Mahima Kumara began working as an OrACORe research assistant in the summer of 2021 after working for the Music and School Initiative at Yale for a year after graduating from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Statistics and Data Science. In her time at OrACORe, Mahima led her co-RAs in the operation of the KArAT and MeTeOR studies.…

Hanna Mass began working as an OrACORe research assistant in the summer of 2021 after graduating from Middlebury College with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience. In her time at OrACORe, Hanna led her co-RAs in the operation of the INFORM and PRIDE studies. Outside of the office, Hanna enjoyed skiing and hanging out with friends around Boston. In this…

Julia Gottreich began working working as an OrACORe research assistant in the summer of 2021 after graduating from Bowdoin college with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. In her time at OrCORe, Julia led her co-RAs in the operation of the COMET study. Outside of the office, Julia enjoyed running around the city and volunteering with YES. In this departing…

Maame Opare-Addo began working as an OrACORe research assistant in the summer of 2021 after graduating from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Science in Biopsychology. In her time at OrACORe, Maame led her co-RAs in the operation of the TeMPO and ORBIT studies. Outside of the office, Maame enjoyed volunteering with Boston Cares, reading, and hanging out with friends…

Paul Kopp began working as an OrACORe research assistant in the summer of 2021 after graduating from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. In his time at OrACORe, Paul led his co-RAs in the operation of the BriCC and FraPol studies. Outside of the office, Paul enjoyed playing volleyball and volunteering with kids in…

Dr. Omar Musbahi is a Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Fellow, originally from London who is currently funded by the US-UK Fulbright Commission at OrACORe. During his time with us, Dr. Musbahi has been working on several manuscripts and research projects related to his subspecialty of interest (Knee Surgery). In this blog post, Dr. Musbahi discusses his interests in medicine…

José Acosta’s exposure to medicine as an adolescent led him to pursue a degree in molecular biology at the University of Puerto Rico. Immediately following his undergraduate education, José matriculated into the University of Puerto Rico’s School of Medicine where he is currently taking a research gap year between his 3rd and 4th years. Having expressed a desire to pursue…

A photo of Lily in her graduation garments. Photo courtesy of Lily Waddell. Lily began working at OrACORe in July 2022 after graduating from Dartmouth College with a degree in Biology. Pre-COVID-19 pandemic, Lily interned with the Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative where she helped to create and analyze a database of genomic tumor testing for >1000 patients enrolled within the…

Cathy joined OrACORe in July 2022 after graduating from Wellesley College with a degree in Mathematics. In 2019, Cathy interned at a nephrology lab at Columbia University that investigated low nephron numbers in newborn mice and observed the dynamics of autophagy (cell death) in the proximal tubule of the kidney. After returning to her home state of New Jersey during…

Lauren began working at OrACORe in June 2022 after graduating from Tufts University with a degree in Biology and Community Health. While an undergrad, Lauren did research out of Tufts Medical School that studied the importance of familial interactions at mealtimes and how these interpersonal relationships affect behavior. A summer position took her to Thermo Fisher Scientific where she partnered…