Shannon Choi and Madeline Cooper
MSTP Students
Each year, about 10 students join the Stanford MSTP. In the past 50+ years, our program has trained close to 400 physician-scientists who have become leaders in modern biomedical research (Click to view Alumni).
MSTP Student Advisory Council (SAC)
The SAC provides student feedback and suggestions for programmatic improvement, which have led to important and expeditious changes including creation of the Clinical Re-Entry Skills Preparation Program in 2018, and longitudinal student “families” in 2021. The SAC comprises two representatives from each class who solicit input from their classmates and report anonymized feedback to the MSTP Directorate at quarterly meetings. The SAC also assists with organizing Town Halls for feedback and discussions among MSTP students and faculty.
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Current MD-PhD Students
Our students listed below are grouped by the year they entered the program. Under their name we have listed their undergraduate institution, their Stanford thesis laboratory, and the Stanford graduate program or department they have joined.
2025
- Daria Azizad
University of California, Los Angeles - Charu Balamurugan
Vanderbilt University - Aravind Krishnan
University of Pennsylvania
- Oren Lederberg
Brown University - Verina Leung
University of California, San Diego - Saradha Miriyala
Brown University - Jon Musai
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Jerry Shen
University of Maryland, College Park - Kenyon Weis
Skidmore College - Sidra Xu
Stanford University - Dennis Zhang
Columbia University
2024
- Aaron Abai
Harvard University - Sabrina Bond
Northeastern University - Ivy Koh
Brown Univeristy
- Katherine Liu
Columbia University - Alicia Mercado
Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles - Jonathan Perera
Duke University - Jackson Powell
University of Pennsylvania - Justin Quan
University of California, Los Angeles - Jordan Robbins
Harvard University - Michelle Shen
Stanford University - Gordon Ye
University of California, San Diego
2023
- Alyssa Amick
Yale University
Labs of Doug Owens, PhD and Josh Salomon, PhD
Department of Health Policy - Maggie Chen
Harvard University
Lab ofJesse Engreitz, PhD
Department of Genetics - Kerrigan Hall
The Ohio State Univeristy
Lab of Michael Fischbach, PhD
Department of Genetics
- Jared Hysinger
Stanford University
Lab of Peter Yang, PhD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - Ally Kim
Wellesley College
Lab of Alexander Urban, PhD
Department of Genetics - Gabrielle Ndakwah
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lab of Seung Kim, MD, PhD
Department of Developmental Biology - Aidan Tousley
University of California, Santa Cruz
Lab of Theodore Roth, MD, PhD
Department of Genetics - Chibuike Uwakwe
Harvard University
Lab of Zhenan Bao, PhD
Department of Bioengineering - Helen Wang
Harvard University
Lab of Michael Longaker, MD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - Evelyn Wong
Harvard University
Lab of Longzhi Tan, PhD
Program in Biophysics - Harrison Zhang
Columbia University
Lab of James Zou, PhD
Department of Biomedical Data Science
2022
- Lauren Duan
Johns Hopkins University
Lab of Brad Zuchero, PhD
Program in Biophysics - Trae Dunn
Kennesaw State University
Lab of Nathanael Gray, PhD
Department of Chemical & Systems Biology - Elizabeth Ener
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Lab of Or Gozani, MD, PhD
Program in Cancer Biology
- Aditi Gnanasekar
University of California, San Diego
Lab of Paul Mischel, MD
Program in Cancer Biology - Humza Khan
University of California, Los Angeles
Lab of Sean Bendall, PhD
Program in Immunology - Stewart Kim
Stanford University
Lab of Monte Winslow, PhD
Program in Cancer Biology - Sharon Loa
University of Montana, Missoula
Program in Cancer Biology - Qusay Omran
Yale University
Lab of Steven Banik, PhD
Department of Genetics - Clara Poupault
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Lab of Julien Sage, PhD
Program in Cancer Biology - Jingwei Jerry Song
Johns Hopkins University - Steven Truong
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lab of Kacper Rogala, D. Phil
Program in Biophysics
2021
- Ank Agarwal
John Hopkins University
Lab of Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD
Program in Cancer Biology - Gina Duronio
Northeastern University
Lab of Julian Sage, PhD
Department of Genetics - Freja Ekman
University of California, Berkeley
Lab of Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD
Department of Genetics - Esther Elonga
Harvard University
Lab of Nathanael Gray, PhD
Department of Chemical & Systems Biology - Kayla Kulhanek
University of California, Berkeley
Lab of Anusha Kalbasi, MD
Program in Cancer Biology
- Chelsea Li
University of Virginia
Lab of Lisa Giocomo, PhD
Program in Neurosciences - Tony Liu
Yale University
Lab of Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD
Program in Bioengineering - Christopher Lopez
University of California, Davis
Lab of Paul Khavari, MD, PhD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - David Lu
Yale University
Lab of Paul Khavari, MD, PhD
Department of Chemical & Systems Biology - Joseph Noh
Stanford University
Labs of Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD & Christopher Barnes, PhD
Program in Biophysics - Kamsi Nwangwu
Yale University
Lab of Michelle Monje-Deisseroth, MD, PhD
Program in Neurosciences - Teja Peddada
University of Pittsburgh
Lab of Brian Kobilka, MD
Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
- Sarah Rockwood
University of California, Berkeley
Labs of Anca Pasca, MD and Ryann Fame, PhD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - Varun Shanker
California Institute of Technology
Lab of Peter Kim, PhD
Program in Biophysics
2020
- Mahad Ahmed
University of Washington
Lab of Ivan Soltesz, PhD
Program in Neurosciences - Kylie Burdsall
University of Southern California
Lab of Crystal Mackall, MD
Program in Cancer Biology - Sarah Dilorio
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lab of Michael Longaker, MD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - Maïgane Diop
University of Maryland, College Park
Lab of Brice Gaudilliere, MD, PhD & Catherine Blish, MD, PhD
Program in Immunology - Tania Fabo
Harvard University
Lab of Paul Khavari, MD, PhD
Department of Genetics - Cesar Garcia
Yale University
Lab of Laura Prolo, MD, PhD
Program in Cancer Biology - Jayakrishnan Gopakumar
Pomona College
Lab of Siddhartha Jaiswal, MD, PhD
Program in Cancer Biology - Omair Khan
Yale University
Lab of Irving Weissman, MD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - John Lu
Duke University
Lab of Michael Longaker, MD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - Sofia Luna
Washington University, St. Louis
Lab of Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - Karen Malacon
Harvard University
Lab of Michelle Monje-Deisseroth, MD, PhD
Program in Neurosciences - Shreya Malhotra
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Lab of Ivan Soltesz, PhD
Program in Neurosciences - Abby Thurm
University of California, Los Angeles
Lab of Lacramioara Bintu, PhD
Program in Biophysics - Ashley Utz
Stanford University
Lab of Peter Kim, PhD
Program in Biophysics - Christine Yeh
Stanford University
Lab of Livnat Jerby, PhD
Department of Biomedical Data Science
2019
- Kenneth Brinson
United States Military Academy, West Point
Lab of Guosong Hong, PhD
Department of Materials Science & Engineering - Joshua Carter
Montana State University-Bozeman
Lab of Christopher Barnes, PhD
- Henry Cousins
Harvard University
Lab of Russ Altman, MD, PhD
Program in Biomedical Informatics
- Ibtihal Elfaki
Brown University
Lab of Paul Khavari MD, PhD
Department of Genetics - Brian Garcia Rodriguez
Florida International University
Lab of Brian Kobilka, MD
Program in Biophysics - Matthew Grieshop
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lab of Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD
Department of Genetics - Leandra Jackson
University of California, Irvine
Lab of Paul Khavari MD, PhD
Program in Cancer Biology - Rayyan Jokhai
Johns Hopkins University
Lab of Kyle Loh, PhD
Department of Developmental Biology - Aswini Krishnan
University of California, San Diego
Labs of Monther Abu-Remaileh, PhD & Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD
Program in Cancer Biology - Richard Liang
University of California, Los Angeles
Lab of David Rehkopf, ScD, MPH & Gary Shaw, DrPH
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health - Kwat Medetgul-Ernar
University of California, San Diego
Lab of Mark Davis, PhD
Program in Biophysics - Kamal Obbad
Harvard University
Labs of Anshul Kundaje, PhD and Kyle Daniels, PhD
Program in Biophysics - Santiago Sanchez
University of Texas, Austin
Lab of Steven Artandi, MD, PhD
Program in Cancer Biology - Samantha Scharenberg
Stanford University
Lab of Monther Abu-Remaileh, PhD
Program in Biophysics - David Seong
Harvard University
Lab of Nima Aghaeepour, PhD
Program in Immunology - Courtney Smith
Stanford University
Lab of Jonathan Pritchard, PhD
Program in Genetics - Emily Trimm
University of Pennsylvania
Lab of Kristy Red-Horse, PhD
Program in Biophysics
2018
- Lehi Acosta-Alvarez
University of Utah
Lab of Michelle Monje-Deisseroth, MD, PhD
Program in Cancer Biology - Khristian Bauer-Rowe
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lab of Michael Longaker, MD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - Harrison Besser
Harvard University
Lab of Chaitan Khosla, PhD
Department of Chemistry
- Preksha Bhagchandani
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lab of Seung K. Kim, MD, PhD & Everett Meyer, MD, PhD
Program in Immunology - Quenton Bubb
Johns Hopkins University
Lab of Agnieszka Czechowicz, MD, PhD & Crystal Mackall, MD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - Anthony Buzzanco
University of California, Los Angelee
Lab of Ted Jardetzky, PhD
Program in Immunology - Tejas Dharmaraj
Johns Hopkins University
Lab of Paul Bollyky, MD, PhD
Program in Immunology - Charlotte Herber
Yale University
Lab of Lisa Giocomo, PhD
Program in Neurosciences - Karan Kathuria
University of Texas, Austin
Labs of Ash Alizadeh, MD, PhD & Mark Davis, PhD
Program in Immunology - Daniel Liu
Princeton University
Lab of Irving Weissman, MD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - Tara Murty
Harvard University
Lab of Crystal Mackall, MD
Program in Biophysics - Chelsea Nnebe
Howard University
Lab of Susan Tharin, MD, PhD & Julia Kaltschmidt, PhD
Program in Neurosciences - Timothy Wu
Stanford University
Lab of Mark Krasnow, MD, PhD
Department of Biochemistry - Olivia Zhou
University of Pennyslvania
Lab of Anne Brunet, PhD
Program in Biophysics
2017
- Madeline Cooper
Harvard University
Lab of Brad Zuchero, PhD
Program in Biophysics - Samuel Kim
Princeton University
Lab of Gerald Crabtree, MD
Program in Cancer Biology - William Shi
Bowdoin College
Lab of Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD
Program in Cancer Biology
2016
- Alvaro Amorin
University of California, Berkeley
Lab of Natalia Gomez Ospina, MD, PhD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - Shivam Verma
Princeton University
Lab of Carolyn Bertozzi, PhD
Department of Chemical & Systems Biology - Kathryn Wu
Swarthmore College
Lab of Brad Zuchero, PhD
Program in Neurosciences
- Heather Des Jardin-Park
Harvard University
Lab of Michael Longaker, MD
Program in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine - Timothy Keyes
Princeton University
Lab of Kara Davis, DO
Program in Cancer Biology - Kevin Thomas
Arizona State University
Lab of Scott Delp, PhD
Program in Biomedical Informatics