Keshav Goel, George J. Mitchell Scholarship, Class of 2020

Keshav Goel is a dual major in Biology and Economics at Williams College. Understanding that socioeconomic inequality is one of the greatest public health concerns in the United States, he has conducted research on ailments that disproportionally affects the world’s poor. Growing up in Northern California, he co-authored his first published clinical paper at the age of 16 on the automated detection of congenital heart defects in newborns. He is currently conducting a yearlong senior biology thesis to uncover the mechanisms of asthma, which largely affects impoverished children. He has also conducted health economics research with Harvard Medical School to assess the quality and effectiveness of federally funded clinical trials. Keshav works as a peer mentor with a local organization to provide drama therapy to adolescent survivors of trauma. An aspiring physician, Keshav will study Immunology and Global Health at NUI Maynooth.
George J. Mitchell Scholarship, Class of 2020