2026 Young Guts Scholars
Jacob Cao
University of Pennsylvania
Project: Carbohydrate Consumption Modulates E. coli Adaptation in the Gut Microbiome
Post Graduate Career: Harvard MD/PhD
Devon Chang
Harvard
Project: Machine learning using multi-omic data for disease profiling in IBD
Gitika Gorthi
Columbia
Project: Improving Current Gastrointestinal Tract Organoid Disease-Model
Post Graduate Career: Fullbright, Netherlands
Evan Hsiang
Harvard
Project: Characterizing SOX9-BAF Complex Interactions in Colorectal Cancer
Post Graduate Career: Texas-SW MD
Mira Jiang
Harvard
Project: Microbial Effects on Neuron Plasticity and Gut Motility
Post Graduate Career: Harvard or Stanford MD, Masters in China
Courtney Worrell
Temple
Project: Role of STAT6 in EoE-associated alterations in mitochondria