
Bernard S. and Sophie G. Gould Fund
The Bernard S. and Sophie G. Gould Fund was established in 2016 to support students participating MIT’s Summer Research Program in Biology (MSRP-Bio), now known as the Bernard S. and Sophie G. Gould MIT Summer Research Program in Biology (BSG-MSRP-Bio). MSRP-Bio was established in 2003 by Mike Gould and Sara Moss to provide an intensive research experience for undergraduate students from institutions with limited research opportunities — increasing the number of underrepresented minority students, first generation college students, and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds entering PhD or MD/PhD programs. To date, more than 400 students have participated in MSRP-Bio, and nearly 100 have enrolled at MIT for graduate school.
Gould Fellows
2022
Rita Anoh
Home: Maryland
Undergraduate Institution: Mt. Saint Mary’s University, ’23
MSRP Lab: Joey Davis
Payton Dupuis
Home: Montana
Undergraduate Institution: Montana State, ’23
MSRP Lab: Troy Littleton
Sheanel Gardner
Home: Jamaica
Undergraduate Institution: Fisk University, ’23
MSRP Lab: Chris Burge
Kevin Gibbons
Home: Maryland
Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, ’23
MSRP Lab: Jacqueline Lees
Ellen Irving
Home: New York
Undergraduate Institution: Rochester University, ’23
MSRP Lab: Amy Keating
Gabriel Jimenez
Home: Puerto Rico
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, ’23
MSRP Lab: Yadira Soto-Feliciano
Channon Lawrence
Home: New York
Undergraduate Institution: Farmingdale State College, ’24
MSRP Lab: Cathy Drennan
Madeleine Milner
Home: Arizona
Undergraduate Institution: University of Arizona, ’23
MSRP Lab: Thomas Schwartz
Diego Pomales
Home: Puerto Rico
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, ’24
MSRP Lab: Francisco Sanchez-Rivera
Isadora Rocha de Abreu
Home: Brazil
Undergraduate Institution: Nova Southeastern University, ’23
MSRP Lab: Seychelle Vos
Alejandra Rosario
Home: Puerto Rico
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Cayey, ’23
MSRP Lab: Matthew Vander Heiden
Javonte Thelwell
Home: New York
Undergraduate Institution: Florida International University, ’23
MSRP Lab: Stephen Bell
Andres Villalobos
Home: Venezuela
Undergraduate Institution: University of Georgia, ’23
MSRP Lab: Peter Reddien
2021
Diego Detrés
Home: Puerto Rico
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez ’22
MSRP Lab: Eliezer Calo
Current: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Samantha Nelson
Home: New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Buffalo ’22
MSRP Lab: Matthew Vander Heiden
Current: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Bailey Bowcutt
Home: Wyoming
Undergraduate Institution: Michigan State University ’23, Goldwater Fellowship
MSRP Lab: Becky Lamason
Gabriel Pagan
Home: Puerto Rico
Undergraduate Institution:University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez ’22
MSRP Lab: Yukiko Yamashita
Current: PhD Student
Paulina Rios
Home: Texas
Undergraduate Institution:University of Texas at El Paso ’22
MSRP Lab: Catherine Drennan
Talyia Griffin
Home: Georgia
Undergraduate Institution: Albany State University ’23
MSRP Lab: Michael Laub
Sybrina Kerr
Home: Jamaica
Undergraduate Institution: Claflin University ’22
MSRP Lab: Joey Davis
Katie Holland
Home: Texas
Undergraduate Institution: Angelo State University ’22
MSRP Lab: Tyler Jacks
Alejandra Ramos
Home: Florida
Undergraduate Institution: Florida International University ’22
MSRP Lab: Amy Keating
Current: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Mario Coll
Home: Florida
Undergraduate Institution: Florida International University ’22
MSRP Lab: Seychelle Vos
Current: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Chidera Okeke
Home: Nigeria
Undergraduate Institution: Fisk University ’22
MSRP Lab: Adam Martin
Current: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Victoria Howard
Home: Tennessee
Undergraduate Institution: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville ’22
MSRP Lab: Ankur Jain
Alexandria Jefferson
Home: Georgia
Undergraduate Institution: University of Georgia ’22
MSRP Lab: Tobiloba Oni
Current: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Shawn Soares
Home: Arizona
Undergraduate Institution: Western New Mexico University ’22
MSRP Lab: Tyler Jacks
Current: PhD Student, Immunology Program, Washington University St. Louis
2020
Toni-Ann Nelson
Home: Jamaica
Undergraduate Institution: Alcorn State University ’20
MSRP Lab: Tyler Jacks
Current: PhD Student
Lillian Delacruz
Home: Arizona
Undergraduate Institution: University of Arizona ’21
MSRP Lab: Matthew Vander Heiden
Current: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Shakira Crespo
Home: Puerto Rico
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez ’21
MSRP Lab: Iain Cheeseman
Katie Blackwell
Home: Texas
Undergraduate Institution: University of Texas at Dallas ’20
MSRP Lab: Joey Davis
Current: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
Alejandra Flores
Home: Mexico
Undergraduate Institution: University of Texas at El Paso ’21
MSRP Lab: Tyler Jacks
Current: PhD Student, Vanderbilt University
Diego Detrés
Home: Puerto Rico
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez ’22
MSRP Lab: Eliezer Calo
Current: PhD Student, Department of Biology, MIT
2019
Sebastian Cruz-Gonzalez
Home: Puerto Rico
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras ’20
MSRP Lab: Christopher Burge
Current: PhD Student
Trae Dunn
Home: Georgia
Undergraduate Institution: Kennesaw State University ’21, Goldwater Fellowship
MSRP Lab: Robert Horvitz
Current: MD/PhD Student, Stanford University
Stephanie Guerra
Home: Puerto Rico
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Humacao ’21
MSRP Lab: Michael Laub
Jeandele Elliot
Home: Saint Lucia
Undergraduate Institution: Howard University ’21
MSRP Lab: Jing-Ke Weng
Meucci Ilunga
Home: Arizona
Undergraduate Institution: University of Arizona ’20
MSRP Lab: Amy Keating
Sara Zoghi Tavana
Home: Iran
Undergraduate Institution: Suffolk University ’20
MSRP Lab: Troy Littleton
2018
Nicolas Arp
Home: Iowa
Undergraduate Institution: Wartburg College ’19
MSRP Lab: David Sabatini
Current position: MD/PhD program, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Elizabeth Bond
Home: Massachusetts
Undergraduate Institution: UMass Amherst ’19
MSRP Lab: Tania Baker
Current position: PhD Tetrad program, University of California, San Francisco
Calvin Herman
Home: Indonesia
Undergraduate Institution: Hunter College ’20
MSRP Lab: Alan Grossman
Current: PhD Student, Rockefeller University
Gabriela Lopez-Perez
Home: Puerto Rico
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez ‘ 20
MSRP Lab: Mary Gehring
Current position: PhD program, MIT Department of Biology
Overbeck Christian Takou Mbah
Home: Senegal
Undergraduate Institution: UMass Boston ’19
MSRP Lab: Phillip Sharp
Current: Medical School, Stanford University
Giselle Valdes
Home: Miami
Undergraduate Institution: Florida International University ’19
MSRP lab: Eliezer Calo
Current position: PhD program, MIT Department of Biology
2017
Yamilex Acevedo
Home: Puerto Rico
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez ’18
MSRP Lab: Alan Grossman
Current position: PhD program, MIT Department of Biology
Asmita Panthi
Home: Nepal
Undergraduate Institution: South Carolina State ’19
MSRP Lab: Tyler Jacks
Current position: PhD program (pharmacology), University of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Gorodetsky
Home: New York
Undergraduate Institution: Hunter College ’18
MSRP Lab: Matthew Vander Heiden
Current position: MD/PhD program, New York University
Bruna Lima
Home: Cape Verde
Undergraduate Institution: UMass Boston ’18
MSRP Lab: Gene-Wi Li
Current position: M.S. Degree in Computational and Systems Biology, MIT
Samuel Nkrumah
Home: Ghana
Undergraduate Institution: Fisk University ’18
MSRP Lab: Thomas Schwartz
Bertina Telusma
Home: Haiti
Undergraduate Institution: Barry University ’18
MSRP Lab: Stephen Bell
Current position: PhD program, MIT Department of Biology
2016
Chantel Acevero
Home: Trinidad and Tobago
Undergraduate Institution: Howard University ’18
MSRP Lab: Martin Polz
Austin Maduka
Home: Maryland
Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland, Baltimore County ’17
MSRP Lab: Susan Lindquist
Current position: MD/PhD program, Duke University
Patience Mukashyaka
Home: Rwanda
Undergraduate Institution: Spelman College ’18
MSRP Lab: Tania Baker
Current position: PhD program (bioinformatics), Jackson Laboratory
Francis Reilly
Home: Puerto Rico
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus ’18
MSRP Lab: Troy Littleton
Current position: PhD program, MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Sheena Vasquez
Home: Guyana
Undergraduate Institution: University of Georgia ’17
MSRP Lab: Catherine Drennan
Current position: PhD program, MIT Department of Biology; Gilliam Fellow and NSF GRFP recipient
George Zakusilo
Home: Ukraine
Undergraduate Institution: Hunter College ’17
MSRP Lab: Wendy Gilbert
Current position: MD/PhD Tri-Institutional program, Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering