LEADERSHIP BIOS
CURRENT CO-CHAIRS
Name: Cameron Stainken
Program: MD
Educational Background: BA, Chinese • International Politics, Georgetown University
Research Interests: Global health and infectious disease
Hobbies: recycling deceased trees, infectious smiles
Hometown: Kingstown, RI
Contact: stainken@mail.med.upenn.edu
Fun Fact: no fun
Name: Lauren Sinnenberg
Program: MD
Educational Background: BA, Biology, Williams College
Research Interests: Immunology, virology, vaccinology
Other Activities: Cardiology Interest Group, Puentes de Salud, Bioethics
Hobbies: Soccer, intramural sports, anything food and drink related, terrible television
Hometown: Westfield, NJ
Contact: lsinn@med.upenn.edu
Fun Fact: I was once featured on Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd"
Name: Tiffany Ko
Program: PhD, Bioengineering - HHMI Interfaces Program
Educational Background: BA, Electrical Engineering, Princeton University; MS, Bioengineering, UC Berkeley-UCSF
Research Interests: Medical imaging diagnostics
Other Activities: Penn Med Art Show, Lambda Grads, HRC, Pipeline
Hobbies: rock climbing, biking around town, outdoor adventures, scribbling with permanent marker, careening around the gayborhood, making everyone dance
Hometown: Terre Haute, IN
Contact: tiko@seas.upenn.edu
Fun Fact: I have two rambunctious rescue pups, Tova and Tonka
FORMER CO-CHAIRS
Name: Jordan Achtman
Program: MD, MD class of 2015
Educational Background: BA, Biology, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests: Divination and how to use it for world domination
Other Activities: Snuggling with stray cats and not getting cat scratch fever
Hobbies: Running, wining and dining, theme parties
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Contact: achtman@mail.med.upenn.edu
Fun Fact: I can read tarot cards
Name: Allyson Lieberman
Program: MD-PhD, MD class of 2015
Educational Background: BS, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University
Research Interests: Cancer Biology
Other Activities: Representative to MSTP Steering Committee, UCC Hypertension Clinic, UCHC volunteer
Hobbies: Eating, cooking, singing, doing old campy workout videos, being a crazy cat lady
Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
Contact: allysonl@mail.med.upenn.edu
Fun Fact: I music directed an a cappella group that went on world tour (the picture is from a tea ceremony in Japan - I'm wearing traditional yukata).
Name: Will Rothwell
Program: MD-PhD, MD class of 2015
Educational Background: BS, Biology, Wake Forest Univesity
Employment Background: Duke University Center for AIDS Resarch; Worrell House, Wake Forest U, London; Doherty Lab, University of Melbourne, Australia
Research Interests: Immunology
Other Activities: Human Rights Clinic
Hobbies: Cooking, traveling, restaurants, running, biking, reading, playing my piano
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Contact: rothw@mail.med.upenn.edu
Fun Fact: I accidentally stepped on Julianne Moore's coat while she was standing in front of me in the ticket line at the Guggenheim in New York.
Name: Ted Kreider
Program: MD-PhD, MD Class of 2014
Educational Background: BA/MS University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Research Interests: Virology, Microbiology
Other Activities: Course Representative for Modules 1 & 2, Liaison for Medical Students for Environmental Awareness
Hobbies: Trying new restaurants; attempting to cook/bake
Hometown: Moorestown, NJ
Contact: fkreider@mail.med.upenn.edu
Fun Fact: My dogs at home are labradoodles, mixes between labradors and poodles
Name: Eric Rosoff
Program: MD, Class of 2014
Educational Background: BA Government with concentration in American Government & International Relations, Wesleyan University
Employment Background: EMS in Los Angeles County, Information Technology, and non-profit community organizing
Research Interest: Using Twitter to assess the quality and efficacy of resuscitative techniques by region
Other Clubs: Med Students for Choice, Ob/Gyn Interest Group, Medical Spanish, Guatemala Health Initiative, Puentes de Salud
Hobbies: computers, cycling, hiking, meditations, board games, film & television, reading the news
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Contact: rosoff@mail.med.upenn.edu
Fun Fact: I once played a paramedic on an episode of E.R.
Name: Ellen Fraint
Program: MD, Class of 2013
Educational Background: BA University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Other Activities: Co-chair of the class of 2013, Medical Student Government, Guatemala Health Initiative, various intramural and recreational sports teams, and involvement with other LGBT and Jewish groups at UPenn.
Hobbies: cooking, dancing, going out to eat, reading, movies, biking, road trips
Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ
Contact: efraint@mail.med.upenn.edu
Fun Facts: Meeting Ellen Degeneres was the highlight of my 3-week road trip out west last year. Things I am passionate about: coffee, colorful sneakers, listening to new music, wearing crazy sunglasses.
Name: Andrew Migliaccio
Program: MD, Class of 2013
Educational Background: BS in Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, 2009
Other Activities: Redfield Group Co-Chair, UCHC volunteer
Hobbies: Love trying new restaurants & vegetarian fare, yoga, running, meditation, music & dancing, travel
Hometown: Winter Park, FL
Contact: amig@mail.med.upenn.edu
Fun Facts: Being a Florida boy, I had never seen snow before moving to Philly. (And then it snowed more than any other winter in history.) The photo below was taken before the Penn Med Formal, and as you may guess from my stunning orange & blue shirt/tie combo, I am a huge fan of the Florida Gators, who took home 4 national championships during my 4 years of college. Go Gators! :)
Name: Taylor Sewell
Program: MD, Class of 2012
Educational Background: BS Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University, 2008
Research Interests: Unsure
Other Clubs: United Community Clinics Medical Coordinator, Medical Student Government Class Representative, Guatemala Health Initiative, Langfitt Health Policy Symposium Co-coordinator
Hobbies: Trying new restaurants, going to the movies, and attempting to cook
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Contact: sewelltb@mail.med.upenn.edu
Fun Fact(s): I've perforated both of my eardrums: one skydiving and the other scuba diving
Name: Renee Betancourt
Program: MD, Class of 2011
Educational Background: BA Ethnic Studies, Brown University, 2005
Employment Background: Research Coordinator at the Institute for Health Policy, MGH/Harvard Medical School (Center for Genomics, Vulnerable Populations and Health Disparities)
Other Clubs: Stay Safe Crew at Sayre High School, Langfitt Symposium Committee
Hobbies: Music, cooking, making jewelry, camping, hiking
Hometown: Havertown, PA
Contact: reneeb@mail.med.upenn.edu
Name: Rob Dood
Program: MD, Class of 2011
Educational Background: BS Biochemistry, the University of Michigan
Research Interests: Epidemiology, neonatal outcomes, oncology therapies, psychiatry
Other Clubs: Penn Epidemiology Interest Group
Hobbies: Reading, cooking, and finding the world's best cappuccino
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Contact: rdood@mail.med.upenn.edu; 616-460-4535
Name: Matthew J. Frigault
Program: MD, Class of 2011
Educational Background: BA Biology with concentration in Biochemistry, College of the Holy Cross
Research Interests: Immunotherapy for cancer and viral pathogens
Other Clubs: Penn Med Oncology, Penn Medical Student Government Co-Chair, Penn Technology Committee
Hobbies: Swimming, running, dining out (mainly just eating in general)
Hometown: East Freetown, MA
Contact Info: mfrig@mail.med.upenn.edu; 508-612-9223
Fun Fact(s): I'm a vegetarian and I can't sing to save my life
Name: Scott Walter
Program: MD, Class of 2011
Educational Background: BA Anthropological Sciences, Reed College / Stanford
Research Interests: Reproductive Technologies for Gay and Lesbian Couples; Retrovirus Evolution; Primate Sexuality
Conferences: Queering the Discourse, 2005 (invited speaker and participant)
Other Clubs: Penn Biotech Group (consulting); Penn Med Cooking (co-president); Sayre Health Science Outreach (lesson planner);
Penn Med Fishing Club
Hobbies: Cooking; rock-climbing
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
Contact Info: swalt@mail.med.upenn.edu; 215-704-8609
