Committee Members
Janki Shukla
Janki Shukla
- RIRC Elected Representative, UCCOM MD Class of 2021
Quick Facts
- Originally from: Indianapolis, IN
- Specialty of interest: Cardiology/Gastroenterology
Education
- BS Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
- BS Biochemistry, Purdue University
- MS Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University
Primary RIRC/MSRI Projects
- Building Industry Research Partnerships
- Faculty Database
- Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration with College of Engineering
Gerald (Jerry) Rouleau
Gerald (Jerry) Rouleau
- RIRC Selected Member, UCCOM MD Class of 2021
Quick Facts
- Originally from: Eugene, OR
- Specialty of interest: TBD
Education
- BA Economics, Biochemistry, Middlebury
- MS Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Northwestern
Primary RIRC/MSRI Projects
- Student Works Database
Phillip Witcher
Phillip Witcher
- RIRC Selected Member, UCCOM MD Class of 2021
- Research & Projects Coordinator
Quick Facts
- Originally from: Fishers, IN
- Specialty of interest: Internal Medicine
Education
- BS Chemistry (Biochemistry focus), Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
Primary RIRC/MSRI Projects
- Research & Projects Coordinator
Nick Benson
Nick Benson
- RIRC Selected Member, UCCOM MD Class of 2020
- Research & Projects Lead
Quick Facts
- Originally from: Chicago, IL
- Specialty of interest: Cardiovascular and Emergency Medicine
Education
- BS Biology, Chemistry and Anthropology minors, Loyola University Chicago
- MS Biomedical Sciences with Protein Crystallography Thesis, Tufts University School of Medicine
Primary RIRC/MSRI Projects
- Building Industry Research Partnerships
- Guiding M1s in the research design and regulatory processes
Melissa MacDonald
Melissa MacDonald
- RIRC Selected Member, UCCOM BS Class of 2019
Quick Facts
- Originally from: Ashland, OH
- Specialty of interest: Developmental Biology
Education
- UCCOM BS Class of 2019
Primary RIRC/MSRI Projects
- Centralizing UCCOM's medical student research programs
- Developing database for student research
Allison Dorogi
Allison Dorogi
- RIRC Elected Representative , UCCOM MD Class of 2019
Quick Facts
- Originally From: Cleveland, OH
- Specialty of interest: Anesthesiology/Surgery
Education
- BS Program II: Philosophical and Policy Implications of Personalized Medicine
Primary RIRC/MSRI Projects
- National Survey of Medical School Research Programs
- Building Medpace Industry Partnership
- Surveys of UCCOM medical students
- Assisting with MSRI needs and growing number of involved programs and mentors
Vickie Hau
Vickie Hau
- RIRC Selected Member, UCCOM MD Class of 2018
Quick Facts
- Originally From: New York
- Specialty of interest: Anesthesiology
Education
- BS Chemical Engineering, Bucknell Unviversity
Primary RIRC/MSRI Projects
- Charting the national landscape of medical student research programs
Kristi Ngo
Kristi Ngo
- RIRC Selected Member, UCCOM MD Class of 2018
Quick Facts
- Originally From: Cleveland, OH
- Specialty of interest: Infectious Disease
Education
- BA Cognitive Science, Case Western Reserve University
Primary RIRC/MSRI Projects
- Charting the national landscape of medical student research programs
Ryan Gamlin
Ryan Gamlin
- RIRC Selected Member, UCCOM MD Class of 2018
Quick Facts
- Specialty of interest: Anesthesiology
Education
- BA Economics, Miami University
Primary RIRC/MSRI Projects
- Characterizing medical student research programs at exemplar institutions
- Charting the national landscape of medical student research programs
Adeline Yang
Adeline Yang
- Founder of the RIRC and MSRI
- UCCOM MD Class of 2018
Quick Facts
- Originally from: Los Angeles, CA
- Specialty of interest: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Education
- B.S. Chemical Engineering, UCLA
- M.S. Physiology, UCCOM
Primary RIRC/MSRI Projects
- Characterizing medical student research programs at exemplar institutions
- Charting the national landscape of medical student research programs
- Centralizing UCCOM's medical student research programs
- Increasing support and funding for UCCOM's medical student research initiative
- Surveys of UCCOM medical students