Yamicia Connor

Yamicia Connor, MD, PhD, MPH is an OB-GYN physician-scientist with a diverse training background in medicine, science, engineering, entrepreneurship, and public health. Dr. Connor is passionate about using innovation to improve women's lives and reduce health inequities. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Connor works as a Women's Health Consultant for GV (formally Google Ventures) and various other firms. Dr. Connor is also the co-founder of Race to Better Health, a non-profit, patient-centered, interdisciplinary organization dedicated to Engineering Health Equity. By combining clinical work with entrepreneurship, venture capital, and consulting, Dr. Connor can think deeply and creatively about diseases impacting women's health while also thinking deeply and creatively about healthcare delivery mechanisms.

Aspen Ideas: Health Fellow, The Aspen Institute, 2023

Excellence in Resident Research Award, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2020
STAT Wunderkind 2019

• Award honoring young scientist for their work in academia, industry, and in the clinic
• 22 selected (240 postdoctoral fellows, medical residents, fellows, and industry scientists nominated)
• Selected to present at the STAT 2019 Summit

Excellence in Resident Research Award, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2019
AUGS Award for Excellence in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2019
Featured in I Am A Scientist campaign Boston, MA
Henry Asbury Christian Award: HMS award for notable scholarship in studies or research 2016
AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Award 2014
AACR Woman in Cancer Research Scholar Award 2014
St. Jude National Graduate Student Symposium, Nashville, TN 2013

• 44 selected of 1641 graduate student nominees

1st Place Best Abstract Award in Molecular Pharmacology Division, Experimental Biology 2012
FASEB MARC/ASPET Travel Award, Experimental Biology 2012
US Representative for the 60th Meeting of Nobel Laureates, Lindau, Germany 2010

• Nominated by MIT and selected along with 74 graduate students nationally to participate in the annual meeting
• 675 students from 68 countries selected to participate from over 20,000 international applicants
• Participation sponsored by the NIH

AACR-Susan G. Komen Scholar-in-Training Award 2010
NIH-Medical Science Training Program (MSTP) Fellowship 2008
UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship 2006
Ronald E. McNair Scholarship Award (MIT Institute Award) 2006
William L. Stewart, Jr. Award (MIT Institute Award) 2006
Karl R. Van Tassel Award Scholarship 2005
American Chemical Society Scholarship 2003
Leo F. Black Health Career Scholarship (Mayo Clinic) 2003

• Massachusetts Medical Society
• American Public Health Association
• American Association for Cancer Research
• American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics American Chemical Society
• American Medical Association
• The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
• American Urogynecologic Society
• Biomedical Engineering Society
• Society of Gynecologic Oncology
• AAGL (formerly American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists)
• North American Menopause Society

NC License No: 2021-01676 (Renewal Date 09/29/2023)

University of North Carolina Hospitals , Chapel Hill, NC

6/2021 - 11/2022

■ Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship, Clinical Year 1 completed

Harvard University , Boston, MA

7/2020 - 6/2021
■ Commonwealth Fellow in Minority Health Policy

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, MA

6/2016 - 6/2020
■ Internship and Residency in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

St. Jude Children's Hospital , Memphis, TN

9/2013 - 4/2014

■ Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Diosa Ara Consulting, LLC , Sole Proprietor (2022 - Present): Women's Health consulting for the pharmaceutical, venture, and business communities with a focus on high-risk obstetrics, complex gynecology, and gynecological oncology. Diosa Ara Consulting is focused on making women's health conditions accessible to non-physicians as a mechanism to bring greater awareness and scientific insight to the fields many unmet needs.

Race to Better Health (RBH) , Founder & CEO (2020 - Present): Non-profit professional organization and think-tank dedicated to eliminating health disparities using science, engineering, advocacy, and community engagement to address root causes of health inequity. Notable achievements include acceptance into Harvard iLab venture program (2020-2021), planning and sponsoring the Engineering Health Equity Hack-a-thon with Atrius Health and MIT in 2021 with 350+ participants, over 32 states and 45 countries, and developing the Engineering Health Equity Lab which functions as a research lab and start-up incubator supporting minority founders and health equity focused ventures.

gigaSpring , Founding Member (2012-2014): Launched gigaSpring, a desktop virtualization utility

Tech Tutors, LLC, Founder and Managing Partner (2013 – 2015): Educational service provider specializing in technical fields with 50+ administrative and instructional staff members under management. Tech Tutors developed key partnerships with educational institutions locally and internationally. My responsibilities included business development and operations, curriculum development, and instructing classes.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, MA

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Gynecologic Oncology

Aug 2016 – June 2020

Project: Biology of small cell cancer of the ovary, hypercalcemic type

Supervisor: Dr. K. Esselen, MD

Focus: Rare gynecological tumors, SCCOHT, genetics, immunotherapy

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Medical Education

Jan 2017– June 2020

Project: Technological Educational Application in Clinical Heutagogy (TEACH)

Supervisor: Dr. M. Mendiola, MD

Focus: Adult learning, medical education, and technology

St. Jude Children's Hospital , Memphis, TN

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Pediatric Oncology Research

Sep 2013 – Apr 2014

Project: The tumor microenvironment of medulloblastoma

Supervisor: Dr. M. Roussel, Ph.D.

Focus: Pediatric tumors, medulloblastoma, tumor microenvironment

Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA

Doctoral Research Candidate, Medical Engineering, and Medical Physics

Jun 2008 – Jun 2010 (pre-clinical years); Jun 2010 – Aug 2013 (Ph.D.)

Project: Novel mechanisms of endothelial-epithelial interactions underlying cancer metastasis

Supervisor: Dr. S. Sengupta, Ph.D.

Focus: Cancer metastasis, cell-cell communication, bio-engineering

Merck & Co, Inc: Department of Pharmacology , Boston, MA

Research Biologist

Aug 2007 – Jun 2008

Project: Oncology drug discovery franchise on PDK1 project

Supervisor: Dr. K. Ellwood-Yen, Ph.D.

Focus: Pre-clinical drug discovery, PDK1, animal models (xenograft and GEMMs)

Research Intern

Jun 2006 -Aug 2007

Project: Notch pathway and cancer stem cells

Supervisor: Dr. P. Majumder, Ph.D.

Focus: Cancer stem cells, Notch and Shh pathways, pre-clinical drug discovery

Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, MA

Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering

Aug 2006 - Jan 2007

Project: Bimodal amplifying peptides

Supervisor: Professor P. Hammond, Ph.D.

Focus: Drug delivery vehicles, peptide targeting

Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering

Jun 2005 - May 2006

Project: Drug delivery systems and gene therapy

Supervisor: Professor P. Hammond, Ph.D.

Focus: Drug delivery, biomedical engineering, pharmacology

Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry

Jun 2004 - Dec 2004

Project: Role of zinc in neurodegenerative disease

Supervisor: Professor S. Lippard, Ph.D.

Focus: Neurobiochemistry, fluorescent sensors, neurodegenerative diseases

Mayo Clinic , Jacksonville, FL

Research Assistant, Department of Neuroscience

Aug 2002 – Aug 2003

Project: Neurodegenerative tauopathies

Supervisor: Dr. L. Ko, Ph.D.

Focus: Tau protein, Alzheimer's disease

Supervisor: Dr. L. Ko, Ph.D.

Focus: Tau protein, Alzheimer's disease

• Schaefer, K. M., Modest, A. M., Hacker, M. R., Chie, L., Connor, Y., Golen, T., & Molina, R. L. (2021). Language Preference and Risk of Primary Cesarean Delivery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 25(7), 1110–1117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03129-z
• Crotty, E. E., Smith, S. M. C., Brasel, K., Pakiam, F., Girard, E. J., Connor, Y. D., Zindy, F., Mhyre, A. J., Roussel, M. F., & Olson, J. M. (2021). Medulloblastoma recurrence and metastatic spread are independent of colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor signaling and macrophage survival. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 153(2), 225–237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-021-03767-x
• Lin, D. I., Hemmerich, A., Edgerly, C., Duncan, D., Severson, E. A., Huang, R. S. P., Ramkissoon, S. H., Connor, Y. D., Shea, M., Hecht, J. L., Ali, S. M., Vergilio, J.-A., Ross, J. S., & Elvin, J. A. (2020). Genomic profiling of BCOR-rearranged uterine sarcomas reveals novel gene fusion partners, frequent CDK4 amplification and CDKN2A loss. Gynecologic Oncology, 157(2), 357–366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.02.024
• Connor, Y. D., Miao, D., Lin, D. I., Hayne, C., Howitt, B. E., Dalrymple, J. L., DeLeonardis, K. R., Hacker, M. R., Esselen, K. M., & Shea, M. (2020). Germline mutations of SMARCA4 in small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type and in SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated uterine sarcoma: Clinical features of a single family and comparison of large cohorts. Gynecologic Oncology, 157(1), 106–114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.10.031
• Connor, Y., Tekleab, Y., Tekleab, S., Nandakumar, S., Bharat, D., & Sengupta, S. (2019). A mathematical model of tumor-endothelial interactions in a 3D co-culture. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 8429. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44713-2
• Connor, Y., Tekleab, S., Nandakumar, S., Walls, C., Tekleab, Y., Husain, A., Gadish, O., Sabbisetti, V., Kaushik, S., Sehrawat, S., Kulkarni, A., Dvorak, H., Zetter, B., R. Edelman, E., & Sengupta, S. (2015). Physical nanoscale conduit-mediated communication between tumor cells and the endothelium modulates endothelial phenotype. Nature Communications, 6(1), 8671. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9671
• Sengupta, P., Basu, S., Soni, S., Pandey, A., Roy, B., Oh, M. S., Chin, K. T., Paraskar, A. S., Sarangi, S., Connor, Y., Sabbisetti, V. S., Kopparam, J., Kulkarni, A., Muto, K., Amarasiriwardena, C., Jayawardene, I., Lupoli, N., Dinulescu, D. M., Bonventre, J. V., … Sengupta, S. (2012). Cholesterol-tethered platinum II-based supramolecular nanoparticle increases antitumor efficacy and reduces nephrotoxicity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(28), 11294–11299. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1203129109
• Ellwood-Yen, K., Keilhack, H., Kunii, K., Dolinski, B., Connor, Y. , Hu, K., Nagashima, K., O'Hare, E., Erkul, Y., Di Bacco, A., Gargano, D., Shomer, N. H., Angagaw, M., Leccese, E., Andrade, P., Hurd, M., Shin, M. K., Vogt, T. F., Northrup, A., … Kraus, M. (2011). PDK1 Attenuation Fails to Prevent Tumor Formation in PTEN-Deficient Transgenic Mouse Models. Cancer Research, 71(8), 3052–3065. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-10-2282
• Ko, L.-W., Rush, T., Sahara, N., Kersh, J. S., Easson, C., DeTure, M., Lin, W.-L., Connor, Y. D., & Yen, S.-H. C. (2004). Assembly of filamentous tau aggregates in human neuronal cells. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 6(6), 605–622. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2004-6605

• Y. Connor, L. Flier, E. Toussaint, Y. Tekleab, W. Harris. “Trump Executive Order on Race and Diversity a Big Step Backwards.” Commonwealth Magazine, October 2020.
• Y. Connor, “Why Hospital's Response to Dr Moore's Death Doesn't Cut It.” Medscape, February 2021.
• L. A. Flier, G. Rico, Y. Connor. “Did Disparities Kill the King of Wakanda? Chadwick Boseman and Changing Landscape of Colon Cancer Demographics.” STAT, August 2020.
• J. Alvarez, T. Bonilla, Y. Connor, Y Tekleab, E Toussaint. “Future Leaders in Technology and Engineering (FLiTE)”. December 2005.
• Y. Connor, “Preferential Treatment Policies: A Perspective into Affirmative Action in India and the United States”. May 2005.
• Y. Connor, T Hussam, J Karam, J Moore. “Effective Strategies for Achieving Gender and Race Equity in the Workplace”. May 2005.

Y. Connor, et. al. “Impact of Increased Cycles of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Interval Debulking Surgery Outcomes (541).” Gynecologic Oncology, Abstracts of the 2022 Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting, 166 (August 1, 2022): S265. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0090-8258(22)01762-0.

Y. Connor, et. al. “Impact of Increased Cycles of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Interval Debulking Surgery Outcomes.” Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Gynecologic Oncology Society, Nashville, TN, October 2021

Y. Connor, et. al. “Germline mutations of SMARCA4 in small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type and in SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated uterine sarcoma: clinical features of a single family and comparison of large cohorts,” Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Toronto, Canada. Presentation was scheduled and later cancelled due to a COVID-19 travel ban, 2020, Gynecologic Oncology 159 (October 1, 2020): 131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.164.

Y. Connor, et. al. “Elucidating the immune responsiveness of small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type,” Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Toronto, Canada. Presentation was scheduled and later cancelled due to a COVID-19 travel ban, 2020, Gynecologic Oncology 159 (October 1, 2020): 130–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.162.

Schaefer, Kimberly, Anna M. Modest, Lucy Chie, Yamicia Connor, Toni Golen, and Rose L. Molina. “Risk of Primary Cesarean Delivery: Role of Language Preference and Language-Concordant Labor Support [17D].” Obstetrics & Gynecology 133 (May 2019): 47S. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.AOG.0000558973.59891.67.

Y. Connor, et. al. “A 3D Co-Culture model of tumor-endothelial interaction,” Poster presentation at the Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Key Largo, FL, Jan 2018.

Y. Connor, et. al. “Abstract 3600: NanoChannel-Mediated Communication between Tumor Cells and Endothelium Mediates Metastatic Parasitism.” Cancer Research 74, no. 19_Supplement (October 1, 2014): 3600. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2014-3600.

Y. Connor, et. al. “Cytoskeletal Inhibitor Disruption of Tunneling Nanotube Mediated Communication May Affect Cancer Progression.” The FASEB Journal 27, no. S1 (2013): 1105.15-1105.15. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.1105.15.

M. Estrada, Y. Narang, R. Briggs, Y. Connor, and D. Fourie. “Design of an Assisted Blood Flow Occlusion Device for Liver Resection.” Design of Medical Devices Conference. University of Minnesota, April 2012.

Y. Connor, et. al. “Abstract 4222: Intercellular Transfer between Metastatic Breast Cancer and the Endothelium Mediated by Tunneling Nanotubes.” Cancer Research 72, no. 8_Supplement (April 15, 2012): 4222. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2012-4222.

Y. Connor, et. al. “A 3D Co-Culture System for High-Throughput Screening of Anti-Angiogenic and Anti-Tumorigenic Combination Therapies.” The FASEB Journal 26, no. S1 (April 1, 2012): 1038.7-1038.7. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1038.7.

W. Ham, A. Heilman, C. Taylor, E. Besancon, H. Chuang, Y. Connor, P.Hammond, J. Quattrochi. “Mapping the Ponto-Geniculo-Occipital (PGO) Generator Network: Computation, Molecular, Cellular, and Behavioral Systems”. NIH/NHLBI PGA Symposium (07.19.2005).

Li-Wen Ko, Toni Rush, Naruhiko Sahara, Jay S. Kersh, Michael Deture, Wen-Lang Lin, Colin Easson, Yamicia D. Connor, and Shu-Hui C. Yen. “P2-133 Assembly of filamentous tau aggregates in conditional transfectants of human neuronal lineage that overproduce wild-type human brain tau in triple isoforms”. Neurobiology of Aging, (2004). 25 (2), 262-263. PMID: 15665401.

Connor, Yamicia Doyasi. "Novel Mechanisms of Endothelial-Epithelial Interactions Underlying Cancer Metastasis". Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. dspace.mit.edu, https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/84408.

Dr. Yamicia Connor on Racial Disparities in Health and Health Care | C-SPAN.Org. https://www.c-span.org/video/?475435-3/washington-journal-dr-yamicia-connor-discusses-racial-disparities-health-health-care. Accessed 8 Nov. 2022.

Connor Y. “Realizing health equity: A practical approach for physicians.” Medical Grand Rounds Mount Auburn Hospital, Boston, MA, October 2022.

Connor Y. “Navigating systemic racism in your healthcare institution.” 1st Annual Racial Justice Symposium “Racism: A Public Health Crisis” presented by the Community Care Cooperative, Boston, MA, November 2021.

Connor Y., et al. “A fireside chat with RBH and Apple Health: A panel about health, inequities and the (Mis)Use of data.” Apple Health, Cupertino, CA, March 2021.

Connor Y. et. al. “Origins of medical distrust: Lessons for promoting health equity.” Community Round Table Series with Bowdoin Geneva Alliance, Boston, MA, March 2021.

Connor Y. “COVID-19 and the future of primary care.” 2nd Annual Leadership in Primary Care Forum presented by Atrius Health, Boston, MA, December 2020.

Connor Y. “The origins of medical mistrust in the African American community.” BIDMC Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Lunch and Learn Speakers Series, Boston, MA, November 2020.

Connor Y. “Navigating systemic racism in your healthcare institution.” Lecture series presented at Atrius Health, Boston, MA, October - December 2020.

Connor Y. “My Journey to become a Scientist, Physician, and Engineer.” Harvard Summer Programs Webinar, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, July 2020.
Connor Y., et. al., “Germline mutations of SMARCA4 in small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type and in SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated uterine sarcoma: Clinical features of a single family and comparison of large cohorts”. 7th Annual Celebration of Early Career Investigators in Cancer Research, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Boston, MA, November 2019.

Connor Y., et al., “Elucidating the immune responsiveness of small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type”. Felix Rutledge Society 2019 Annual Meeting, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tx, May 2019.

Connor Y., et. al., “The tumor microenvironment: More than just single cells”. UVM Grand Rounds, Burlington, VT, October 2017.

Connor Y., et. al., “Metastasis priming via nanoChannel-mediated early communication between metastatic cells and the endothelium.” St. Jude Children’s Hospital Graduate Student Symposium, Memphis, TN, March 2013.

• Connor Y., Miao D; Lin D, Dalrymple J, Hacker M, Shea M, Esselen K. “Elucidating the immune responsiveness of small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type.” NEAGO Annual Meeting, Bretton Woods, NH, June 2019.
• Connor Y., Moustafa D, Mendiola M. “TEACH: An interactive platform to promote clinical learning.” CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2019.
• Connor Y., Moustafa D, Mendiola M. “TEACH: Technological Education Application for Clinical Heutagogy.” APGO Faculty Development Seminar, Lahaina, HI, January 2019.
• Connor Y., Tekleab S, Nandakumar S, Walls C, Tekleab Y, Husain A, Gadish O, Sabbisetti V, Kaushik S, Sehrawat S, Kulkarni A, Dvorak H, Zetter B, Edelman E, Sengupta S. “Physical nanoscale conduit-mediated communication between tumor cells and the endothelium modulates endothelial phenotype.” NEAGO Annual Meeting, Mystic, CT, June 2017.
• Connor Y., Bhatia S, Kaur Gill N, Tekleab S, Bharat D, Sengupta S. “Cytoskeletal inhibitor disruption of tunneling nanotube-mediated communication may affect cancer progression.” Experimental Biology Conference, Boston, MA, April 2013.
• Connor Y., Harfouche R, Liu C, Oh M, Sengupta S. “Modeling interactions between endothelial cells and metastatic breast cancer cells in a three-dimensional culture.” Proceedings of the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. Cancer Research, (2010), volume 70: 4813. Proffered oral presentations, Washington, DC, April 2010.

Education Chief Resident, BIDMC OB/GYN Residency

2019-2020

Boston, MA

Graduate Resident Tutor at MIT

2010-2013

Cambridge, MA

Research Study of Academic performance of Students at MIT

2007-2008

Study to understand academic performance of students at MIT, specifically women

Cambridge, MA

Future Leaders in Technology and Engineering (FLiTE)

2005-2007

Educational enrichment program emphasizing math, science, and the engineering design process

Cambridge, MA

Co-Producer/Director of Behind Closed Doors

2005

Documentary chronicling issues of diversity at MIT, shown during freshman orientation Distributed to over 1500 students, administrators, and faculty members

Received MIT Institute Award

Cambridge, MA

Diversity Initiative Luncheon

2005

Seminar for faculty, administrators, and students discussing issues of race at MIT

Cambridge, MA

Treasurer of the NSBE chapter at MIT

2004-2005

Treasurer for the MIT chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers

Cambridge, MA

Cambridge, MA

Treasurer

Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, 2020 - 2021
Small Group Facilitator, Foundations of Medicine

Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, 2017

Guest Lecturer, HST Pelvic Anatomy

SEED Academy , Cambridge, MA, 2005-2006
Instructor of Chemical Engineering
Teaching Assistant of Renewable Energy Sources

MIT Department of Physics , Cambridge, MA Feb 2005 – Feb 2005

Electricity and Magnetism Teaching Assistant

MIT Tutorial Services Room , Cambridge, MA 2004 – 2007

Tutor

Tutor Support Manager

Research Mentees:

• Megan Cherry, PhD Degree Candidate, University of Wollongong
• Sarah Tekleab, MS
• Shyama Nandakumar, PhD
• Divya Bharat, MS
• Michael S. Oh, MD

Judge/Mentor 2021, 2022

12th and 13th New England Science Symposium

Boston, MA

Mentor and Advisor, 2021

15th Biennial Biomedical Science Careers Student Conference

Boston, MA

Speaker, 2021

Girls Rise Up, STEM from Dance

New York City, NY

MIT hacking racism judge, Hacking Dermatology, 2020

Boston, MA

Panelist/Judge and Mentor, 2017

12th Annual AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition

12th Annual AACR Special Program for High School Students

Washington, D.C.

Speaker and Mentor, 2013

MIT Online Science, Technology, and Engineering Community (MOSTEC)

Boston, MA

Academic Counselor, 2009

Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES)

Cambridge, MA

Learning and Education Committee Member 2020-2021

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Executive Committee on Teaching and Education (ECOTE) 2020-2021

Massachusets General Hospital

Boston, MA

Selection Committee Member 2016

HST Co-Director Selection Committee

Boston, MA

Selection Committee Member 2015

MIT SEED Academy Selection Committee

Boston, MA

Panelist/Judge and Mentor 2014

2014 9th Annual AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition

San Diego, CA

Committee Member 2011

MIT-HST MEMP Admissions Committee

Cambridge, MA

Committee Member 2010-2013

HST Medical School Admissions Committee

Boston, MA

Academic Counselor 2009

Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES)

Cambridge, MA

Peer Reviewer for Springer Nature Publications (2021)