Past Scholarship recipients

The Donna L. Martins & Edward E. Martins Foundation helped a medical student at UCSF to launch her career in oncology 

In 2017, the Donna L. Martins & Edward E. Martins Foundation generously supported UCSF medical student Suravi “Blossom” Raychaudhuri and helped to launch her career as a physician scientist.

Blossom had finished her third year of medical school at UCSF and was interested in studying Hematology/Oncology, particularly lymphoma. The Martins Foundation provided support for her to work on several projects in the lab of Wei Ai, MD, a blood cancer specialist at UCSF, for a full academic year to explore a career in translational research. Her work led to a publication in a prestigious scientific journal and the opportunity to present at scientific meetings.  

After graduating from medical school in 2019, Blossom went on to complete her medical residency training and additional research in oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine, one of the most competitive program in the country.  Her research experiences as a philanthropically-funded medical student at UCSF and beyond truly solidified her career choice in oncology.  Blossom will soon start her oncology fellowship training at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center which is affiliated with the University of Washington in Seattle.

Spotlight:

Kayla Hamblett 

Kayla Hamblett, a recipient of our foundation scholarship, is a 2022 graduate of Chabot College.  She obtained three Associates in Arts degrees in Biology, Liberal Arts in Mathematics and Science and Psychology with a GPA of 3.67.  While at Chabot she was an officer for the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society, a mentor for the TRiO Aspire Program and completed hours of community service.  In the spring of 2023, she will enter a rigorous nursing program at Ohlone College focusing on obtaining her registered nurse degree. 

Current and Past Award Winners:

2023

Chibiya Bossa

Jan Jasmin Gonzales

Brenda Quintero 

Stephanie Cornelio

Channon Ly

2022

 Canhui Huang 

 Lesieli Vatuvei 

 Michelle Whitney-Rhine 

Jiamin Wu 

 Yingying Xue 

2021

Kayla Hamblett

2020

 Marine Cantiniau 

Isa Mari De Leon 

 Nayely Delgadillo 

Hassamuddin Gabar  

Katherine McKinney 

 Daniel Munoz 

2019

 Lena Luong 

 Simon Mangold 

 Georgina Mares 

 Junta Naito 

 Peniel Takele 

2018

 Brandon Castro 

 Lois Sarah Kablan 

 Jonathan Ramirez 

 Emonie Robinson 

 Jeremy Yu 

2017

 Gurwant Khabra 

 Louella Lopez 

 Francisco Navarro 

 Jeanette Shepherd 

 Armando Torres 

Current and Past Award Winners:

2023

Full Time Faculty Winner Sandra Genera

2022

 Full Time Faculty Winner Sadie Ashraf

Current and Past Award Winners:

2024

Stephanie Cornelio

Jan Gonzales

Canhui Huang

Katie McKinney

Lesieli Vatuvei

Jiamin Wu