Midori Hosoda (She/Her)

Student, Columbia University
  • People
  • United States of America

About Midori Hosoda

Midori was born in Tokyo, Japan and spent her elementary school years in New York and Boston before returning to Tokyo for middle and high school. She graduated from Columbia College, where she double majored in Biology and Medical Humanities through the Institute of Comparative Literature and Society. Midori was a member of the Veenstra-VanderWeele Lab at Columbia University Medical Center, researching autism spectrum disorder risk factors and their implications on brain and behavior using a mice model. On campus, Midori was president of CU STRIVE, supporting youth living with sickle cell disease through mentorship and advocacy. Midori spent the summer of 2019 in Bhutan, researching the perceptions and usage of biomedical, traditional (Sowa Rigpa), and local healing practices and their implications on healthcare. She spent the remainder of the summer as a research fellow of a predictive oncology lab at Marseilles Cancer Research Center in France. Her passion lies in addressing social determinants of health to achieve global health equity. Midori plans to use such experiences to inform her future practice as a physician who will work for international humanitarian organizations.

I am a/an:

Alum: Undergraduate Leadership & Research Programme

University

Columbia University University of Oxford

Laidlaw Cohort Year

2017

Research Topic

Health Society & Culture

Area of Expertise

Diversity and Inclusion Health Humanities Medicine Social Sciences

I am from:

Japan

I speak:

English Japanese

My hobbies/interests are:

Crafts & DIY Outdoor sports Travelling

I am open to participating in mentoring/buddy programmes

Yes

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