2025-2026 Cohort

NextGen Professors

This talented group of graduate students and postdocs spans the major subject areas of humanities, social sciences, life sciences, and physical sciences and engineering and engages in a series of monthly professional and career development activities. Learn more about the program.

Adwoa Aboagye-Okyere, Ph.D. Candidate, Atmospheric Sciences

Beatriz Aguirre, Ph.D. Candidate, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Adam Beard, Postdoctoral Scholar, Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences

Aditya Bhattacharjee, Postdoctoral Scholar, Asian Studies

Rose Brown, Ph.D. Candidate, Psychological Sciences and Human Development

Gala Campos Oaxaca, Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemical Engineering

Rui-Lin Cheng, Postdoctoral Scholar, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Shawna Cook, Postdoctoral Scholar, Baker Institute for Animal Health

Daniel Coulson, Ph.D. Candidate, Statistics

Joee Denis, Ph.D. Candidate, Microbiology

Cátia Dombaxe, Ph.D. Candidate, Biomedical Engineering

Hetvi Doshi, Ph.D. Candidate, Psychological Sciences and Human Development

Severin Engelmann, Postdoctoral Scholar, Information Science

Endre Farago, Postdoctoral Scholar, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Miranda Farricker, Ph.D. Candidate, Animal Science

Colby Gekko, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Aleesha George, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Ria Gualano, Ph.D. Candidate, Communication

Camille Harris, Postdoctoral Scholar, Information Science

Sharon Heung, Ph.D. Candidate, Information Science

Matt Isaacson, Postdoctoral Scholar, Biomedical Engineering

Heather Kim, Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Jaeha Kim, Ph.D. Candidate, Systems Engineering

Anna Kolarzyk, Postdoctoral Scholar, Immunology and Microbiology

Laura Multini, Postdoctoral Scholar, Entomology

Dinesh Pujara, Postdoctoral Scholar, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

Islamiat Raji, Postdoctoral Scholar, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Dorota Szlek, Ph.D. Candidate, Fiber Science and Apparel Design

Cindy Wang, Postdoctoral Scholar, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Jason Wu, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Siwen Xue, Ph.D. Candidate, Nutrition

Vivian Zhang, Ph.D. Candidate, Psychological Sciences and Human Development

Yue Zhao, Ph.D. Candidate, Science and Technology Studies

Zhipeng Zhou, Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology

Jingwen Zhu, Ph.D. Candidate, Design and Environmental Analysis

Austin Zuckerman, Postdoctoral Scholar, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology