Award Recipients

For Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University

Taking the Higher Ground: Growing Cleaner on Boston's Rooftop Farm

"Toothpaste and Orange Juice: a Play," advisor: Dean O'Donnell

Growing up in Cairo, in the midst of the overwhelming inequalities in the healthcare system, I wanted nothing more than to become a practicing physician focused on improving healthcare quality for all. As I became integrated in the science behind the medical field, I was hooked. During my undergraduate studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, I have become fascinated by the field of cancer biology and its vast molecular processes. For my senior thesis at Harvard Medical School, I chose to focus on stem cell biology and cancer using the genetically-tractable zebrafish model of T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Since then, my passion is to understand the molecular underpinnings governing the genesis of tumors and be able to relate my studies in human patients. I am very honored to become part of the Gates community and I hope to one day contribute to the growth of translational research and become a leader in the Oncology field.

Peer Learning Assistance, Academic Resource Center

For Biochemistry at Johns Hopkins

"Give and Take: Anencephalic Babies as Organ Donors," advisor: Thomas A. Shannon

2017 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation

"Dying by Inches: Imperialism and Asian Famines," advisor: Peter H. Hansen