Meet Our Current MCW MSTP Students
Every year, 6-10 highly talented individuals from diverse backgrounds and interests join the MCW MSTP family. We currently have students from 38 different undergraduate institutions across 18 states.
Our students and administrators are very supportive and helpful to one another, fostering outstanding mentorship and creating an inclusive environment to help you integrate your passion for research with medicine.
Learn more about our current students, including their research interests and publications.
The MSTP is an unparalleled opportunity to receive an education that poises trainees for productive careers as both clinicians and researchers. MCW has a wide (and expanding) array of friendly faculty willing to support students in all phases of their education. Furthermore, the MCW MSTP administrators are extraordinarily kind and willing to facilitate the best training experience in any way possible.
Casey Zoss
Phase 1 Students
M2 Students
G1 Students
G2 Students
G3 Students
G4 Students
Mohamed Khalil
G4 Student
Advised by Subramaniam Malarkannan, PhD, and Scott Terhune, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology
Nicholas Malcolm
G4 Student
Advised by John McCorvy, PhD, and Jonathan Marchant, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy
Christopher Monti
G4 Student
Advised by Scott Terhune, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology, Ranjan Dash, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
G5 Students
M3 Students
Melissa Quintanilla Anfinson, PhD
M3 Student
Advised by Aoy Mitchell, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy
M4 Students
Linda Berg Luecke, PhD
Matched at Medical College of Wisconsin; Specialty: Pediatrics
Advised by Rebekah Gundry, PhD, Biochemistry
Samantha Chou
Matched at University of Texas – Houston; Specialty: Child Neurology
Advised by Matthew Scaglione, PhD, Biochemistry
Moujtaba Kasmani, PhD
Matched at Loyola University; Specialty: Internal Medicine
Advised by Weiguo Cui, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology
Todd Stollenwerk, PhD
Matched at Medical College of Wisconsin; Specialty: Internal Medicine & Psychiatry
Advised by Cecilia Hillard, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Paytsar Topchyan, PhD
Matched at University of California – Los Angeles; Specialty: Internal Medicine
Advised by Weiguo Cui, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology
Recent Graduates
Puja Agrawal, PhD
Matched at Stanford University School of Medicine; Specialty: Pediatrics
Advised by Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy
Carlie Aurubin, PhD
Matched at Mayo Clinic - Florida; Specialty: Internal Medicine
Advised by Vera Tarakanova, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology
Acacia Dishman, PhD
Matched at Harvard Medical School; Specialty: Radiation Oncology
Advised by Brian Volkman, PhD, Biochemistry
Katelyn Heimbruch, PhD
Matched at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital; Specialty: Pediatrics
Advised by Sridhar Rao, MD, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy
Dwani Patel, PhD
Matched at Tucson Hospital Medical Center; Specialty: Transitional Year
Advised by Daniel Lipinski, MSc, DPhil, Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy