Executive Board
Kevin Chen
Advisor
Kevin Chen is a Junior in Morse College and is a pre-med who is majoring in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics. Outside of YMPO, he does research on long noncoding RNAs in the Dimitrova Lab. He is also a member of YURA and helps provide mentorship resources to undergraduates and high schoolers.
Lauren Chong
Secretary
Lauren is a junior in Silliman College double majoring in E&EB and Classical Civilization. She is from Orange County in Southern California. Outside of YMPO, she is involved in research and several publications on campus. She can often be found at a boba shop or petting dogs around campus. She joined YMPO because she wants to help others find opportunities and facilitate a pre-health community at Yale.
Madison Sirota
Mentoring and Internships Coordinator
Maddy is a junior from New York in Davenport College. She is a neuroscience and Spanish major, and plans on attending medical school after her undergraduate years at Yale. Outside of the YMPO, Madison is involved with Yale Taps, HAPPY, Yale Splash, Alzheimer's Buddies, and Vida Volunteer. She also does neurodegenerative disorder research in the Grutzendler lab with the medical school. In her free time, Maddy enjoys going on hikes, going out for food in New Haven, and spending time with friends on cross campus.
Isabel Koh
Shadowing and Experiences Coordinator
Isabel is a sophomore in Davenport College, planning to major in chemistry. She spent her childhood in South Korea and grew up in New Jersey. Outside of YMPO, she is a cellist in the YSO, does research in the Slavoff lab, and is a first-year peer liaison in Hanppuri. She joined YMPO because she plans on attending medical school and wants to facilitate shadowing programs. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music, eating good food, and drinking boba.
Lana Zheng
Events and Outreach Coordinator
Lana is a sophomore in Berkeley College, planning to major in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. She is from Long Island, New York. She hopes to make information about healthcare professions more accessible and promote medical resources to a diverse group of students. Outside of YMPO, she illustrates for Yale Scientific Magazine and is involved with Yale Undergraduate Research Association. In her free time, Lana enjoys watching terrible Netflix movies, taking long naps, and snacking on gummy bears
Joelly Cortes
Podcast Coordinator
Joelly is a sophomore in Grace Hopper College. She is originally from Houston, Texas, and is majoring in Neuroscience. She hopes to launch a podcast about being premed and prehealth at Yale in order to support students who aspire to enter these fields. Besides that, Joelly volunteers at the HAVEN Free Clinic, is part of the American Red Cross, and enjoys weightlifting, swimming, and having late-night talks.
Dina Garmroudi
Co-President
Dina Garmroudi (she/her, GH'24) is a Global Health Scholar double majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and the History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health. She is from Maryland, and outside of YMPO, she enjoys advocating with YUPP, tutoring through RISE, and competing with YUMC. She is passionate about health equity and in her spare time you can find her listening to music or trying new drinks at Koffee?
Lucy Kim
Mentoring and Internships Coordinator
Lucy Kim (ES ’23+1) is an undergraduate student pursuing a double major in Global Affairs and Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. She conducts basic science research on the epidermal growth factor receptor at the Yale Cancer Biology Institute (YCBI) in West Haven, Connecticut and spent a gap year abroad researching asthma in mouse models at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH). She hopes to be a physician-researcher in the future and looks forward to meeting health scholars across Yale schools.
Will Caraccio
Mentoring and Internships Coordinator
Will is a Sophomore in Berkeley College from California. Though on the pre-medical track, Will hopes to earn a degree in Philosophy. Outside of YMPO, Will serves as a member of the Berkeley College Council, participates in the performing arts, and spends his breaks volunteering at a hospital in the Spanish Pyrenees. Will hopes that through YMPO he can foster a supportive community of pre-medical students at Yale. In his free time, Will religiously follows FC Barcelona, watches trashy reality TV, and surfs.
Daniel Ma
Treasurer
Daniel is a senior (Class of '23) from New York City, in Benjamin Franklin College. He is a history major and ecology and evolutionary biology double major. He also volunteers at HAVEN Free Clinic, works on a women's health startup, Sprxng, and does historical geography research with the Digital Tokugawa Lab. He loves a good conversation on any topic and, in his spare time, enjoys playing quiz bowl, playing and listening to classical music, reading about anything, and playing chess.
Jason Wang
Events and Outreach Coordinator
Jason is a first-year from Philly in Morse college. He's majoring in MB&B on the pre-med track with a particular interest in neuroscience. Outside YMPO he does research on exosomes as biomarkers for MS in the Pitt lab and also plays tennis as part of the club tennis team. Jason also loves to perform magic and usually carries a deck of cards around with him, ready at any time.