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The Columbia Medical Review is a student publication dedicated to improving the accessibility of medical knowledge to the general public. We seek to educate the public about real world applications for medical findings that are highly impactful. We serve to bring awareness to leading medical research through an unbiased lens with a foundation in peer-reviewed scientific sources.
Meet our Team
Christian Gomes
Founder, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Christian is a senior in Columbia College majoring in Neuroscience & Behavior on the pre-med track. He volunteers as a Patient Transporter at the Hospital for Special Surgery and is working on an independent research project in the Wichterle lab at CUIMC. In his free time, he enjoys playing sports, working out, and spending time with family and friends.
Ratna Sharma
Co-Editor-in-Chief
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Ratna is a senior in SEAS majoring in Biomedical Engineering. She works at the Cellular Engineering Laboratory where she studies correlations between osteoarthritis and type 2 diabetes. In her free time, she loves to play soccer, dance, and explore new music!
Gitika
Gorthi
Director of Outreach
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Gitika is a junior in SEAS majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in economics. She works in the Timothy Wang Laboratory at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she is experimenting with different growth factors to formulate a more physiologically accurate gastrointestinal tract organoid disease-modeling system. During her free time, she loves to go on a run in riverside park, explore the city, and spend time with her family/friends!
Ray Zhang
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Head of Scientific Editing
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Ray Zhang is a sophomore at CC, majoring in Biology on the pre-med track. He volunteers at the Riverside Language Program, teaching English to immigrants, and works in the Williams lab, researching the connection between asthma, allergies, and African ancestry. When he’s home, Ray enjoys hiking through the Michigan wilderness and fishing on the lake shores.
Zoee Drimmer
Head of Lay Editing
Zoee is a junior at Barnard College majoring in General Biology on the pre-med track. She volunteers at New York Presbyterian Hospital in the Neurosurgery department and is part of John Glendinning’s lab at Columbia. In her free time, she enjoys working out, cooking/baking, thrifting, and trying new restaurants in the city!
Maryam Isayeva
Co-Head of Writing
Maryam is a sophomore at CC, majoring in Biology on the pre-med track. She works in Dr. Jianlong Wang’s lab at CUIMC, focusing on the regulation of transcription factor ZFP281, as well as its role in cancer stemness and tumor resistance. She is an EMT and spent her summer volunteering in cardiothoracic surgery units across two countries. In her free time, she loves playing soccer, working out, reading dystopian books, and enjoying good food with friends.
Kyara Ralliford
Co-Head of Writing
Kyara is a senior in Columbia College majoring in Cognitive Science and Sociology. She enjoys studying the cognitive mechanisms that support socialization. Outside of the publication, Kyara enjoys a lot, but collecting fashion magazines, yoga, and knitting are some of her current favorites!
Amanda Zheng
Director of Social Media
Amanda Zheng is a junior in SEAS majoring in Civil Engineering. She works in the Steingart Lab where she runs experiments aimed at optimizing the fabrication of lithium-ion battery anodes and cathodes. During her free time, she likes to read, listen to music, and go on long walks around campus.
Jessie Huang
Director of Events
​Jessie is a sophomore at SEAS, majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. She works in the Azizi Lab, focusing on computational biology to study immune responses related to Graft versus Host Disease. In her free time, she enjoys music and exploring the city.
​Yasmine Bonilla
Director of Web Design & Layout
Yasmine is a second-year undergraduate student at Columbia College, planning to major in Biology on the pre-health track. She works at NYU Langone’s Pre-Clinical Imaging Lab where she’s studying cerebral amyloid angiopathy in MRI imaging of squirrel monkey brains. In her free time, you can find her listening to unnecessarily loud music, learning Spanish and Arabic, or spending time with her grandma.
Ashday Bangura
Director of DEI
Ashday is a junior at Columbia College studying Neuroscience and Behavior on the pre-med track. Currently, she works in the Card Lab in Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute where she uses computational methods to explore neurological changes/trends associated with texture preferences in Drosophila. Outside of this, she enjoys exploring different cuisines, watching documentaries, and spending time with friends and family.
Kate Jang
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Head of Illustration
Kate is a sophomore at CC majoring in Neuroscience and Computer Science on the pre-med track. She is a Laidlaw Scholar working as part of the K=1 project, researching the impact of nuclear radiation in the Pacific Islands. In her free time, she likes to draw, listen to music, and explore the city’s food scene.
Adel Alnatour
Head of Graduate Student Editing
Adel is a senior majoring in biomedical engineering in the BS/MS express program. He is interested in developing computational models and medical devices, which he has explored both through industry experiences and in lab settings. In his free time, he enjoys solving puzzles, running, and volunteering with an Alzheimer’s group.
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Writers
Scientific Editors
Lay Editors
Graduate Student Editors
Illustrators
Tressel Holton
Jessica Nwosu
Alondra Sánchez
Roma Yi
Omar ElDimassi
Isaac Gleiser
Beau Carson
Allison Gundrum
Amanda Benneh
Jessica Singh
Celine Cotran
Bailey Van
Hiuyi Cheng
Sherry Guo
Hilal Tokat
Ariel Yu
Ava Hargrave
Akshay Pokala
Enoc Padilla
Emili Elkins
Leila Torres Garcia
Kristine Chung
David Jang
Zainab Anwar
Helen Zheng
Yasuko Yoshida
Felix Yuan
​Gerard Murillo
Mark Nashi
Shivani Patel
Lilly Hal
Nicole Serrano
Jesslyn Chen
Dylan Jackson
Michelle Kwon
Ashika Gullapalli
Jessica Kim
Yiyu Zhang
Jessica Liu
Anne-Sophie Tronnier
Alicia Chang
Gabe de la Cruz
Jessica Fu
Caroline Shen
Rebecca Sidi
Gefen Mor
Toni Chavez
Emily Baek
Kayla Kupietzky
Elvan Eren
Ariel Brown-Ogha
Events
Lauren Sun
Maurice Chakour
Rebecca Kim
Therese Zinga
Outreach
David Gima
Ashika Prakash
Alanna Xue
Mia Gonzalez
Isiri Kadambi
DEI
Kayla Joseph
Shivani Verma
Christine Bruce
Kirie Frederick
Geena Kye
Ilse Luna-romo
Web Design & Layout
Asya Alyaz
Wajiha Moin