Zahren York

Summer Research Fellow @ Che-Girgenti Lab || Amgen Scholar ’25 || Biochemistry and Mathematics at Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine, United States

About

I am an FGLI student at Bowdoin College with aspirations to practice medicine, particularly psychiatry or neurology, in rural and refugee communities across the Northeast. I am interested in pursuing molecular psychiatry research, specifically developing novel treatments and early detection methods for schizophrenia! I am quite a fan of Frantz Fanon, Kafka, and Frege and enjoy learning about the psychopathology of colonization, medical ethics, and neurophilosophy. I am also an enthusiast of the deprescribing framework in psychiatry!

Experience

  • Yale School of Medicine (1 yr 2 mos)
    • 2026 Summer Research Fellow @ Che-Girgenti Lab
      May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    • Research Affiliate @ Che Lab
      Aug 2025 - May 2026 · 10 mos

    • Yale Biomed Amgen Scholar @ Che Lab
      May 2025 - Aug 2025 · 4 mos

  • MaineHealth Maine Medical Center (On-site)
    • Hospital Elder Life Program: Volunteer Trainer
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Inpatient Medical-Psychiatry Unit: Psychiatric Technician
      Mar 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Behavioral Float Pool: Psychiatric Technician
      Mar 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Bowdoin College (2 yrs 11 mos)
    • Bowdoin Dining Services Student Employee
      Aug 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

    • Recording Committee: Full-time Member
      Jan 2024 - May 2024 · 5 mos

    • Bowdoin Student Government: Academic Affairs Committee, Developmental Representative
      Oct 2023 - May 2024 · 8 mos

  • Intern at Office of the State Public Defender
    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 · 3 mos

  • Student in Politics, Law & Economics at Yale Young Global Scholars
    Jun 2022 - Jul 2022 · 2 mos