The PSTP is very excited to add six wonderful new students to the program. These students exemplify the program’s commitment to character, research excellence, and civic dedication! Learn more about them below!
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Ayesha Firdous
Hometown: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Undergraduate Institution: Barnard College
Hobbies: Travel, hiking, and scuba diving
Reason for Choosing PSTP: “I wanted a community of peers and mentors who would support me in pursuing a career as an academic physician, especially as an international student.“
Kanupriya Gupta
Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida
Undergraduate Institution: Wellesley College
Hobbies: Cooking, reading novels, and exploring Pittsburgh with new PSTP friends!
Reason for Choosing PSTP: “I wanted to attend a program that would 1) teach me how to build a career that synergistically incorporates translational research and medicine, and 2) provide me with a supportive community of future physician-scientists to learn from.”
Joey Hsu
Hometown: Charlottesville, Virginia
Undergraduate Institution: University of Virginia
Hobbies: Cooking, hiking, and learning to play the fiddle
Reason for Choosing PSTP: “I believe that the PSTP’s curricular training, along with the program’s career resources and supportive community, will give me a strong foundation to pursue a career as a physician-scientist.“
Julia Knight
Hometown: McHenry, Illinois
Undergraduate Institution: Case Western Reserve University
Hobbies: Creative writing, singing, and kickboxing
Reason for Choosing PSTP: “The PSTP has a wealth of opportunities to be mentored by phenomenal physician-scientists at the University of Pittsburgh, I can continue to pursue my passion for biomedical discovery, and I will gain invaluable experience and training for my future in academic medicine.“
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Chris Hensler
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame
Hobbies: Reading, movies, and weightlifting
Reason for Choosing PSTP: “The PSTP offers a supportive community of students and mentors aimed at understanding the fundamentals of human diseases and, by extension, how to treat them through blending clinical practice and innovative research.“
William Plautz
Hometown: Ocean View, Delaware
Undergraduate Institution: Duke University
Hobbies: Cycling, running, and Frisbee
Reason for Choosing PSTP: “I wanted to further develop as a medical student researcher and build a foundation of professional skills for my future in academic medicine.“