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PARTICIPANTS FROM INSTITUTIONS

REGIONAL LEADERSHIP

Natalia Matiuto

Natalia Matiuto
Managing Director
Violet Wu
Managing Director
Raven Moten
Co-Dir. of Research
Raheel Ahmad
Co-Dir. of Research
Joey Federico
Co-Dir. of Activator
Robert Reichert
Co-Dir. of Activator
Cameron Lam
Co-Dir. of Partnerships
Charles Zhang
Co-Dir. of Partnerships
Shalise Burch
Co-Dir. of Events
Szu Yu Kuan
Co-Dir. of Events
Sophie Hu
Co-Dir. of Communications
Sophie Persaud
Research Lead
Salvador Norton de Matos
Research Lead
Ian Woodhouse
Research Lead
Elie Abi Khalil
Research Lead
Michael Forst
Activator Lead
Somalisa Pan
Activator Lead
Bryant Colin
Activator Lead
Yiding Wang
Activator Lead
Jonathan Fan
Activator Lead
Abby Lo
Activator Lead
Tyler Roberson
Partnerships Lead
Dairath Majumdar
Partnerships Lead

Northwestern<br />PhD candidate — Natalia Matiuto
Managing Director - Northwestern
PhD candidate

Northwestern<br />PhD candidate — Violet Wu
Managing Director - Northwestern
PhD candidate

UChicago<br />PhD candidate — Raven Moten
Co-Dir. of Research - UChicago
PhD candidate

UChicago<br />MD-PhD candidate — Raheel Ahmad
Co-Dir. of Research - UChicago
MD-PhD candidate

UChicago<br />PhD candidate — Joey Federico
Co-Dir. of Activator - UChicago
PhD candidate

Northwestern<br />PhD candidate — Robert Reichert
Co-Dir. of Activator - Northwestern
PhD candidate

UChicago<br />MBA student — Cameron Lam
Co-Dir. of Partnerships - UChicago
MBA student

Northwestern<br />PhD candidate — Charles Zhang
Co-Dir. of Partnerships - Northwestern
PhD candidate

UChicago<br />PhD candidate — Shalise Burch
Co-Dir. of Events - UChicago
PhD candidate

Northwestern<br />PhD candidate — Szu Yu Kuan
Co-Dir. of Events - Northwestern
PhD candidate

Northwestern<br />PhD student — Sophie Hu
Co-Dir. of Communications - Northwestern
PhD student

Medical College of Wisconsin<br />MD-PhD candidate — Sophie Persaud
Research Lead - Medical College of Wisconsin
MD-PhD candidate

UChicago<br />MD-PhD Candidate — Salvador Norton de Matos
Research Lead - UChicago
MD-PhD Candidate

UChicago<br />PhD candidate — Ian Woodhouse
Research Lead - UChicago
PhD candidate

UIC<br />PhD candidate — Elie Abi Khalil
Research Lead - UIC
PhD candidate

UIC<br />PharmD — Michael Forst
Activator Lead - UIC
PharmD

Northwestern<br />Postdoc — Somalisa Pan
Activator Lead - Northwestern
Postdoc

UChicago<br />PhD candidate — Bryant Colin
Activator Lead - UChicago
PhD candidate

UChicago<br />PhD candidate — Yiding Wang
Activator Lead - UChicago
PhD candidate

Northwestern<br />PhD candidate — Jonathan Fan
Activator Lead - Northwestern
PhD candidate

Northwestern<br />PhD candidate — Abby Lo
Activator Lead - Northwestern
PhD candidate

Rush<br />MS student — Tyler Roberson
Partnerships Lead - Rush
MS student

UChicago<br />MBA student — Dairath Majumdar
Partnerships Lead - UChicago
MBA student

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