The PREP program encourages individuals from underrepresented groups in the biomedical and behavioral sciences to earn a Ph.D. degree in biomedically relevant sciences. Meet current PREP scholars at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and see where previous PREP scholars have gone after completing the program.
*updated on yearly basis. Last update: August 2017
2017 PREP Scholars
Veronica DeJesus
Undergraduate: Mount Holyoke College
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Kartik Chandran
Department: Microbiology & Immunology
Current Position: PREP Scholar at Einstein
Beronica Ocasio
Undergraduate: University of Florida
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. John Greally
Department: Genetics
Current Position: PREP Scholar at Einstein
2016 PREP Scholars
Aida Davila
Undergraduate: CUNY-Hunter College
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Sophie Molholm
Department: Neuroscience
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Sayra Garcia
Undergraduate: University of New Mexico
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Chaim Putterman
Department: Microbiology & Immunology
Current Position: PREP Scholar at Einstein
Sara Gebre
Undergraduate: Haverford College
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Vern Schramm
Department: Biochemistry
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Emory University
Marisol Soula
Undergraduate: Florida International University
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Pablo Castillo
Department: Neuroscience
Current Position: MSTP Student, New York University
2015 PREP Scholars
Maryann Castillo
Undergraduate: New Mexico State University
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Pablo Castillo
Department: Neuroscience
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, University of Texas-Houston
Elena Dominguez
Undergraduate: CUNY- Brooklyn College
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Jose Pena
Department: Neuroscience
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, University of California, Irvine
Yessenia Lopez
Undergraduate: CUNY- John Jay College
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Teresa DiLorenzo
Department: Microbiology & Immunology
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Ariel Parker
Undergraduate: Swarthmore College
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Julie Secombe
Department: Genetics
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Johns Hopkins University
2014 PREP Scholars
Tangeria Adams
Undergraduate: CUNY- Brooklyn College
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Shadi Nahvi
Department: Division of Substance Abuse
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, University of Rochester
Umaru Barrie
Undergraduate: SUNY- University at Albany
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Mahalia Desruisseaux
Department: Pathology
Current Position: MSTP Student, University of Texas- Southwestern Medical School
Michael Fishman
Undergraduate: University of Southern California
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Lloyd Fricker
Department: Molecular Pharmacology
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Jose Lora
Undergraduate: Rhode Island College
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Louis Weiss
Department: Pathology
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
James Mungin
Undergraduate: Tuskegee University
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Duncan Wilson
Department: Developmental & Molecular Biology
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Meharry Medical College
Ashaki Nehisi
Undergraduate: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Sophie Molholm
Department: Neuroscience
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Baylor College of Medicine
2013 PREP Scholars
John Alvarado-Torres
Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico, Ponce
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Steven Walkley
Department: Neuroscience
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Ponce Health Sciences University
Schnaude Dorizan
Undergraduate: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Kamran Khodakhah
Department: Neuroscience
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Northwestern University
Larizabeth Francisco
Undergraduate: CUNY- Lehman College
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Arturo Casadevall
Department: Microbiology & Immunology
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Sackler Institute- New York University
Idaliz Martinez-Traverso
Undergraduate: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. John Chan
Department: Microbiology & Immunology
Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Baylor College of Medicine
Lexi Rene
Undergraduate: CUNY- Brooklyn College
Einstein Lab Mentor: Dr. Mimi Kim
Department: Epidemiology
Current Position: PhD Student, Emory University