Scholar Profile
Evelyn Wong
Neuroscience
Biography
Evelyn Wong, from Los Angeles, California, is pursuing an MD at Stanford School of Medicine, and a PhD in bioengineering at the Medical School and Stanford School of Engineering. She graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University with a major in neuroscience and a minor in Spanish literature. Evelyn received the Herchel Smith Fellowship for her thesis project at the MIT McGovern Institute, developing a next-generation protein sequencing platform. As a Marshall scholar, she earned an MPhil from the Division of Medicine at University College London, where she optimized existing neurotechnologies to understand cortical brain function. Evelyn aspires to merge her interests in asylee health and neuroengineering to tackle both technical and structural barriers to psychiatric health. In 2020, she founded CovEducation, a nonprofit dedicated to bridging the academic achievement gap and led to her being recognized by the Clinton Foundation for her work on educational equity.
High school: Schurr High School
Degrees
| College | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA |
2021 | B.S. Neuroscience |
University College LondonLondon, |
2023 | MPhil Division of Medicine (Neuroscience) |
Stanford UniversityPalo Alto, CA |
2027 | M.D. Medicine |
Stanford UniversityPalo Alto, CA |
2029 | Ph.D. Bioengineering |
News and Highlights
Going Back to Cali: Congratulations to Evelyn Wong, MS ’17, for being admitted to Stanford University’s joint MD/PhD program as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. Upon completing her Marshall Scholarship in the UK, Evelyn will join a cohort of 100 scholars from across Stanford’s seven graduate schools who will benefit from three years of full funding along with leadership programming to prepare them to be visionary, courageous and collaborative leaders who address complex global challenges.
Marshaling a Future in Neuroscience and Global Health: Please join us in giving Evelyn Wong, MS ’17, a much-deserved round of applause for her selection as a Marshall Scholar! The scholarship is vied for across the country, and Evelyn joins a class of only 50 soon-to-be graduates. Receiving a fully-funded master’s degree at the University College London, she will be studying neuroscience among the best in the world. Inspired by her East LA roots, she hopes to become a physician and scientist with a focus on health outcomes for refugees worldwide. Let us all celebrate Evelyn’s extraordinary achievement.
Making Education Accessible: Evelyn Wong, MS '17, was recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative and Foundation with the COVID-19 Student Action Fund for her work running CovEd, a virtual platform that pairs underserved K-12 students with undergraduates/postgrads from higher education institutions across the U.S., providing them with 1-on-1 mentorship, web-based educational resources, and offline content. In addition to receiving seed funding for CovEd, Evelyn and the other awardees will receive invitations to participate in the CGI U 2021 program, including an invitation to attend the CGI U 2021 annual event at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
Marshaling a Future in Neuroscience and Global Health: Please join us in giving Evelyn Wong, MS '17, a much-deserved round of applause for her selection as a Marshall Scholar! The scholarship is vied for across the country, and Evelyn joins a class of only 50 soon-to-be graduates. Receiving a fully-funded master’s degree at the University College London, she will be studying neuroscience among the best in the world. Inspired by her East LA roots, she hopes to become a physician and scientist with a focus on health outcomes for refugees worldwide. Let us all celebrate Evelyn’s extraordinary achievement.