2024 Summer Intern Cohort

The 2024 Vanderbilt Biostatistics Summer Internship for Underrepresented Undergraduates program, directed by Leena Choi, is taking place from May 6 through June 14. 

The list of department members, students, and colleagues contributing to this program is continually evolving and will be updated throughout its implementation.

Planning and selection committee members: Amir Asiaee, Cole Beck, Bryan Blette, Mario Davidson, Siyuan Ma, Bryan Shepherd, Andrew Spieker, Simon Vandekar, Shilin Zhao

Mentors: Gustavo Amorim, Amir Asiaee, Bryan Blette, Tatsuki Koyama, Siyuan Ma, Bryan Shepherd, and Chris Slaughter, with Joshua Slone

Faculty sponsors: Frank Harrell, Matt Shotwell, Chris Slaughter

Statistics and computing instructors: Cole Beck, Andrew Spieker, Simon Vandekar, Shilin Zhao

Professional training: Peg Duthie

Special lectures: Benjamin French, Simon Vandekar, Yu Shyr

Lunch meetings: TBD

Administrative support: Margaret Cullum, Peg Duthie, Nicole Gunnison, Janey Wang

  • Corey Goddard

    2024 Intern

    College: Howard University

    Mentor: Chris Slaughter

    Project: Research Design and Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

  • Seyde Martinez

    2024 Intern

    College: Middle Tennessee State University

    Mentor: Siyuan Ma

    Project: Linear Regression Analysis Associating the Airway Microbes with Geographical Areas across the United States

  • Morgan Myers

    2024 Intern

    College: Tennessee State University

    Mentor: Tatsuki Koyama

    Project: Data Quality Issues and Impact of Data Cleaning Steps on Multivariable Regression Models

  • Ermias Takele

    2024 Intern

    College: Middle Tennessee State University

    Mentor: Amir Asiaee

    Project: Simulation of Multiple Related Populations and Inference through Data Integration

  • Eliab Woldegebriel

    2024 Intern

    College: Middle Tennessee State University

    Mentor: Bryan Blette

    Project: A Machine Learning Tool for Imputation of Body Fat Percentage