2022 Medical Student Pelotonia Scholars
Learn more about the Medical students who received a scholarship award in 2022.
2022 Medical Student Pelotonia Scholars Program
Onaopepo Kola-Kehinde, BS
Major: Medicine
Project: Early detection and mechanisms of allogeneic stem cell transplant-associated cardiotoxicity.
Mentor: Daniel Addison, MD
Idea Inspiration: To provide new insights into the role of emerging blood biomarkers in cancer therapy cardio-toxicity prediction.
Abena Minta, BS
Major: Medicine
Project: Prospective study of scalp cooling, alopecia, and disparities in breast cancer patients.
Mentor: Brittany Dulmage, MD
Idea Inspiration: Previous studies have shown one of the strongest deterrents for a woman who is deciding whether to undergo chemotherapy is concern about alopecia. My inspiration for this project is driven by my desire to improve the quality of life for cancer patients.
Rohan Mital, MS
Major: Medicine
Project: A multi-institutional registry of cutaneous immune therapy-related adverse events.
Mentor: Benjamin Kaffenberger, MD
Idea Inspiration: Cancer therapy is extremely hard on patients and finding better treatments for side effects is essential to long term success.