Samira Lakhiani '25 

Drop in Hours/Location: Mondays 4:00pm - 6:00pm SciLi Lobby
Email: samira_lakhiani@brown.edu
Hometown: Cumberlan, RI
Concentration: Neuroscience 

Activities: NeuroDUG leader, Campus tour guide, Medical scribe at Sunshine Pediatrics, NEUR 10 TA, post- Magazine staff writer, Women in Science/Engineering mentor (WiSE)

Fun Fact: I love solving and creating crossword puzzles!

Makaya Fofana '26

Drop in Hours/Location: Tuesdays 8:00 am - 10:00 am ERC (Engineering Resource Center)
Email: makaya_fofana@brown.edu
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Concentration: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Activities: Varsity Track and Field (jumps and hurdles!) and Ink@Brown Community Outreach Chair

Fun Fact: I have an extra bone!

Mmesoma Nwokolo '26

Drop in Hours/Location: Tuesdays 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm UFli Center
Email: mmesoma_nwokolo@brown.edu
Hometown: Jackson, TN
Concentrations: Neuroscience

Activities: Community Engagement Chair of Students of Caribbean Ancestry, Events and Publicity team of Nigeria Student Association, Treasurer of American Medical Women's Association, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator of Women's Health Advocacy Group, Volunteer at Miriam Hospital

Fun Fact: When I was a child, my dream job was painting houses.

Akshay Malhotra '25 *There will be no hours on 10/30/24*

Drop in Hours/Location: Wednesdays 10:00 am - 12:00 pm UHall 305 
Email: akshay_malhotra@brown.edu
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Concentrations: Ethnic Studies and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies (A.B.)

Activities: Medical Scribe at Brown Emergency Medicine, Badmaash Dance Company, Meiklejohn Peer Advisor, Cape Verde Brown Health Initiative, Diamondback Terrapin Survey, Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment (BRYTE) Program

A piece of advice you would give to a pre-health student: Take a minute to step back, breathe, and relax. It is easy to get caught up in small details, so always try to remember the bigger picture. Take care of yourself and spend time doing the things you love, and know that everyone’s path to a career in health and medicine is different.

Mya Collins '25

Drop in Hours/Location: Wednesdays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Blue Room
Email: mya_collins@brown.edu
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Concentrations: Neuroscience (Sc.B.) and Engineering (A.B)

Activities: Brown Varsity Track and Field Hurdler, Vice President of the Black Student Union, EMT on Brown EMS, Brown Center of Students of Color (BCSC) Black Heritage Coordinator 22-23, PR Chair  of National Society of Black Engineers, Ronald McDonald House Charity In-House Manager, BCSC Multimedia Specialist 23-24

A piece of advice you would give to a pre-health student: Never sacrifice your health and wellbeing for an activity that doesn’t bring joy and/or value to your life. You are only an undergraduate student for a period of time, make sure you spend it doing things you genuinely care about. You never want to have regrets that you didn’t get to truly explore and use Brown’s resources to your advantage.

Leanna Bai '25

Drop in Hours/Location: Thursday 8:00 am - 10:00 am ERC
Email: leanna_Bai@brown.edu
Hometown: Lexington, MA
Concentration: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Activities: Ambulance EMT at Brown EMS, Triage Coordinator at Connect for Health, Storytelling Fellow at Swearer Center, Co-Choreography Chair of Moli Dance Co, Hospital/Clinic Volunteer, (Prev.)

Fun Fact: I have a matcha subscription service, which sends me matcha powders every 60 days! Highly recommend.

Julianna Chang '26

Drop in Hours/Location: Thursdays 10:30 am -12:30 pm Blue Room
Email: julianna_chang@brown.edu
Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
Concentrations: Biology and Political Science (A.B.)

Activities: Brown Daily Herald University News Editor, Medical Scribe at Sunshine Pediatrics, Project Healthcare (an Emergency Department patient advocacy program) 2024 Alum, Brown Alumni Magazine Writing Intern, Meiklejohn Peer Advisor, Connect for Health Advocate

Fun Fact: I have sectoral heterochromia in my right eye! It's one-third green and two-thirds brown.