to thank Dr. Katherine Chen, Dr. Nathan Fox, Dr. Hank Schmidt, and Dr. Trevor Pour for being exceptional mentors and advocates that contributed to her growth personally and professionally.

Courtney will graduate with her MD degree with a Distinction in Research and will continue her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Johns Hopkins.

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PORTAL THESIS AWARD IN CLINICAL RESEARCH

Aislyn C. DiRisio Aislyn came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Cornell University where she earned a degree in Human Biology, Health, and Society, and graduated with Distinction and with Honors in Research. Before attending Mount Sinai, she did clinical research in the Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, where she began studying applications of data science and surgical ethics for research and clinical practice. She entered the MD program in 2017.

While at Mount Sinai, Aislyn served as clinic manager for the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program and has also been involved in national outreach in neurosurgery through the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section. She joined The Patient-Oriented Research Training and Leadership (PORTAL) program, a dual degree program, and completed her master's thesis on structural connectivity of deep brain stimulation targets for Parkinson's disease. She has published over 20 peer reviewed publications in journals such as PNAS, Stroke, and Neurosurgery. Her work has been cited over 250 times and she has presented at a number of national conferences.

Aislyn would like to thank her family, her friends, PORTAL leadership, and the Department of Neurosurgery for their support and guidance over the past several years.

Aislyn will graduate with her MD and MS in clinical research and will continue her residency training in neurological surgery at the University of California - Los Angeles.

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DR. M. RALPH KAUFMAN PSYCHIATRY PRIZE

Jarrett S. Fastman Jarrett came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai after graduating from Oberlin College with a degree in neuroscience. Before attending Icahn, Jarrett completed a research fellowship in behavioral neuroscience at the National Institutes of Health and worked as a research coordinator in the ISMMS Department of Anesthesiology. He entered the MD program in 2017.

While at Icahn, Jarrett was accepted into the Patient-Oriented Research Training and Leadership (PORTAL) MD/MSCR program. He completed his Master’s thesis project at the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment and published 3 articles in peer-reviewed journals including a first-author publication. During his first two years at ISMMS, Jarrett ran the free tutoring program at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center.

Jarrett would like to thank his family and friends (and dog) for their support, and the many faculty members at Sinai who have provided valuable guidance and helped enrich his time in medical school.

Jarrett will graduate with his MD and MSCR degrees and begin residency training in Psychiatry at The Mount Sinai Hospital.

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DR. DAVID K. MCDONOGH AWARD FOR DIVERSITY IN MEDICAL EDUCATION

Thomas Bradford Fetherston Thomas came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from the Pennsylvania State University, where he majored in Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences. Prior to attending Thomas spent a combined six years in the United States Army and the Pennsylvania National Guard as a Combat Medic.

Starting in the MD program in 2018, Thomas became the leader of the Mount Sinai MedVets organization and began closely working with the departments of admissions and medical education. In addition to helping advise the development of the Institutional Partnership with the United States Military, he has volunteered his time mentoring service members interested in healthcare through Service-to-School, teaching medical students about veterans' health issues, and has had his published work used to help develop other programs around the country.

He would like to thank his family, friends, and many faculty members who have made this work possible and have supported him along the way.

Thomas will graduate with his MD degree and continue his residency training at Tripler Army Medical Center.

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THE MILTON C. ENGEL, MD, AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Matthew Eric Fine Matthew came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in biology. Before attending ISMMS, he mentored and taught at Let’s Get Ready, a nonprofit college predatory organization in New York and led the undergrad arm of the University City Health Coalition medical clinic. He enrolled in the MD program in 2018.

While at Icahn, Matthew held several leadership roles in the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the ISMMS student-run free clinic, including Patient Education Chair and Chief Cardiology Teaching Senior. He helped develop the REACHIn program to diagnose and treat hospitalized patients with Opioid Use Disorder and published a book chapter on managing opioid use in the hospital. He was voted as the Inpatient Medicine Clerkship representative and also pursued his passion for teaching with the afterschool Medical Discovery of Careers (MedDOCs) program. He is also a recipient of the Distinction in Medical Education (DIME) graduation award.

Matthew wants to thank his family, friends and educators for their tremendous support and teaching during his time in medical school.

Matthew will be completing a residency in Internal Medicine at Columbia University after graduating with his MD degree.

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DR. ALAN F. GUTTMACHER OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY PRIZE

Gabriela Frid Gaby came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Johns Hopkins University, where she majored in Biomedical Engineering. Before coming to Sinai, Gaby worked as a healthcare technology consultant for the Affordable Care Act. She entered the MD program in 2018.

While at Sinai, Gaby was an active volunteer at in the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the ISMMS student-run free clinic. She served as a clinic manager, Chronic Care Senior, and is most proud of her role as Chief Teaching Senior of the Women's Health Clinic. She was also a volunteer and curriculum chair for middle school and high school enrichment programs, MedStart and Medical Discovery of Careers (MedDOCs), as well as the ACCESS lead of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program (MSHRP), advocating for U.S. asylum seekers. She published three articles in peer-reviewed journals and was elected into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Gaby would like to thank her partner Logan, her parents Bryan and Anna, her friends, and her mentors, including Dr. Katherine Chen, Dr. Farina Nentin, Dr. Ann Tran, and Dr. Brian Coakley.

Gaby will graduate with her MD degree and continue her residency training in OB/GYN at NYP-Hospital Columbia University.

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HAROLD ELSTER MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR CLINICAL ACUMEN

Katherine Laura Garvey Katherine graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Yale University with a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science with Distinction. She then earned a Master of Public Health in Chronic Disease Epidemiology with a concentration in Global Health from the Yale School of Public Health. Katherine matriculated at the Icahn School of Medicine in 2017 through the FlexMed Early Assurance Program.

While at Icahn, Katherine pursued her passions for improving access to high-quality care both locally and globally, medical education, and research. She was deeply involved in the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the student-run, free clinic and held several clinical and administrative leadership roles, including Co-Chair, Education Chair, Teaching Senior, Chronic Care Senior Clinician, and Access to Care Team Case Manager. She was awarded the Global Health Summer Scholar Fellowship to investigate the feasibility of incorporating screening and treatment of cardiovascular disease into community clinics in rural Ghana. In recognition of her commitment to medical education within EHHOP and as a Teaching Assistant, she received the Institute for Medical Education’s Excellence in Teaching Award. As the William Lawson, MD, DDS Research Fellow within the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, she devoted a year to working on various clinical research projects, including leading a national clinical trial investigating the effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on COVID-19 olfactory dysfunction. Her work was selected for oral and poster presentations at national conferences and published in multiple journals.

Katherine would like to thank her incredible family, friends, and mentors at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for their endless support and inspiration in achieving her lifelong dream of becoming a physician. She would especially like to thank her parents, Dr. Laura DiGiovanni and Dr. Daniel Garvey, who have always been her role models for what it means to be an exceptional physician and human being.

Katherine will graduate with her Doctor of Medicine with Distinction in Research and continue to residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis.

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DR. HOWARD RAPPAPORT PEDIATRIC AWARD

Conor Nolan Gruber Conor came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Cornell University, where he majored in Biology. Before attending Icahn, Conor worked as a research technician, studying the development and treatment resistance of pancreatic cancer. He entered the MD/PhD program in 2015.

While at Icahn, Conor worked in the laboratory of Dr. Dusan Bogunovic, studying genetic causes of rare pediatric autoinflammatory diseases. For this work, he was awarded funding by the Mindich Child Health Institute and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Ultimately, his research culminated in the publication of four first-author manuscripts. During this time, he also served as a TA for multiple courses and volunteered in the student-run free clinic.

Conor would like to thank the amazing faculty, house-staff and leadership in Pediatrics for their mentorship and support. He would also like express his gratitude to his labmates, friends, and family.

Conor will graduate with his MD/PhD dual degree and continue at Mount Sinai for a Pediatrics Research Residency.

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BARRY STIMMEL AWARD FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

Daniel Peter Henick Daniel came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Yale University, where he majored in Psychology with a concentration in Neuroscience. Before attending Icahn, Daniel was involved with several education initiatives in college, involving teaching classes for high school students in New Haven. He entered the MD program in 2018.

At ISMMS, Daniel served in a variety of teaching and tutoring positions, including Senior Tutor in the Office of Student Affairs, fourth-year Teaching Assistant for the Art and Science of Medicine course, and Teaching Senior in the ophthalmology branch of the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the student-run, free clinic. He also directed the Medical Spanish Nexus course and was a Head Teaching Assistant for the Structures and Microbiology courses. He was involved with the LCME Reaccreditation committee through medical school and was recently nominated to the longitudinal Continuous Quality Improvement committee. He published articles in two journals, presented three consecutive years at the ISMMS Institute of Medical Education Research Day, and earned two Blue Ribbon Awards for outstanding education scholarship for his work on blepharoplasty and fundoscopy. He has shared many of his own personal study resources with future generations of ISMMS students and continues to serve as a mentor and teacher for many. He was also elected into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Daniel would like to thank his fiancé, family, friends, advisors, mentors, and the faculty members at Mount Sinai who have cultivated his passion for education and enriched his medical school experience. He is excited to continue developing his teaching skills during residency and aspires to be a medical educator throughout his career.

Daniel will graduate with his MD degree and continue his residency training in Ophthalmology at Yale New Haven Hospital.

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DR. JOSEPH R. JAGUST ANESTHESIOLOGY AWARD

Stephanie Louise Hojsak Steph found her way to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai via the FlexMed program. Prior to medical school, she graduated cum laude from Brown University where she concentrated in biology with a focus on biotechnology and physiology.

Whether as an executive board member of the Medical Discovery of Careers (MedDOCs), which teaches basic physiology to high school students, a Teaching Assistant for multiple courses, a four-time course representative, or a substitute Art and Science of Medicine small group preceptor, Steph was always looking for ways to participate in medical education during her time at Icahn. While she struggled to choose a specialty to pursue, she knew something was different about anesthesiology the first time she squeezed that green balloon on the anesthesia machine. She took a scholarly year to further explore the specialty and was immersed in the vast and rapidly growing world of simulation, where she honed her education and research skills and found her passion.

Steph would like to thank her parents for their good genetics, her friends for their constant support, Dr. Rainier Soriano for teaching her how to talk to patients, and, most importantly, Dr. Dan Katz, Dr. Garrett Burnett, Dr. Zevy Hamburger, and the entire anesthesiology department for accepting and treating her like one of their own despite being just a medical student. She would also like to thank the simulation mannequins for being great listeners.

Steph will graduate with her MD and is excited to continue her anesthesiology training and simulation mannequin friendship as part of Mount Sinai’s Department of Anesthesiology!

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JEFFREY MODELL CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY PRIZE

Andrew M. Leader Andrew studied Electrical Engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art before beginning the MD/PhD program in 2014. Andrew completed his PhD under the mentorship of Miriam Merad, producing a thesis entitled "Multiscale characterization of non-small-cell lung cancer identifies cellular determinants of tumor immunity." Resulting work has led to the initiation of early-phase clinical trials in the treatment of Lung Cancer and has been published in high-impact journals such as Nature and Cell.

Andrew would like to thank his family, friends, and many collaborators and advisors, especially his PhD mentor Miriam Merad and key collaborator Effi Kenigsberg.

Starting in July, Andrew will complete a residency in Pathology at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.

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MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAM (MSTP) SERVICE AWARD

Rachel Levantovsky Rachel matriculated at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai MD/PhD program in 2017, upon completion of her undergraduate education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she received a BS in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and a BS in Nutrition.

Rachel’s profound commitment to the Mount Sinai Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) began as soon as she arrived, assuming roles on the Retreat Committee and in admissions and recruitment as a first year. For the past three years, Rachel has served as the chair of the Retreat Committee, leading the team to execute both the first virtual and the first hybrid retreats. This year, Rachel also served as a student representative on the Admissions Committee, building on her two years prior as a student interviewer.

Many students in the program consider Rachel to be a personal mentor, and she was instrumental to applicant recruitment and retention as the first Recruitment Initiatives Chair.

In addition to her service to the MSTP, Rachel has been a three-time Teaching Assistant to the medical school Immunology course, volunteered at the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the student-run free clinic, in numerous capacities, and is the Mount Sinai Institutional Representative to the American Physician Scientists Association. Her PhD work is supported by an F30 award and has resulted in the publication of two peer reviewed papers and four published abstracts thus far. Rachel anticipates the completion of her PhD and return to MD training in the coming year.

Rachel would like to thank Talia Swartz, Margaret Baron, and Bianca Taylor-Starobin for their support in the MSTP for the past five years, her mentor Judy Cho for allowing her the flexibility to engage in service to the program, her peers in the MSTP for their cherished friendship, and her parents for building the life that made all of this possible.

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THE JUDITH AND NATHAN KASE HUMANITIES IN MEDICINE PRIZE

Jacob Samuel Levine Jake came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Dartmouth College, where he majored in the Romance Languages of Spanish and Portuguese. Before attending Icahn, Jake completed a Fulbright Grant in Medellín, Colombia as an English teacher at a local university and worked in the community as a soccer coach for a local NGO bringing teens from war torn regions of the nation to Medellín to pursue opportunities in education and athletics. He entered the MD program in 2016 through the HuMed (Humanities in Medicine) Program.

While at Icahn, Jake has been a leader/coach in the Riverside Park Adaptive Tennis program for athletes with disabilities as well as the Mighty Milers pediatric running group. In addition to acting as a Learning Community Student Leader for cohorts of 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students, Jake has been a teaching assistant for multiple pre-clerkship courses. He has also participated in the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the ISMMS student-run free clinic as a Spanish and Portuguese Interpreter and has served as a member of the medical school's admissions committee.

Jake would like to thank his family, friends, and the many faculty members at Sinai who have made his medical education thus far a wonderful and rewarding experience.

Jake will graduate with his MD degree and continue his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation here at The Mount Sinai Hospital.

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MOUNT SINAI ALUMNI STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD

Katherine Meckel Katherine came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Lawrence University, where she earned a B.A. in Biochemistry and a B.M. in Voice Performance, both summa cum laude with Phi Beta Kappa honors. Before attending Icahn, Katherine worked with Drs. Joel Pekow and Marc Bissonnette in the Section of Gastroenterology at the University of Chicago, where she developed an interest in understanding how peripheral factors such as dietary metabolites modulate brain function. She joined the Neuroscience graduate program in 2017.

As a Ph.D. Candidate in the Kiraly Laboratory, Katherine has studied the effects of the gut microbiome and its metabolites on cocaine-seeking behaviors. Her collaborative graduate research has thus far resulted in 8 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine, Nature Communications, and Neuropsychopharmacology.

For her efforts, she has been honored with the Philip Hausfeld Memorial Scholarship Award from the Icahn Department of Neuroscience, a Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neuroscience, and a Travel Award from the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society. Her work is supported through an NIH Blueprint D-SPAN F99/K00 Fellowship and the Diversifying the Community of Neuroscience R25 program.

Beyond the bench, Katherine has served as a teaching assistant for both “Principles of Scientific Proposals” and “Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience,” for which she received an Excellence in Teaching Award. Katherine is the co-founder and president of Disability Rights, Education, and Awareness at Mount Sinai (DREAMS). She serves as the Vice Chair of Ph.D. Leadership Meeting and as a student representative on the Graduate School Steering Committee (GSSC). She volunteers with Mentoring in Neuroscience Discovery at Sinai, Music and Medicine Concerts, and previously with the Mount Sinai COVID-19 Biobank Team.

Katherine would like to thank her fiancé Alex Stickle as well as her dissertation advisor Dr. Drew Kiraly, postdoctoral mentor Dr. Rebecca Hofford, MTA director Dr. George Huntley, and GSSC Chair Dr. Robert Krauss for encouraging her to gain confidence as a leader. She would also like to thank Marisa Goff, Jessica Pintado Silva, and Dania Figueroa Acosta for their support co-founding DREAMS. Finally, she is grateful to her lab mates, friends, and family for their endless encouragement.

Katherine will graduate with her Ph.D. degree and continue as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Neuroscience. In the long-term, Katherine hopes to establish her own research laboratory where she will investigate gut-brain interactions underlying substance use disorders.

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THE MILTON C. ENGEL, MD, AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

George Slade Mellgard George came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Duke University, where he majored in Classical Studies and minored in Chemistry and Spanish. Before attending ISMMS, he worked in Care Transitions at NYU Langone -Brooklyn and received initial mentorship from Jordan Solop, Dr. Charles Okamura, and Dr. Himali Weerahandi.

While at ISMMS, George participated in the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the ISMMS student-run free clinic as a Spanish Interpreter, Ambulatory Referrals Chair, Chronic Care Senior, and Teaching Senior. He is most proud of his work with the EHHOP Executive Board as EHHOP Consulting Group (ECG) Chair. In this role, he built friendships with his committee members and worked with them to implement a telehealth teaching curriculum, design a database of EHHOP patient quality metrics, and perform a scoping review of clinical outcomes at SRFCs. Beyond EHHOP, George co-led the ISMMS Health Policy Program, served as student representative for the Ambulatory Care-Geriatrics clerkship, and published or co-published seven peer-reviewed works in topics including cancer immunotherapies, Medicaid Long Term Services & Support spending, and ethical considerations at the end-of-life and for patients with dementia.

George is indebted to his incredibly supportive family, friends, and mentors. He would like to thank Dr. Yasmin Meah, Dr. Vaibhav Patel, Dr. Thomas Marron, Dr. Nada Gligorov, Dr. Jacob Appel, Dr. Harish Jasti, Dr. Rainier Soriano, Dr. Ravishankar Ramaswamy, Dr. Manjil Chatterji, Dr. David Thomas, and Lauren Linkowski. None of his accomplishments would have been possible without their steadfast support and leadership.

In the context of this award, George would like to specifically acknowledge his mentors in Geriatrics and Palliative Care. He would like to thank Dr. Amy Kelley and Dr. Claire Ankuda for their patient and methodical mentorship, Dr. Lindsey Dow for her enthusiasm and joy in teaching, and Dr. Diane Meier for her bold mission to change the perception of and access to palliative care. Their commitment to older adults and those with serious illness is an inspiration to us all.

George will graduate with a MD degree and continue his residency training in Internal Medicine at NewYork - Presbyterian: Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He hopes to eventually pursue fellowship training in both Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care.

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DR. HAROLD LAMPORT BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PRIZE

Ishan Dhananjay Paranjpe Ishan came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from UC Berkeley, where he majored in Chemical Biology. Before attending Icahn, Ishan was a researcher at the UCSF Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute. He entered the MD program in 2018.

While at Icahn, Ishan served as the President of the COVID Volunteer Taskforce where he helped organize PPE delivery, vaccination campaigns, and community outreach efforts. He also received a urology research fellowship from the New York Academy of Medicine to study bladder cancer. Ishan was a member of the Hasso Plattner Institute at Mount Sinai where he published over 30 research papers, including 8 first author publications.

Ishan would like to thank his family, friends, and invaluable research mentors, including Dr. Girish Nadkarni, Dr. Benjamin Glicksberg, and Dr. Mantu Gupta.

Ishan will graduate with his MD degree and continue his residency training in Internal Medicine at Stanford.

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BURTON DRAYER PRIZE IN RADIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICAL IMAGING OWBR MEDICAL STUDENT WELL-BEING LEADERSHIP AWARD

Samantha Jane Platt Sam came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2018, directly from The College of New Jersey, where she majored in biology and played softball.

While at Sinai, Sam volunteered with the COVID-19 workforce, First Generation Students organization, and the Harm Reduction Clinic. Additionally, she promoted medical student wellness as a Practice Enhancement, Engagement, Resilience, & Support (PEERS) mentor and the chairperson for Icahn Be Well.

Sam was a radiology student group leader for three years and spent the past year working as a reading room liaison for the radiology department. While at Sinai, she published multiple papers and abstracts and is graduating with a distinction in research.

Sam would like to specifically thank Dr. Stern, Dr. Margolies and Dr. Halton for their endless advice and support during her journey to radiology. She would also like to thank her family and friends who have been there along the way.

Sam will graduate with her MD degree and attend Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for her transitional year and NYU Grossman School of Medicine for her diagnostic radiology residency.

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MOUNT SINAI ALUMNI STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD

Charles Sanky, MD, MPH Dr. Charles Sanky came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Columbia University, where he studied Psychology, Business Management, and Public Health.

Before attending Sinai, Charles advanced public health policy with the NYC Health Department and U.S. Senate. His broad experiences included community-based and health equity research, operations, education, immigration advocacy, and organizational ethics and psychology. He was accepted to the Mount Sinai FlexMed Program’s inaugural class in 2014 and entered the MD program in 2016.

While at Sinai, Charles served in various leadership, education, public health, and community service roles. He has been a member of the Admissions Committee, enhanced opportunities for global health and health policy engagement, performed musically, directed a music video celebrating Sinai, designed and implemented curricula across several courses, conducted health equity and medical education research, and led student efforts in Sinai’s COVID-19 clinical trials and operations. During his NIHfunded research year, he assessed social determinant risk factors among emergency department patients and completed his MPH degree. Last year, Charles conducted health services research and helped found Sinai’s Center for Healthcare Readiness.

Charles has earned several awards in research, service, and medical education throughout his time at Mount Sinai and from national societies of anatomy, neurology, public health, and emergency medicine. He is a member of the Gold Humanism and Delta Omega Honor Societies. He graduated from Sinai’s MD program in 2021 with Distinctions in Medical Education, Global Health, and Research and was awarded the Barry Stimmel Award for Medical Education and the Excellence in Public Health Award.

In July 2021, Charles started his residency in Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai. He has continued to teach, mentor, innovate, and lead. Charles strives to design improved, resilient, equitable systems of care. Charles is grateful to the Mount Sinai community, his family, friends, mentors, and God.

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THE JUDITH AND NATHAN KASE HUMANITIES IN MEDICINE PRIZE

Anna Choe Stacy Anna came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Brown University, where they studied Anthropology and Theatre Arts. Before attending Icahn, Anna trained in classical acting at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA, then worked as a museum exhibit copywriter. Anna entered the MD program in 2018.

While at Icahn, Anna was a student director and clinic manager for the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program, an Access-to-Care Manager for the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the ISMMS student-run free clinic, and a leadership board member for the New York Emergency Medicine Student Council. Outside of the hospital, Anna performed in over 30 professional theatrical productions during medical school and worked on both sides of the camera on several film projects. As a writer, they published several works of short fiction in journals such as Calyx and Carve as well as personal essays in Intima and Academic Emergency Medicine. Anna was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society in winter 2022, and is an Artistic Associate at the Shakespeare theatre company Match: Lit and an Artistic Associate at Eastline Theatre.

Anna would like to thank their parents, their brother, and their wonderful friends, classmates, and artistic collaborators. They would also like to thank faculty mentors Dr. Trevor Pour, Dr. Craig Katz, Dr. Elizabeth Singer, Dr. Maria Maldonado, and Dr. Deborah Doroshow for their support, care, and guidance.

Anna will graduate with their MD degree and will remain at The Mount Sinai Hospital to continue their residency training in Emergency Medicine.

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THE LEONARD TOW HUMANISM IN MEDICINE STUDENT AWARD

Michelle Tong Michelle came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she majored in Biomedical Engineering and minored in Asian American Studies. Before attending Icahn, Michelle completed a master’s degree and worked at the Bayview Foundation as a pre-college and career counselor. She entered the MD program in 2018 as part of the Primary Care Scholars Program.

While at Icahn, Michelle co-founded The Apothecary, a creative arts magazine, with her classmate Lilly Taing. Under the mentorship of Dr. Jacob Appel, she created and taught a Nexus course on poetry, titled Metaphor in Medicine, for three consecutive years. Michelle was an active participant and course coordinator for the Words To Live By writing workshop, where one of her poems won first prize in the national Michael E. DeBakey Medical Student Poetry Award and was published in JAMA. She has also volunteered as a mentor for the LGBTQIA+ Young Queer Urban Teens for Healthcare (YQUTH) Pipeline Program, served as a member of the Health Equity Taskforce on Segregated Care, and practiced as a senior clinician for the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP) Mental Health Clinic. During her scholarly year with the Office of Well-Being and Resilience, Michelle contributed to research on burnout and racism-related distress in healthcare workers. This year she was elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Michelle would like to thank her partner, family, friends, and countless faculty mentors and staff for their unconditional love, support, and wisdom.

Michelle will graduate with her MD degree in 2023.

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DR. MORRIS B. BENDER AWARD IN CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Kristen Marie Watkins Kristen came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Georgetown University, where she majored in Human Science. She took one gap year, during which she worked as a medical scribe, and entered the MD program in 2018.

While at Icahn, Kristen participated in the Student Interest Group in Neurology as a co-leader, the MedStart Enrichment Program as a curriculum co-chair, and the LGBT Youth Pipeline Program as a board member. She also carried out translational research investigating biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease.

Kristen would like to thank her family, friends, boyfriend, and her many faculty and research mentors from Sinai and her alma mater who have made her medical education an incredibly rewarding experience, and who encouraged her interest in Neurology.

Kristen will graduate with her MD degree and continue her residency training in Neurology at New York University Grossman School of Medicine.

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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES STUDENT AWARDS PRESENTATION (In alphabetical order by recipient’s last name)

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THE TERRY ANN KRULWICH DOCTORAL DISSERTATION PRIZE

Allison Paige Kann Allison came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Christopher Newport University, where she majored in Cell and Molecular Biology. She entered the Biomedical Sciences PhD program in 2016, joining Dr. Robert Krauss’s lab to study muscle stem cell regulation.

While at Sinai, Allison earned a predoctoral fellowship, won multiple awards and academic achievements, and published three papers in peer-reviewed journals. Outside of the lab, Allison served as President of the Mount Sinai Science Policy Group and volunteered as a representative in graduate school admissions and various student leadership committees. She participated in graduate school education as a teaching assistant for five years and a guest instructor for the last three.

Allison would like to thank her family, friends, colleagues, and mentors at Sinai, all of whom have made the last six years an incredibly fun and fulfilling experience.

Allison will graduate with her PhD and continue her academic training as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University.

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AWARD FOR SCIENCE ADVOCACY

Kelsey Elizabeth Lucerne Kelsey came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Temple University, where she earned a Bachelors of Science in Neuroscience. During her undergraduate career, Kelsey dedicated her time to performing research, teaching and tutoring students, and serving as the President of the National Honors Society in Neuroscience (Nu Rho Psi). She entered the Neuroscience PhD program at Mount Sinai in 2018.

While at Sinai, Kelsey has served as the Co-President of the science outreach organization, Mentoring in Neuroscience Discovery at Sinai (MiNDS), the ISMMS student-run neuroscience advocacy organization aimed at making neuroscience education engaging and accessible to the public. She has also served as a Friedman Brain Institute Social Media Ambassador, where she leverages social media platforms to encourage an interest in science.

Kelsey would like to thank her family, friends, lab mates, and the many faculty members at Sinai who have made her PhD experience an enlightening and rewarding experience.

Kelsey will graduate with her PhD in Neuroscience and continue her career advancing science and healthcare discoveries through her work in industry.

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SOCIAL AND RACIAL JUSTICE AWARD TO A GRADUATE STUDENT

Sarah Elizabeth Montgomery Sarah came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from the University of California, San Diego, where she majored in Cognitive Neuroscience and Political Science. Before attending Mount Sinai, Sarah worked at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA. She entered the neuroscience PhD program in 2016.

Through the course of her career, Sarah has been heavily involved in outreach programs focused on providing mentorship and professional resources to under-served groups.

Prior to attending Sinai, Sarah acted as the Mentorship Program Director and outreach coordinator for the Network for Women in Science at Scripps. While at Sinai, Sarah Co-directed the First Generation Scholars program, served on the Diverse Brains Committee, SPA committee, and has both formally and informally mentored over 15 individuals during her tenure. She received her own funding through the Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual NRSA (F31) on its first submission, six researchbased travel grants and has authored 13 publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Sarah would like to thank her family and friends, and especially thank the faculty at Mount Sinai for their unwavering support and guidance, and the freedom to pursue her own scientific interests and vision.

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THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AWARD

Christie Nguyen Christie came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from Stanford University, where she majored in Biology with Honors in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. She entered the MD/PhD program in 2016.

At Sinai, Christie is the co-president of Women in MSTP, a student group that aims to advocate for and support the success of women in the MD/PhD program through mentorship and educational efforts. She also volunteers through the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the ISMMS student-run free clinic, as a Senior Clinician and the Medical Discovery of Careers (MedDOCs) program as a teacher.

Christie would like to thank her fellow women MD/PhD colleagues, who inspire her and make Sinai into a vibrant and supportive community.

Christie will graduate with her PhD degree and continue her MD training this summer.

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THE ARTHUR CEDERBAUM MENTORING BY A GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDD

Christopher James Panebianco Chris graduated from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 2016 with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering. Upon earning his degree, Chris completed a 1-year Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. In 2017, Chris joined the Ph.D. Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) in the Development, Regeneration and Stem Cells Multidisciplinary Training Area. Chris’ research focuses on developing novel tissue engineering strategies for repairing injured intervertebral discs.

Throughout his Ph.D. training, Chris made consistent efforts to teach and mentor. As a teacher, Chris was a Teaching Assistant for an ISMMS Graduate Biostatistics Course, a Teaching Assistant for a Cooper Union Undergraduate Biomaterials Course, and a Saturday Session Teacher for the Young Eisner Scholars Program, which empowers teenagers from underserved communities. As a mentor, Chris served as a Research Mentor for undergraduate and medical students, a Peer Mentor to 1st year PhD students, and an Engineering Alumni Mentor to Cooper Union undergraduates. In addition to these service roles, Chris had several leadership roles, including Director of the PhD Peer Mentorship Program, Vice President and PhD Representative of Student Council, and Social Chair for Out in STEM (oSTEM).

Chris is truly humbled to be receiving The Arthur Cederbaum Mentoring by a Graduate Student Award. His achievements were only made possible by the investment of numerous mentors throughout my training, so he is honored to pay it forward to the next generation of incredible scientists. He’d like to thank Dr. Anand Swaroop (his postbaccalaureate research advisor), Dr. Jennifer Weiser (his engineering education mentor), and Dr. James Iatridis (his PhD research advisor), for training him scientifically and showing him the value of compassionate mentorship. Next, he’d like to thank Dr. Deepak Kaji, for being an amazing peer mentor and friend throughout his PhD training.

Chris would also like to thank his friends and family for their continuous love and support throughout his PhD training. Lastly, he would like to thank his mentees for nominating him for this award and ISMMS for presenting him with this incredible honor!

Chris will graduate with his Ph.D. and begin his postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania. Chris has received an Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health to fund his future research. This fellowship combines a traditional mentored postdoctoral research experience with teaching at minority serving institutions. His research will focus on the mechanobiology of bone development and developing novel engineering education strategies.

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THE MIKI RIFKIN GRADUATE SCHOOL SERVICE AWARD

Nicholas Andrew Upright Prior to arriving at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Nick received his Bachelor of Science degree from Davidson College where he majored in Neuroscience.

Following his undergraduate education, Nick worked as a technician in the lab of Dr. Julio Ramirez where he studied plasticity of two hippocampal afferent systems in rodents. He entered the Mount Sinai PhD program in 2016.

At Mount Sinai, Nick joined the lab of Dr. Mark Baxter where he examined the roles of neuromodulatory systems in cognition in rhesus macaques. Over his PhD, Nick published four first-author articles from his work in the lab. Eager to provide service beyond the bench, Nick joined Student Council in his first year, serving as PhD class representative from 2016-2020. He also volunteered for much of his PhD in admissions and recruitment initiatives and as a member of Mentoring in Neuroscience Discovery at Sinai (MiNDS).

Nick would like to thank his friends and faculty mentors at Mount Sinai who have truly shaped his graduate education and made this such a momentous journey. He’d also like to extend a special thank you to his family, who have shown incredible support, guidance, and love over the past six years of his PhD experience.

Nick will graduate with his PhD in Neuroscience May 2022.

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CLOSING REMARKS David Muller, MD, FACP Dean for Medical Education Marietta and Charles C. Morchand Chair Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education

Marta Filizola, Ph.D Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Sharon & Frederick A. Klingenstein-Nathan G. Kase, MD Professor Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Department of Neuroscience

To all the graduates, On behalf of the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, we wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

Congratulations on all your accomplishments and on completing this momentous milestone.

To view the ceremony, please visit mountsinaiachievement.com or scan the QR code below.

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