Nikki Perez

Nikki is currently a 3rd year MD student at Harvard Medical School. She graduated from Williams College, where she studied Biology and Dance. Professionally, Nikki has a longstanding passion for neurosurgery and hopes to pursue a career in cranial tumor surgery. During her undergraduate years, Nikki performed both clinical and basic science research in neuroscience, working with multiple mentors from institutions across the US. After graduating college, she spent 4 years working in NYC, where she performed computational neuroscience research at the Rockefeller University and subsequently worked for a startup leading clinical trials across the US and Europe. While in NYC, she also taught dance classes at the Juilliard School through the Dance for PD program and spent substantial time enjoying global travel. Nikki is excited to mentor students at Quincy this year and would be eager to discuss how she could work with you to help build a cohesive narrative that demonstrates your leadership capabilities and unique assets to medical schools. She believes that the medical school application process, while difficult and exhausting, can be an excellent opportunity for personal growth and would look forward to working with Penguins to make the experience as meaningful as possible!