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Nicole Mihelson

First Name
Nicole
Last Name
Mihelson
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Nicole Mihelson
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Research Interest

Cancer biology, Immuno-oncology, Virotherapy

Scholar Type
Degrees

B.S. Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, 2016

Student's Research

Nicole Mihelson graduated from Johns Hopkins University in December 2016 with a degree in Neuroscience. She attended Hopkins on the Hodson Trust Merit Scholarship. In her first year, she sought out research opportunities with Dr. John Laterra, the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Brain Cancer Program. Under his mentorship, Nicole researched the cellular networks that drive the expression of stem cell-like phenotypes in Glioblastoma multiforme. In addition, Nicole sought out opportunities to train under public health scientist, Dr. Sara Johnson, researching the social determinants of maternal mental well-being and child health outcomes. This work on both fronts led to several research awards, national presentations and peer-reviewed journal publications. Outside of her research, Nicole volunteered extensively in the Baltimore community, focusing specifically on STEM and health education in public elementary schools. In addition, Nicole chaired the largest student-run organization at Hopkins, the Milton S. Eisenhower Speaker Symposium. In this role, she showcased some of today’s most challenging perspectives and sparked campus-wide debates around issues at the forefront of the nation’s conscience. In her junior year, Nicole was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and named a Goldwater Scholar. Subsequently, she was recognized as a Marshall Scholar-Elect and Rhodes Scholar to pursue doctoral studies at the University of Oxford. Since graduating from Johns Hopkins, Nicole has worked at Bridgewater Associates, a global macroeconomic hedge fund, and Vida Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm focused on breakthrough companies in the life sciences. Upon completion of her DPhil, Nicole plans to attend medical school. Ultimately, she aims to lead a laboratory at an academic hospital and develop effective therapeutics for neurological cancers that both extend life expectancy and improve patients’ quality of life.

Mentors

Dr. Dorian McGavern (NINDS) and
Prof. Fiona Powrie (Oxford)

Homepage Description
Upon completion of her DPhil, Nicole plans to lead a laboratory at an academic hospital and develop effective therapeutics for neurological cancers that both extend life expectancy and improve patients’ quality of life.
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