Current MD/PhD Students

Each year, the University System of Georgia MD/PhD Program welcomes up to six students into the program. These diverse students are a collection of talented individuals from many different universities. Current students are listed below according to matriculation year.

We are happy to answer any questions you may have about the MD/PhD Program. Please do not hesitate to contact anyone in the Program for more information.

2025

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Asher Altman

  • 1st Year MD Student
  • Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA
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Faith Burnett

  • 1st Year MD Student
  • Undergraduate Institution: Husson University - Bangor, ME
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Austin Joshua

  • 1st Year MD Student
  • Undergraduate Institution: University of Georgia - Athens, GA
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Melody Shellman

  • 1st Year MD Student
  • Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA

2024

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Evelyn Farkas

  • 2nd Year MD Student
  • Undergraduate Institution: Georgia State University - Atlanta, GA

2023

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Patrick Czabala

  • 2nd Year PhD Student
  • MCG at AU - Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
  • Mentor: Kebin Liu, PhD
  • Undergraduate Institution: Emory University - Atlanta, GA
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Rebecca Jeltuhin

  • 2nd Year PhD Student
  • Georgia Institute of Technology - Biomedical Engineering joint GT/Emory Program
  • Mentor: David Myers, PhD
  • Georgia Institute of Technology - Biology
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Julia Manalo

  • 2nd Year PhD Student
  • Georgia Institute of Technology - Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Mentor: M.G. Finn, PhD
  • Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA
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Alec Zhan

  • 2nd Year MD Student
  • Georgia Institute of Technology - Biomedical Engineering joint GT/Emory Program
  • Mentor: Gregory B. Melikian, PhD
  • Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA

2022

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Katie Ferguson

  • 3rd Year PhD Student
  • Georgia Institute of Technology - Biology
  • Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA
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Kathy Li

  • 3rd Year PhD Student
  • National Institutes of Health/Augusta University - Molecular Oncology & Immunology
  • Mentor: Kebin Liu, PhD
  • Undergraduate Institution: Emory University - Atlanta, GA
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Megh Mehta

  • 3rd Year PhD Student
  • MCG at AU - Molecular Oncology & Immunology
  • Mentor: Klaus Ley, PhD
  • Undergraduate Institution: University of Georgia - Athens, GA

2020

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Jayvon Nougaisse

  • 4th Year PhD Student
  • MCG at AU - Neuroscience
  • Mentor: Xinyun Lu, PhD
  • Undergraduate Institution: AU - Augusta, GA

2019

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Nicholas Moore

  • 5th Year PhD Student
  • MCG at AU - Neuroscience
  • Mentor: Krishnan Dhandapani, PhD
  • Undergraduate Institution: GSU - Statesboro, GA
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Sophia Sakers

  • 3rd Year MD Student
  • Defended April 2024
  • Georgia Institute of Technology - Biomedical Engineering
  • Mentor: Mark R. Prausnitz, PhD
  • Undergraduate Institution: University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK

 

2018

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Dakota Booth Poschel

  • 4th Year MD Student
  • Defended Oct. 2023
  • MCG at AU - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Mentor: Kebin Liu, PhD
  • Undergraduate Institution: Mercer University -Macon, GA
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David Kim

  • 3rd Year MD Student
  • Defended Nov. 2024
  • MCG at AU - Vascular Biology
  • Mentor: Neal Weintraub, PhD
  • Undergraduate Institution: AU - Augusta, GA
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Oluwamayokun "Mo" Oshinowo

  • 4th Year MD Student
  • Defended Nov. 2023
  • Georgia Institute of Technology- Biomedical Engineering
  • Mentor: Wilbur A. Lam, MD-PhD
  • Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA