WHMC 2025-2026 Core Committee
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Cherise Glodowski, PhD, MPhil
Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Scholarly Concentration Co-Lead
MD Student | School of Medicine
Sean Connelly
Co-Chair, Scholarly Concentration Co-Lead
MD-PhD Student | Medical Scientist Training Program
Email: sean_connelly@med.unc.eduLizzy Thomas
Co-Chair, Hot Topic Seminar Series Lead
MD-PhD Student | Medical Scientist Training Program
Email: elizyork@email.unc.eduKylie Hutchison
Vice Chair, Graduate Training Program Team Lead, Community Engagement Co-Lead
PhD Student | Biological & Biomedical Sciences Program | School of Medicine
Email: kyliee@email.unc.eduClare Stull
Treasurer, Fundraising Team Lead
MD Student | School of Medicine
Email: clare_stull@med.unc.eduKate Aberman
Community Engagement Co-Lead
Medical Student | School of Medicine
Email: kate_aberman@med.unc.eduSneha Adayapalam
Community Engagement
Undergraduate Student | College of Arts and Sciences | Biology/Sociology
Email: snehaa@unc.eduAmy Amuquandoh, MD, MPH
Hot Topic Seminar, Founding WHMC Vice Chair and Acting Co-Chair (2022-2023)
Preventative Medicine Residency Program
Email: amy_amuquandoh@med.unc.eduKavya Balasubramanian
Graduate Training Program
PhD Student | Biological & Biomedical Sciences Program | School of Medicine
Email: kavyab@unc.eduChase Binion
Scholarly Concentration Co-Lead, Faculty Liaison
MD-PhD Student | UNC School of Medicine/UVA Biomedical Engineering
Ella Brose
Community Engagement
MPH Student | UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Email: esbrose@unc.eduKayla Bruce
Hot Topic Seminar
MD-PhD Student | UNC School of Medicine and School of Public Health | Epidemiology Department
Email: Kayla_bruce@med.unc.eduMadison Calvert
Communication
MD-PhD Student | Medical Scientist Training Program
Email: madison_calvert@med.unc.eduKatie Characklis
Community Engagement, Hot Topic Seminar
MD Student | UNC School of Medicine
Email: kcharack@live.unc.eduMia Damare
Journal Club
MA Student, Exercise Physiology
Email: damarem@live.unc.eduMaggie DeMonia
Journal Club Co-Lead
PhD student | Department of Pathobiology and Translational Science
Email: mdemonia@ad.unc.eduSiri Dommata
Hot Topic Seminar
Undergraduate Student | Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Email: sdommata@unc.eduRaeanne Geffert
Graduate Training Program, Communication
PhD Student | Eshelman School of Pharmacy | Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
Email: geffert@unc.eduJessica Gingles
Scholarly Concentration Program
MD Student | UNC School of Medicine
Email: jessica_gingles@med.unc.eduSuchetana Kona
Journal Club
Undergraduate Student
Email: Konas@unc.eduEmily Kounlavong
Graduate Training Program
MD-PhD Student | Medical Scientist Training Program
Email: emily_kounlavong@med.unc.eduColleen Lake
Hot Topic Seminar
Undergraduate Biochemistry Student | College of Arts and Sciences
Email: calake@unc.eduSofia Malave
Journal Club Co-Lead, Faculty Liaison
Postbac IRTA Fellow | NIH/NIEHS
Email: sofia.malave-ortiz@nih.govCordelia Muir
Scholarly Concentration Program
MD Student | UNC School of Medicine
Email: cordelia_muir@med.unc.eduLinnea Olsson
Graduate Training Program, Post-doc Representative, Founding Member
Email: lolsson@live.unc.eduSara Pacini
Community Engagement, Fundraising
PhD student | Biological & Biomedical Sciences Program Pharmacology Department | School of Medicine
Email: spacini@unc.eduEmily Perou
Community Engagement
MD Student | School of Medicine
Email: emilyjp@ad.unc.eduSarah Rebbeor
Community Engagement Co-Lead
Medical Student | School of Medicine
Email: srebbeor@email.unc.eduCeleste Robles
Graduate Training Program
2nd year PhD Student | Microbiology & Immunology
Email: crrobles@email.unc.eduElizabeth Sajan
Fundraising
Undergraduate Student | College of Arts and Sciences
Email: esajan@unc.eduMehnaz Shafquat
Community Engagement, Hot Topic Seminar
MD Student | UNC School of Medicine
Email: mehnaz.shafquat@med.unc.eduSophia Shwartz
Scholarly Concentration Program Team
MD Student, MS2 | UNC School of Medicine
Email: sophia_shwartz@med.unc.eduSanjita Suryadevara
Journal Club
Undergraduate Student | Pre-Health Policy Management and Biology
Email: ssuryad@ad.unc.eduIsurika Weerasinghe
Hot Topic Seminar
PhD Candidate | Genetics and Molecular Biology Program | School of Medicine
Email: iweerasinghe@unc.eduAmelia Wiegmann
Scholarly Concentration Co-Lead
Medical Student | School of Medicine
Email: amelia_wiegmann@med.unc.edu
