Unite For Sight: 2009-2010 Campus Representatives

Unite For Sight's most stellar alumni Global Impact Fellows are invited to serve as Campus Representatives. Campus Representatives motivate students at their university to participate with Unite For Sight and become engaged in eliminating preventable blindness. They give presentations at their university about their experience as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow and communicate by email, by phone, or in person, with students from their university who are interested in volunteering with Unite For Sight.

Universities

This page is in development. Additional universities added as campus representatives submit bios and photos.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Neil Ari Wijetunga

 

Neil Ari Wijetunga is a first year medical student in the MD/PhD program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. During the summer of 2009, he participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Tamale, Ghana. Having a Masters degree in a Public Health discipline from Columbia University, Neil is interested in applying his training to improving global healthcare.  While participating in the village outreach program, he  was able to conduct a research study involving eye care alternatives endemic to developing countries under the guidance of Seth Wanye, M.D. Neil plans to be a physician scientist with active involvement in global healthcare.

Allegheny College: Sylvia Kauffman

Sylvia Kauffman is a senior at Allegheny College studying biochemistry and philosophy with a strong interest in development and public health.  Her experience in Orissa, India, during the summer of 2009 exposed her to a huge range of issues related not only to eye health in developing countries but also to the challenges of health care delivery systems in poor, rural areas.  Sylvia hopes to use the inspiration and motivation from her experience with Unite For Sight to pursue a master’s degree in public health, serve in the Peace Corps, attend medical school, and eventually play a role in improving global health.  Sylvia enjoys serving as the president of her school’s International Club, plays several musical instruments, loves to spend time outdoors, and seizes every opportunity to learn about other cultures and people.

Boston University School of Medicine: Andrew Francis

 

Andrew Francis is a second year medical student at Boston University School of Medicine. He participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Accra, Ghana for 2 months during the summer of 2009. In addition to participating in the village outreach program, Andrew was the first volunteer to conduct glaucoma research at the Emmanuel Eye Clinic in Accra under the guidance of Michael Gyasi, M.D. Andrew looks forward to an exciting career in ophthalmology in addition to continued research overseas in developing countries.

 

Brown University: Jennifer Park

 

Jennifer Park is currently a research assistant in a behavioral genetics lab at Brown University, from which she graduated in May 2009. She was a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Accra, Ghana for six weeks during Summer 2009. While in Ghana, Jennifer was involved in two research projects, in addition to assisting in vision screenings in rural areas. She conducted research on cataract surgical outcomes at Emmanuel Eye Center in Accra with Ghanaian ophthalmologist Michael Gyasi, M.D. for two weeks. At the outreaches, she interviewed patients with cataracts to assist in a research project investigating barriers to patient care. Jennifer’s experiences in Ghana ignited her interest in global health. She hopes to become a physician and wants to provide health care to disadvantaged communities within the U.S. as well as overseas. During her free time, she enjoys developing her interest in journalism, photography, running, cycling, and listening to trance/house music.  

Carnegie Mellon University: Ashley Kilp

 

Ashley Kilp is a senior at Carnegie Mellon University, where she is majoring in chemistry.  Ashley participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Chennai, India during Summer 2008 and came back again during Summer 2009, this time in the Accra and Rural Villages programs in Ghana. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ashley is passionate about medicine, public health, and the socioeconomic disparities at play both in the United States and abroad. While in Ghana, she conducted a medical anthropological study focused on the medical narratives of outreach patients; she is currently working to replicate this research with underserved eye patients in Pittsburgh.  Ashley is involved in many service and health-related initiatives, and in her free time  enjoys travel, anything outdoors, photography, reading, and exploring.

 

Columbia University: Farhana Begum

 

 

Farhana Begum is a junior majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior at Columbia University.  She volunteered as an Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Tamale, Ghana during Summer 2008. She says that her goal is to attend Columbia Medical School. Her experience with Unite For Sight has confirmed her desire to practice medicine. Farhana is looking forward to her last years as an undergraduate and enjoys hip hop, fashion and picnics.

 

 

Cornell University: Clara Lee

Clara Lee is a sophomore at Cornell University, majoring in Art History and minoring in Global Health. She volunteered with Unite For Sight in the winter of 2009 in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. During her time in Ghana, she worked under senior ophthalmologist Dr. Baah at the Charity Eye Centre, and also participated in various outreach programs in Ghanaian villages. While the local eye doctors provided exams, diagnosis, and treatment, Clara assisted by dispensing medicine and glasses, conducting visual acuity screenings, and managing the patient database. Clara is very passionate about nutrition and international health. This summer, she will be continuing her studies and focus on global health and epidemiology by doing research and clinical work in Tanzania and Malawi. In her free time, Clara enjoys going to the museum and cooking with her family. 

Florida State University: Luiz Soyza-Filho

Luiz Souza-Filho is a Junior at Florida State University, and he is majoring in Exercise Science and Biology. He participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Tegucigalpa, Honduras during summer 2009. His experience in Honduras further deepened his interest in medicine and global health, and sparked in interest in the field of Ophthalmology. Luiz currently does undergraduate research in neuroscience in the psychology department at Florida State University. He plans to attend medical school after graduating, and hopes to return to Tegucigalpa one day as a doctor; allowing him to continue to help those in need as he did as a Global Impact Fellow.

Hamilton College: Erin West

 

 

Erin West is a junior at Hamilton College studying neuroscience and studio art with a pre-medical concentration. During December 2009, she participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Accra, Ghana. Her experience in Ghana exposed her to the cultural implications of eye disease and to existing problems in rural community healthcare distribution. In the previous semester, Erin studied community health care at an HIV/AIDS hospital in rural South Africa, which furthered her interested in community healthcare. Erin is planning to attend medical school after graduation, with a focus in primary health care, and she hopes to remain active in global healthcare for developing countries. In her free time, Erin runs cross-country and track for Hamilton College and participates in dance, music, and community service projects.

Harvard University: Huy Nguyen

 

Huy Nguyen is a senior at Harvard University studying Chemical and Physical Biology. He volunteered in Bihar, India with Unite for Sight in June 2008 and still believes that this experience "solidified [his] desire to become a physician" and made him aware of how much work still can be done to fight not only preventable blindness, but also poverty, lack of education, and access to general health care. On campus, he is involved with greater issues of community health, health disparities, and global health. Outside of his studies, he enjoys writing, photography, cooking, dancing, music, and tennis.

 

Harvard University: Matthew Zehnder

 

 

Matthew Zehnder hails from Northern California and is a junior at Harvard College where he is concentrating in American and English Literature. In January of 2010 he traveled to Accra and Kumasi, Ghana to volunteer with Unite For Sight. He describes the experience as, "a wonderful introduction into the world of global health" and thoroughly enjoyed himself during the trip. Matthew plans on becoming a physician and hopes to return to Ghana to visit all of his wonderful Ghanaian friends.

 

Harvard University School of Medicine: Rosh Sethi

 

 

Rosh Sethi is a first year medical student at Harvard Medical School. He graduated from Yale University with a B.S. in Biology.  Along with his twin brother, he volunteered in New Delhi, India with Unite for Sight in December, 2006. While in India, he helped film and produce a documentary video about Dr. Schroff's Charity Eye Hospital.  It is now being used by the hospital to raise funds for its outreach work.  Rosh was also co-president of the Yale chapter for Unite for Sight, and was also awarded the Unite for Sight Volunteer of the Year Award in 2008. Rosh enjoys creating 3D animations and hopes to pursue a career in surgery.

Harvard University School of Medicine: Roshan Sethi

 

Roshan Sethi is also a first year medical student at Harvard Medical School. He graduated from Yale University with a B.S. in Biology.  Roshan volunteered in New Delhi, India with Unite for Sight in December, 2006. He was the co-president of the Yale chapter for Unite for Sight and was awarded the Unite for Sight Volunteer of the Year Award in 2008. Roshan enjoys writing fiction and poetry, global health and health policy.

 

Haverford College: Rebecca Burger-Caplan

 

Rebecca Burger-Caplan is a senior at Haverford College, majoring in psychology. Rebecca participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in the Accra Region program during the summer of 2009, where she also conducted a research study in self-perception and self-portraiture within a population of varying visual capacity. This experience has reinforced her commitment to pursuing a career in medicine and helped her to understand even more clearly the importance of promoting global citizenship, service, and sustainable practice. At Haverford, Rebecca has been a leader in a program designed to support and advise entering freshmen, and co-directs MAST, a science and writing tutoring program for middle- and high-school students in Philadelphia.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Christopher Stanis

 

 

 

Chris Stanis is a senior biology major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After he graduates IUP, he plans to pursue an MD/PHD program. He says that he hopes to someday become involved in international public health policy advising, particularly in regards to Western African affairs. At IUP he is currently involved with Alpha Chi Sigma as well as with the program "Big Hearts, Little Hands." Beyond medicine and public health, he is interested in traveling, trying new foods, yoga, and almost any outdoor activity.

 

 

 

Loyola University: Marylin Palackel


Marylin Palackel is a sophomore at Loyola University majoring in Biology and minoring in Music.  She volunteered abroad for Unite For Sight in Chennai, India in December of 2009, and she says that she found the weeks she spent there to be an "enriching experience."  After experiencing how Unite For Sight is able to directly help lives and have immediate results, she feels more passionately about being a Unite For Sight volunteer and writes that she is "100% committed to Unite For Sight's cause of eliminating preventable blindness." In addition to her position as Campus Representative, Marylin is also president of the Unite For Sight chapter at Loyola.

Maryville College: Pooneh Vafaee

 

Pooneh Vafaee is a junior at Maryville College studying Biochemsitry and Mathematics. She participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Orissa, India in the summer of 2009 where she learned a great deal about international healthcare and became familiar with the Indian culture. She says "my experience with Unite For Sight was truly an eye opening experience and has confirmed my desire to serve those living in extereme poverty." She is planning to enter optometry school after graduation and hopes to one day go back to India as an optometrist and make a greater impact on the lives of those she serves. As a Bonner Scholar in Maryville College she volunteers 10 hours per week tutorring children in reading in a low income neighborhood, speaking to high school students about the importance of pursuing a higher education, and volunteering at a local health clinic. In her free time she enjoys traveling, learning about different cultures, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Lauren Simmons

Lauren Simmons is a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she majors in Chemical-Biological engineering. She traveled to Accra, Ghana in August of 2008 to work as a Unite For Sight volunteer. She feels that it was "truly one of the greatest experiences [she] has ever had." During her time there she learned much about global health and the Ghanaian culture. After she graduates she plans to attend medical school to pursue a career as an ophthalmologist with the hopes of one day returning to provide eye care to the people in Ghana. She is also the pre-college initiative chair for the New England Zone of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) where she helps put on programs for local high school students to spark their interest in math and science related fields. As a member of the MIT chapter of Unite For Sight she performs vision screenings at various places in the Boston/Cambridge area. In her spare time she enjoys playing basketball, listening to music and reading.

Monmouth University: Alix DeTullio

 

Alix DeTullio is from Millstone, NJ and is currently a senior at Monmouth University. A health studies major with the intentions of entering a nurse practitioner program, she is scheduled to graduate May 2010, at which point she plans to take a year off to do some more global health work.  She has two jobs, both of which are in the healthcare field, and was a Global Impact Fellow with Unite For Sight in Accra, Ghana in August 2008.  She has also attended the 2008 and 2009 Unite For Sight Global Health & Innovation Conferences at Yale. 

 

Michigan State University: Nandita Anand

 

Nandita Anand is a second year student at Michigan State University's combined MD Scholars program majoring in Human Biology with a specialization in Bioethics, Humanities and Sciences. She says that her time as a volunteer with Unite For Sight in Chennai, India, was "the most rewarding experience of [her] life", and she was inspired by "witnessing the incredible joy that sight-restoring surgery can bring to a patient." In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis and working with the student health advisory committee on campus. 

New York University: Nisha Singh

Nisha Singh currently works at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as a part of a research team that coordinates several clinical research protocols in Thoracic Surgical Oncology. Graduating from New York University in May of 2009, she served as a Global Impact Fellow in Ghana the summer of 2009, working first with Dr. Gyasi in Accra on a surgical cataract outcome study. She also worked with ophthalmologist Dr. Twumasi and Ophthalmic Nurse Samuel Gymafi conducting visual screenings in Kumasi. She says that the passion and dedication of the clinicians and local staff in Ghana has inspired her and has further supported her goal of pursuing a medical degree. She hopes that by continuing to work with Unite For Sight she can remain active in and better understand the complexities involved in making sustainable health improvements in the global arena.

 

Reed College: Celia Gellman

 

Celia Gellman graduated in 2009 with a degree in molecular biology from Reed College, and became interested in volunteering with Unite For Sight after having the opportunity to present retina research for her honors thesis at the 2009 Unite For Sight Global Health Conference.   She says that both the conference and her volunteer time with Unite For Sight in Tamale "profoundly influenced how [she] views her capacity as an agent of change to improve the world." She says that she is committed to continuing her work with various social entrepreneurship projects while pursuing an advanced degree.

 

Saint Louis University: Krishi Peddada

Krishi Peddada is currently a sophomore at Saint Louis University pursuing biomedical engineering. As a pre-med student, his interest in getting involved in community medicine led him to spend 20 days in Chennai, India during the summer of 2009. Afterward, he became more involved in tackling preventable blindness in his own community by starting a chapter of Unite For Sight at Saint Louis University. Both of these experiences have helped him "gain a greater understanding of the socioeconomic disparities that exist in healthcare." Outside of his Unite For Sight involvement, he is a part of the SLU Karate Club and a Big Brother through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. He is also a research lab assistant for a professor in the biomedical engineering department and enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, skiing, and backpacking.

Stanford University School of Medicine: Shawn Lin

 

Shawn Lin is a first year medical student at the Stanford University School of Medicine. As a Global Impact Fellow, Shawn traveled to Chennai, India to work with Uma Eye Clinic. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 2007 with a degree in Biochemistry, and after college, joined Teach for America and taught high school biology in the Bronx. He hopes to pursue a career in ophthalmology and continue to work with the underserved, both domestically and abroad. In his free time, Shawn enjoys windsurfing, rock climbing, and playing any sport involving a racquet.

Temple University: Jim Baraldi

 

Jim Baraldi graduated from Temple University in May of 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Spanish.  Currently, he teaches Spanish to elementary school students in the School District of Philadelphia and writes freelance articles for The Philadelphia Inquirer and other publications.  In January of 2009 he volunteered with Unite For Sight in its inaugural Honduras program.  He will enroll in a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program in 2010 and intends to pursue a dual M.D./Ph.D. degree.

University of California, Berkeley: Joanna Tran

 

 

Joanna Tran is a senior at University of California, Berkeley, and she is majoring in molecular cell biology.  Joanna participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Patna, India during summer 2009, which she says provided her an opportunity to learn more about public health and international development, reinforcing her decision to pursue a medical career.  In California, Joanna is enthusiastic about learning more about international healthcare and maternal and child health.  She volunteers at hospitals, homeless shelters, and schools with Unite For Sight’s chapter at Berkeley, in addition to pursuing her medical research interests.

 

 

University of California, Berkeley: Larry Cai

 

Larry Cai is a junior at UC Berkeley majoring in Molecular Toxicology. Larry participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in December 2009 at Kalinga Eye Hospital in Orissa, India. He has a strong interest in biomedical science, and he studies adult neural stem cells at UC Berkeley. He hopes to become a physician-scientist (MD/PhD) in the future, and his experience at Orissa helped to solidify his understanding of medicine and public health. In his free time, Larry volunteers at the UCSF Emergency Department and teaches Cantonese-speaking employees of UC Berkeley how to use computers. He enjoys practicing the piano and playing Ultimate.

University of California, Davis: Jasdeep Manik

Jasdeep Manik is a senior at University of California Davis majoring in Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior. Jasdeep participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in the Bihar, India program during Winter 2008, and she says that she "quickly understood the need for vision services for those living in extreme poverty." She writes that volunteering with such dedicated people as the Sinha family of ophthalmologists in Bihar led her to an “eye-opening” experience that sparked her interest in public and global health, and allowed her to "grasp the concept of high impact volunteerism." Although the trip is completed, the mission to prevent blindness doesn’t end. With continual effort, she volunteers with Unite For Sight locally as chapter president. She also enjoys tutoring, juggling, and telling jokes.

University of Michigan: Scott Kirsch

 

Scott Kirsch is a junior at the University of Michigan and is majoring in brain, behavior, and cognitive sciences. Scott traveled to Accra, Ghana to be a part of the Unite For Sight program for the month of July in the summer of 2009. His experience in Ghana has motivated him to continue to be a part of advancement in public health, specifically in developing countries. Scott, who is from West Bloomfield, Michigan, is interested in a career in pediatrics. Throughout the year, he volunteers at the University of Michigan Hospital and a partner clinic where he helps with the study of the effects of nitric oxide in African American children. In his free time, he enjoys playing soccer and reading.

 

University of Notre Dame: Gina Rebesco

 

Gina Rebesco is a senior at the University of Notre Dame. She is majoring in psychology and theology. Gina participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in the Tamale Region program during Summer 2009, and she says that this experience introduced her to global health. It has strengthened her desire to pursue a career in medicine. Originally from Munster, Indiana, Gina is passionate about furthering the Unite For Sight mission to eliminate preventable blindness. During her last year at Notre Dame, she hopes to spread awareness of Unite For Sight to her fellow classmates. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and reading.

University of Pennsylvania: Katherine Wu

 

Originally from Cupertino, CA, Katherine Wu is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in bioengineering. Katherine participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in the Accra Region program during the summer of 2009. This experience confirmed her decision to pursue a career in medicine and has motivated her to be more involved in global health and serving the underprivileged in her community. In Philadelphia, Katherine has volunteered at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and in the West Philadelphia community teaching children how to play the violin. In her free time, she enjoys the outdoors and playing violin.

 

University of Pittsburgh: Sarah Bonaffini

Sarah Bonaffini is a junior at the University of Pittsburgh and is majoring in neuroscience with a double minor in chemistry and classical civilization. Sarah's participation as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Accra, Ghana during the Summer of 2009 has inspired her to pursue a career in optometry with an eventual goal of making an impact in developing countries as an optometrist. Sarah says that her experience with the Accra program has also ignited a newfound passion for global health, motivating her to participate in helping the underprivileged in the surrounding Pittsburgh area, as well as becoming the first student to start a Unite For Sight chapter at the University of Pittsburgh. Sarah's other passions include participating in Pitt’s African Drumming Club, volunteering at the Magee Women’s Hospital, and DJ-ing at her local radio station! In what little free time she has, Sarah also enjoys hiking, kayaking, and live music!

University of Texas, Dallas: Tharun Paruchuri

 

Tharun Parauchuri is currently a sophomore at the University of Texas at Dallas majoring in Biochemistry. He first heard of Unite for Sight last year and since then has been working with a local chapter that was recently created on his campus. He says "the travel abroad experience was awesome as it enabled me to meet and interact with others in real-life medical settings." The experience showed him the importance of providing care to individuals who lack enough resources to receive adequate care. He is looking forward to continuing his involvement with Unite For Sight locally and helping to cure worldwide blindness one person at a time!

 

University of Toronto: Bing Qing Wang

 

Bing Qing Wang is a junior at University of Toronto, where she is doing a specialist program in Health and Disease. Bing participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Chennai, India in Summer 2009, where she also conducted a research study on the prevelance of visual impairment and patient knowledge and perceptions of eye diseases. The experience confirmed Bing's desire to pursue medicine. Bing has a strong interest in medicine and public health. In Toronto, she volunteers in a local hospital, Canaidan Cancer Society, St. John's Ambulance, and is the President of Unite For Sight Chapter at University of Toronto.  Bing enjoys hiking and swimming in her free time.

University of Virginia: Catherine Nguyen

 

Catherine Nguyen is a senior at the University of Virginia, majoring in anthropology. She was a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Tamale, Ghana, for two months during Summer 2009, where she says that she learned a great deal about global public health. After graduation, Catherine hopes to return to sub-Saharan Africa to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer before pursuing a master's in public health. She is passionate about serving others and volunteers regularly with several organizations, including two different mentoring programs and the Charlottesville AIDS/HIV Services Group.

 

University of Western Ontario: Tyler Kaster

Tyler Kaster is a senior at the University of Western Ontario where he is studying Medical Biophysics.  He volunteered as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Accra, Ghana during the summer of 2009.  This experience reinforced his decision to go to medical school. He says that the best experience of the trip was the people he met.  He writes, "the workers at the clinic and outreaches were passionate about their work, the other volunteers were extremely dedicated to improving eye care and the doctor was an outstanding role model for aspiring physicians."  Back in London, Ontario he is involved with the campus learning skills centre and is also doing research in soft tissue elasticity. When not working, he enjoys reading books with new ideas and exercising at the gym.

 

Washington University in St. Louis: Julia Siegel

Julia Siegel is a junior at Washington University in St. Louis where she is a pre-med student, an Environmental Studies major, and Anthropology minor. She loved being a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Tegucigalpa, Honduras during the summer of 2009 and will always remember her experience there. It was wonderful to pursue her interest in medicine while also making a difference in people’s lives. The doctors and medical assistants she worked with were some of the "kindest, most generous people [she] had ever met." Inspired by her experience with UFS, Julia continues to explore the medical field and is now involved in pediatric emergency care research. Julia hopes to enter the field of medicine and one day to return to Honduras with the necessary skills to make an even greater contribution. She would like to impact the lives of others as much as Dr. Eduardo Flores, Lety Ramírez, and others at the COVA clinic have impacted her own.

Yale University: Samantha Diamond

 

Samantha Diamond is from Connecticut and is studying global health in a BA/MPH program at Yale University.  She spent the summer after her freshman year with Unite For Sight in Asikuma-Breman, Ghana.  She has also spent time advocating for reproductive rights for commercial sex workers in Uganda and working at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights in Boston. At Yale she volunteers with Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services and co-coordinated the Public Health Coalition. She is interested intersections of culture, medicine, and public health policies.

Yale University: Abraar Karan

 

 

Abraar Karan is a junior majoring in political science and studying in the premedical track. Abraar served as a Unite for Sight volunteer in Chennai, India in 2008 where he conducted an independent research study and a photojournalism project. In Spring of 2009, he served as a Program Development Fellow in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Abraar is interested in the intersection of international development and health and hopes to further pursue these topics in the future.

 

 

Yale University: Benjamin Long

 

 

Benjamin Long is a junior at Yale University majoring in chemistry.  Ben participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow for 2 months in Accra during the summer of 2009.  His experience in Ghana not only furthered his desire to pursue medicine as a career choice, but also to become involved in global and public health, especially in regions that are traditionally underserved.  Originally from Salem, Oregon, Ben volunteered at his local hospital as a high school student and continues to do so while at Yale.  He is also president of the Yale Club Swim Team, member of the Club Sports Advisory Board, and a trumpet player for the Yale Concert Band.

 

 

 

Yale University: Jessica Qu

 

Jessica Qu is a senior at Yale majoring in molecular biology. Originally from San Francisco, California, Jessica served as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Chennai, India in 2007. The following summer, Jessica worked as a National Institutes of Health Infectious Diseases and Immunology Fellow. After spending one semester studying in China and conducting research on the local HIV/AIDS orphan population, Jessica worked at a Beijing-based social enterprise and managed its microfinance and medical outreach programs in Tibet and the Greater Himalayas. Upon graduation, Jessica hopes to pursue a career in medicine, global health, and business.

Yale University: Tony Su

 

Tony Su is a junior at Yale University, and he is majoring in physics and biology. Tony participated as a Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow in Chennai, India in Summer 2009, where he also conducted a research study on the prevelance of visual impairment and patient knowledge and perceptions of eye diseases. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Tony has a strong interest in medicine and physics, and his experience with Unite For Sight confirmed his desire to pursue medicine. In New Haven, he volunteers at a local hospital, community soup kichens, and is the Vice President of Unite For Sight's Chapter at Yale. In his free time, Tony enjoys swimming, watching sports, and hiking.

 

Yale University: Kate Penziner

 

 

Kate Penziner is a junior American Studies major at Yale University. She volunteered for Unite For Sight in the Accra region of Ghana during the summer of 2009. Kate is also a member of the Yale chapter for Unite for Sight. Her experience abroad reinforced her interest in medicine and prompted interest in global health care. She hopes to attend medical school after graduation.

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