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Henry C. Cousins
MD Student, expected graduation Spring 2025
Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Informatics, admitted Autumn 2021
MSTP StudentBioHenry is an MD-PhD candidate and Knight-Hennessy Scholar in the Medical Scientist Training Program and the Biomedical Informatics Program, where he is advised by Professor Russ Altman. He develops machine-learning methods to study the effects of complex genetic variation on human disease mechanisms, with focus on neurological and ophthalmic disorders. His goal is to translate genomic discoveries into disease-modifying therapies.
He received an AB summa cum laude from Harvard University in 2017, where he studied genetic mechanisms of retinal development with Professor Joshua Sanes. He then graduated with an MPhil with distinction from the University of Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. He previously worked at Leaps by Bayer and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and has received a number of awards related to research and teaching. -
Jessica Herrmann
MD Student with Scholarly Concentration in Biomedical Ethics & Medical Humanities, expected graduation Spring 2025
Masters Student in Medicine, admitted Spring 2022BioJessica is a Berg Scholar pursuing both an M.D. and an M.S. in Medicine in Biomedical Investigation at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Harvard College, and a master’s degree in bioengineering from Stanford University. Jessica aspires to translate computational and device-based interventions into the clinic as a physician-scientist. Working in the laboratory of Dr. Mark Skylar-Scott, she researches 3D bioprinting approaches to pediatric single ventricle heart defects. She has received the Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship, the Dorothy Dee and Marjorie Helene Boring Trust Research Award, and the Irvin David Yalom, M.D. Literary Award. Outside of research and clinical interests, she enjoys creative writing and playing the flute.
