Maeen Arslan (M’28)
Mentor: Earl Harley, MD
Research Area: Oropharyngeal Cancer
Meet the 2025 BellRinger Fellows
The Mitchell BellRinger Oncology Research Fellowship Program allows selected medical students to pursue summer research projects focused on better understanding, diagnosing and treating cancer.
(August 19, 2025) — Entering its second year, the Mitchell BellRinger Oncology Research Fellowship Program, named in honor of Georgetown University School of Medicine Dean Emeritus Stephen Ray Mitchell, MD, MBA, FAAP, MACP, FRCP, recognizes his contributions to advancing medical student research during his tenure as dean for medical education at Georgetown. Established in 2024 with support from the family of Elena and Barney Byrd, the program is now additionally funded by Mitchell and his wife, Ellen, after being deeply moved by the recognition.
All BellRinger Fellows work alongside investigators at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, gaining valuable experience and insight into how cancer research is conducted.
The 2025 BellRinger Fellows
Jonathan Gagnon (M’28)
Mentor: Barry Hudson, PhD
Research Area: Breast Cancer
Meg McCall (M’28)
Mentor: Joyce Slingerland, MD, PhD
Research Area: Breast Cancer
Abigail Shuman (M’28)
Mentors: Sonia de Assis, PhD, and Joanna Kitlinska, PhD
Research Area: Neuroblastoma
Tiffany Tian (M’28)
Mentor: Samir Gupta, PhD
Research Area: Immuno-Oncology
Catherine Van Dongen (M’32)
Mentor: Joyce Slingerland, MD, PhD
Research Area: Breast Cancer