Dean's Scholars

Iris Lee, MD

Iris Lee, MD

Postdoctoral Fellow - Medicine, Rheumatology

2022 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: Peggy Kendall, MD and Christine Pham, MD
Project Title: Complement-mediated regulation of B-cell activation in autoimmunity

Kim Liss, MD

Kim Liss, MD

Instructor, Pediatrics - GI

2020 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: Brian Fink, PhD
Project Title: Importance of lipid metabolism in steatotic livers exposed to ischemia repercussion injury

Dzmitry Matsiukevich, MD

Dzmitry Matsiukevich, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Cardiology

2024 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: David Ornitz, MD, PhD

Title of Project: Mechanisms regulating perivascular and interstitial smooth muscle plasticity in the AngII/PE model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)

Mary (Maggie) Mullen, MD

Mary (Maggie) Mullen, MD

Fellow- Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecological Oncology

2021 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: Katherine Fuh, MD, PhD
Project Title: Utilizing DNA Damage to Identify and Target Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer

Lila Nolan, MD

Lila Nolan, MD

Instructor - Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine

2023 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD

Title of Project: Interferon signaling in microbiota-mediated regulation of bone marrow hematopoiesis

Roheena Panni, MBBS, MPHS Panni, MBBS, MPHS

Roheena Panni, MBBS, MPHS Panni, MBBS, MPHS

Assistant Professor, Surgery - Surgical Oncology

2025 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: David DeNardo, PhD

Title of Project: Exploring T Cell Diversity, Phenotypic Changes, and the Role of Immune Adjuncts in Neoantigen-Specific Vaccination for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Marilia Pinzone, MD

Marilia Pinzone, MD

Clinical Fellow, Medicine - Infectious Diseases

2023 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: Liang Shan, PhD

Title of Project: Low-level viremia as a driver of myeloid immune activation and chronic inflammation in HIV infection

Ignacio Portales Castillo, MD

Ignacio Portales Castillo, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine - Nephrology

2025 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: Roberto Civitelli, MD

Title of Project: Beta arrestin mediated desensitization of PTHrP actions at the growth plate and adipose tissue

Andrew Roth, MD

Andrew Roth, MD

Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Medicine - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

2023 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: Jennifer Philips, MD, PhD

Title of Project: Understanding the role of cholesterol co-metabolism in mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Matthew Shew, MD

Matthew Shew, MD

Fellow, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Neurotology

2021 Dean's Scholar

Mentor: Craig Buchman, MD, FACS
Project Title: Evaluating machine learning as a novel methodology to predict cochlear implant performance