They can provide the perspective of a Brown undergraduate with experience as a health careers student. We encourage you to meet with an HCPA during their drop-in hours throughout the semester. Feel free to come with questions or just to chat with them. If you have a quick question, feel free to email them anytime at HCPAs@brown.edu. Be sure to follow their Instagram page to see what they are up to throughout the school year!
Hometown: Lahore Pakistan
Concentration: Applied Mathematics- Biology
Activities: Volunteer at RIFC, Associate Editor in Chief for Journal of Healthcare Advancement, E-Board member for Bioethics Society, E-Board member for Pakistani Student Association, Model UN Leadership
Research: (1)Research Assistant for Morgan Lab. (2) Research Assistant for the FEAST Lab. (3) Research Assistant for the Complex Public Health Disasters lab at NYU. (4) RAB Grant Award winner conducting independent research on healthcare for transgender individuals in Pakistan.
Fun Fact: Can solve 10 different types of Rubik’s cubes
Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina
Concentration: Public Health
Activities: EMT at Warren Fire Rescue, Brown Outing Club Trip Leader on the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, studied abroad in Granada, CareFree Clinic Volunteer
Research: (1) Studied genetics and galectins in breast cancer patients at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. (2) Prisma Health Institute for Translational Oncology Research. (3) Infectious Disease research project on the impact of COVID-19 on influenza vaccine hesitancy.
Fun Fact: Has been a background actor in TV Shows
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Concentration: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Data Fluency Certificate
Activities: Varsity Track & Field (jumps and hurdles), INK @ Brown community outreach chair, Chemistry/Statistics group tutor, Undergraduate Biology Peer Advisor, RIH Volunteer
Research: (1) 2 semesters of wet lab research studying the role of SHP2 in osteoarthritis. (2) Clinical research with Bronx Care Orthopedics Summer Fellowship. (3) 1 semester of systemic review research about heat-related injuries in endurance athletes
Fun Fact: Has an extra bone
Hometown: Long Island, New York
Concentration: Biomedical Engineering
Activities: Minority Peer Counselor Co-Coordinator at the BCSC, BIOL 1050 TA, Professional Development Co-Chair for the Society of Women Engineers, Vice President of Black Ivy Coalition, Secretary and CATCH Team Member for DesignxHealth, Community Service Co-Chair for Pre-Dental Society, Photographer on Visual Media Team for Fashion @ Brown, WBRU 360 Team Member, Project Weber/RENEW Volunteer.
Research: (1) Tripathi Lab. (2) Biomedical engineering focusing on microfluids, sequencing to diagnostics and devising engineered automated workflows for laboratory and medical applications.Fun Fact: Former Member of Varsity Women’s Rugby Team
In-person appointment will be in University Hall Room 301