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Austin Niklas Johnson
MD Student with Scholarly Concentration in Clinical Research, expected graduation Spring 2024
BioGrowing up in the proud but disadvantaged community of Rye, Colorado, my interests in medicine organically developed out of both a passion for science, nutrition, and exercise and the sad realization that health is a privilege rather than a right. After 19 years of learning, laughing, and crying with the same peers and community members, I was fortunate to take my passions to the University of Denver (DU), at which point I made it my mission to use college to discover a path that would impart the skills, knowledge, and experience needed to cause a positive ripple effect in the health of as many lives as possible. Having such a goal in mind, I was naturally inclined to seek out opportunities that allowed me to explore the different facets of medicine. In addition to shadowing numerous specialties and non-M.D. providers, I participated in longitudinal basic science research in labs investigating the intricacies of HIV and Alzheimer’s disease, which, besides providing valuable bench work skills and fascinating data for a thesis project, imbued me with an appreciation for the immense amount of time and work that goes in to developing the treatments physicians use every day. Outside of the lab, I served on the executive board of the DU Pre-Health and EMS clubs and was involved in community engagement projects with refugees and disadvantaged high school students. Additionally, I used summers and nights to become EMT-IV certified and volunteer as a Care Coordinator for the free clinic associated with the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Most recently, I studied abroad at the University of Glasgow, where I participated in an anatomy course that centered on human cadaver dissection alongside Glasgow medical students. Combined with my rural upbringing, these experiences have culminated in a passion to practice medicine in a way that not only holistically treats and cures disease, but also teaches and inspires others to value and improve their own health. In short, I ultimately hope to become a socially conscious physician leader who, through healing and education, helps people like those of my hometown pursue their dreams unencumbered by sickness or fear.
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Tiffani Johnson
MD Student, expected graduation Spring 2026
BioI am a passionate, outgoing, dedicated and research-driven second year medical student at Stanford School of Medicine. I aspire to become an exceptional physician and desire to address the social determinants of health in my daily work. I am also interested in the realms of social media marketing, graphic design, business, and the intersection of app/social media development.
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Abraar Karan, MD MPH DTM&H
Masters Student in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, admitted Autumn 2022
Fellow in Graduate Medical EducationBioI am an infectious disease fellow and post-doctoral researcher in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, the Luby Lab, the Center for Innovation in Global Health, and the Woods Institute for the Environment. I worked on the Covid19 outbreak for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in 2020, and the Monkeypox outbreak for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in 2022-23. I also served on the WHO-commissioned Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response's research team investigating early global spread of Covid19, and helped with policy-writing for the Biden-Harris campaign on reducing Covid19 in schools. I am currently the Principal Investigator of the following studies: a cluster-randomized controlled trial investigating whether air filtration and ventilation can reduce spread of Covid19 in low-income homes in the Bay Area (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05777720); piloting a low-cost rural surveillance system for detecting spillover of zoonotic diseases in Western Kenya.
I completed my internal medicine residency at the Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School in the Global Health Equity program, and have been working in global health since 2008. I co-edited the book, "Protecting the Health of the Poor" (December 2015, Bloomsbury Publishing, https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/protecting-the-health-of-the-poor-9781783605521/); and co-founded Longsleeve insect repellent, winner of the 2018 Harvard Business School New Venture Competition and finalist in the 2019 Harvard President's Challenge. Media/press coverage has included NBC, ABC, BBC, PBS, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, Washington Post, New York Times, SF Chronicle, Bloomberg, Boston Globe, ProPublica, WSJ, TIME, Politico, CBC News, Democracy Now, NPR, ESPN, The Atlantic, The Hill, Business Insider, Vice, Mother Jones, Vox, Forbes, Slate, STAT News, MTV News, Mother Jones, Science Friday, TMZ.
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Timothy Keyes
MD Student, expected graduation Spring 2024
MSTP StudentBioTimothy is an MD/PhD student studying cancer biology and biomedical informatics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is a joint member of Kara Davis's laboratory in the Department of Pediatrics and Garry Nolan's Laboratory in the Department of Pathology.
As a biomedical data scientist, Timothy's research focuses on the application of machine learning to single-cell data analysis in the context of pediatric leukemia. Through the use of emerging, high-throughout single-cell technologies such as mass cytometry and sequence-based cytometry, Timothy's research is designed to build predictive models of patient outcomes - such as relapse or minimal residual disease (MRD) - at the point of diagnosis. To do so, he uses a variety of computational tools including generalized linear models, clustering, and deep learning. In addition, his work prioritizes constructing easy-to-use, highly-reproducible data analysis pipelines that can be shared as open-source tools for the scientific community.
Outside of science, Timothy has a longstanding interest in human rights and social justice work among members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community. He currently serves as the resident data scientist for the Medical Student Pride Alliance (MSPA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion for LGBTQ+ medicals students in medical schools across the United States. As a data scientist at MSPA, Timothy analyzes and visualizes data to guide MSPA's strategic decision-making as well as for academic publication. He also advises and mentors other student members of MSPA performing data analysis in Python and R.
In recognition of his accomplishments, Timothy has received several institutional and national award for both research and advocacy. These include a National Research Service Award (NRSA) from the National Cancer Institute, a Junior Leadership Award from the Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians (BNGAP) LGBT Workforce, Stanford Medicine’s Integrated Strategic Plan Star Award, and a Point Foundation Scholarship.
