About the Authors

Carrigan Rice

Carrigan Rice is a senior at 
Georgetown University's 
School of Health, majoring 

in Global Health. She hopes to 
continue to apply her public health 
background in future endeavors 
and aspires towards a career in 
medicine. 

Tharun Potluri

Tharun Potluri is a junior 
undergraduate student in 
Georgetown University's 

School of Health, majoring in 
Human Science and minoring 
in Disability Studies. He is 
currently a research assistant 
in the Fire!ghters’ Burn and 
Surgical Research Lab where he is 
interested in studying burn wound 
pathophysiology, speci!cally post-
burn epidermal dyspigmentation 
and the dysregulation of pigment 
cell function as a result of so" 
tissue trauma. Having been 
accepted into Georgetown’s Early 
Assurance Program, #arun will 
be matriculating into Georgetown’s 
School of Medicine upon his 
graduation in 2025.

Kush Modi

Kush Modi is a junior in 
Georgetown University’s 
College of Arts and 

Sciences, majoring in Neurobiology 
and minoring in Economics and 
Public Health. He is interested in 
cancer and dementia research at 
the moment and plans to pursue 
medical school a"er he graduates.

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