Shaping the future of education in health care and medical sciences
Beyond the Scalpel, Learning About Humanities in Medicine
Medical humanities is the field that examines the intersection of art and humanities with medicine, and on September 18, 2025, the Academy for Medicine and the Humanities at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai hosted the inaugural Two-Minute Talks in Medical Humanities. Members of the Mount Sinai Health System presented various topics that they were passionate about, showcasing their interests outside just the medical field.
Of Integrity, Persistence, Leadership, and Responsibility: Mount Sinai Graduate Students Start Their Science Training
Alec C. Kimmelman, MD, PhD, stepped to the podium as the keynote speaker at Mount Sinai’s Lab Coat Ceremony, the celebratory start of academic research and training for the newest PhD and MD-PhD students. He recalled how he had felt a few decades earlier when he was a...
How a Passion for Pharmacology and Addressing Substance Use Disorders Brought an Aspiring Researcher to Mount Sinai
Ally Parpounas, MS, is a second-year student in the MD program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She previously completed the Master of Science in Biomedical Science (MSBS) at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. It was her decision to attend the...
After Sharpening His Engineering Skills in Industry, Karan Lingineni Gets a Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR), Building on a Passion for Research-Driven Approaches to Clinical Care
After earning dual degrees in Computer Science and Neurobiology from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2022, Karan Lingineni moved to Seattle and worked at Amazon’s Alexa AI division, then later at Kyndryl (formerly IBM Cloud Consulting), where he served as...
Driven by a Passion for Immunology, Gvantsa Pantsulaia Deeply Advances Her Understanding of the Field With a Master of Science in Biomedical Science (MSBS) Degree
Nothing fascinates Gvantsa Pantsulaia, MSBS, more than learning how immune cells communicate, recognize threats, and coordinate responses, which she describes as “watching a movie unfold.” In the following Q&A, she discusses the experiences that shaped her and...
Krystine Ferreira Recounts Unforgettable Experiences and Gaining a Vast New Skill Set on the Road to Earning a Master of Science in Epidemiology at Mount Sinai
Krystine Ferreira, who earned a Master of Science in Epidemiology in 2025 from Mount Sinai’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, wanted to further explore the intersectionality of sociology and biomolecular science. In the following Q&A, she discusses how she...