Hobart Amory Hare Honor Society, Pathology Honor Society, 1st rank in Neuroscience Course, Honorable mention in the 9th Annual Annenberg Anatomy Competition.

Undergraduate: Friends of Todai Global Leadership Award, Science, Technology, and Research Scholar (STARS II) research fellowship, Yale College Dean’s Research fellowship, Charles E. Jones Scholarship

Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award (NISH, 2018)

Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Pharmacology/Toxicology-PhRMA Foundation (2017)

Dubbs Scholar MD/PhD Fellowship Award-Thomas Jefferson University (2014)

Undergraduate Researcher of the Year Award – University of Maryland (2014)

HHMI Undergraduate Research Fellowship – University of Maryland (2012)

Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program (BESIP) Fellowship – NIH (2012)

Solar Decathlon Competition, 1st Place Entry (“WaterShed”) – US Department of Energy (2011)

Banneker-Key Full Academic Scholarship – University of Maryland (2009)

Maryland Distinguished Scholar Academic Scholarship-State of Maryland (2009)

Flickinger, J.C., Jr., Rodeck, U., Snook, A.E. 2018. Listeria monocytogenes as a Vector for Cancer Immunotherapy: Current Understanding and Progress. Vaccines (6): 48.

Magee, M.S., Abraham, T.S., Baybutt, T.R., Flickinger, J.C., Ridge, N.A., Marszalowicz, G.P., Prajapati, P., Hersperger, A.R., Waldman, S.A. and Snook, A.E. 2018. Human GUCY2C-Targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-Expressing T Cells Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Metastases. Cancer immunology research 6(5):509-516.

Kwong, B., Rua, R., Gao, Y., Flickinger, J., Wang, Y., Kruhlak, M.J., Zhu, J., Vivier, E., McGavern, D.B. and Lazarevic, V. 2017. T-bet-dependent NKp46(+) innate lymphoid cells regulate the onset of TH17-induced neuroinflammation. Nature Immunology 18(10), pp. 1117–1127.

Leeman JE, Flickinger JC Jr, Clump DA, Wegner RE, Heron DE, Burton SA, Mintz AH. Detection and Treatment of Small Brain Metastases Resulting from Renal Cell Carcinoma Predict Improved Survival After Stereotactic Radiosurgery.  2012. Journal of Radiation Oncology 7:107.

Flickinger JC Jr, Kim H, Kano H, Greenberger JS, Arai Y, Niranjan A Lunsford LD, Kondziola D, Flickinger JC Sr. 2012. Do Carbamazepine, Gabapentin, or Other Anticonvulsants Exert Sufficient Radioprotective Effects to Alter Responses from Trigeminal Neuralgia Radiosurgery? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 15; 83(4): e501-6

Kim H, Bernard ME, Flickinger J, Epperly MW, Wang H, Dixon TM, Shields D, Houghton F, Zhang X, Greenberger JS. 2011. The Autophagy Inducing Drug Carbamazepine is a Radiation Protector and Mitigator. Int J Radiat Biol (10): 1052-60.

I’d really like to develop a therapy in the lab for patients that I work with in the clinic. For neurology, in particular, there are a lot of people suffering from diseases with no prospects for improvement, and I’d love to give them some hope. I think our understanding of the brain is going to grow and change drastically during our lifetime and I’d like to be part of figuring that out.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, F30 Fellowship (2020)

Thomas Jefferson University Dean’s Student Collaborator Award (2016)

Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium Best Poster Presentation (2014)

Commonwealth Honors College Research Grant, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2013)

C.D. Youngren Research Scholarship, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2013)

Scientific Research Assistant Fellowship, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2011)

Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America (2009)

Outstanding Research Student in Biology Award, Ursinus College, 2017

Medical Student Award from the Melanoma Research Foundation, February 2020

Past experience: Computational analysis, glucose metabolism, endocrinology;  Clinical research, acute kidney injury, acute interstitial nephritis, nephrology

Thesis research: Infection control, antibiotic prophylaxis, biomaterials, therapeutic ultrasound

I’m primarily interested in neuroscience. I enjoy learning about the dynamics of synapses and neural circuits in different neurological states. Specifically, I want to study more about the neural circuit level basis for behavioral dysfunction exhibited in neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative diseases such as Autism Spectrum Disorder or Alzheimer’s Disease.

I am highly interested in neuroscience, biophysics, and mathematics. In particular, I enjoy exploring computational and electrophysiologic questions with translational applications. I am particularly excited by the interdisciplinary aspects of the field and its intersection with physics, mathematics, and philosophy.

PhD Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (TJU, 2020)

Excellence in Social Impact Award (University of Pennsylvania, 2018)
Honors in NPLD Practicum (University of Pennsylvania, 2018)
Philadelphia Social Innovation Award (Finalist, 2017)
Anti-Poverty Solutions Summit (Winner, 2016)
Foundation Grant Recipient (Swarthmore College, 2014)
Lang Opportunity Scholarship (Swarthmore College, 2013-2017)

SKMC

SKMC Dean’s Student Research Award (2020)

Hobart Amory Hare Society Member (2020-present)

Pennsylvania State University

Euroscholar Scholarship Award (2018)

Evan Pugh Senior Scholar Award (2017)

Dean’s List (2015, 2016, 2017)

Mark and Sharon Robb Research Award (2017)

Pre-Medicine Scholarship (2016, 2017)

Ruth E.Duffy Pre-Medicine Endowment (2016, 2017)

Medical Student Award (Melanoma Research Foundation, 2021)

Hobart Amory Hare Medical Honor Society (Thomas Jefferson University, 2020)       

James B. Erdmann Student Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Education and

Collaborative Practice (Thomas Jefferson University, 2020)                                   

Inducted to Sigma Xi: The Scientific Honor Society (Brown University, 2016)         

Karen T. Romer Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award (Brown University, 2015)

BrownConnect LINK Award (Brown University, 2014)

Tata Scholarship (Cornell University, 2013-2017)

Von Stade Fellowship (CSHL, 2016)

Burroughs Wellcome Fellowship (CSHL, 2016)

Phi Beta Kappa

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Travel Award (2017)

Biddle Fund Award for International Research (2015) 

Charles A. Dana Scholar (2014)  

Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas Summer Scholar (2013, 2014)

Undergraduate:

2019 CPRIT-CURE Summer Undergraduate Program, MDA Cancer Center             

2019-2020 Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowship, UW-Madison

2019-2020 Anna L. Rowe Scholarship, CALS, UW-Madison      

2018-2019 Sophomore Research Fellowship, UW-Madison

2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Mayo Clinic

2017-2018 Dorothy Strong Scholarship, CALS, UW-Madison

Ruth E. Duffy Pre-Medicine Endowment (2019)

Eberly College of Science Ovadia Scholarship (2019)

President Sparks Award (2019)

Rodney A. Erickson Discovery Grant (2019)

Evan Pugh Senior Scholar Award (2020)

My main research interests are in neuroscience; I have always been fascinated by how changes at the neural circuit or synaptic level lead to behavioral change or disease. Most recently I have be interested in investigating the potential mechanisms of psychedelic compounds, and how they may play a therapeutic role in the context of psychiatric disorders and beyond.

Inducted into Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Honor Society (2020)           

Graduated Magna Cum Laude and with Honors in Neuroscience from Brown University (2020)        

Fulbright Semi-Finalist for a research proposal in Peru (2020)        

Karen T. Romer Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award from Brown Universityy (2018)                                                                                                      

I like to play/watch sports, especially basketball, soccer, and hockey. I play guitar and piano and dabble on the drum set. Recently, I’ve spent way too much time playing online chess.

Georgetown University Dean’s List: Fall 2015

Georgetown University Medical Center Biotechnology – Highest Academic Merit

Georgetown University Medical Center Biotechnology – Best Capstone Project 

Undergrad:

Presidential Scholarship at the University of Scranton (2017)

Excellence in Biochemistry Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Scranton (2021)

University of Pennsylvania

Undergrad:

Graduated summa cum laude with Distinction in Biochemistry (2021)

Roy and Diana Vagelos Scholar in the Molecular Life Sciences (2021)

Penn Biochemistry Hydra Prize for excellence in scientific writing (2021)

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Undergrad:

Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Dickinson College (2020)