The DOC Fellows Program

in partnership with buck institute

The DOC Fellows program ensures the inclusion of diverse scientific, academic, and entrepreneurial perspectives from emerging voices alongside those from established leaders in medicine, science, business and culture.

DOC 2026 FELLOWS

Jason Arora
Jason Arora M.D.
Physician Exec, Entrepreneur, Independent Scholar
Stanford Medicine, The Health Curve

Zeenia Framroze
Zeenia Framroze
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Alethios, Inc.

Rachel Gerrol
Rachel Gerrol
CEO & Co-Founder
NEXUS

Will Greene
Will Greene
CEO
Nurture Genomics

Blake Gurfein
Blake Gurfein Ph.D.
Founder & CEO
Fareon

Jenn Halweil
Jenn Halweil
Chief Innovation Officer // Chief Story Engineer
BlueFairy // GoBeyond

Leo Jankovic
Leo Jankovic
Student
Caltech

Deborah Kado
Deborah Kado M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine

Missy Krasner
Missy Krasner
Interim COO & Advisor
Bond Health

Diana Laird
Diana Laird Ph.D.
Professor
UCSF

Rusha Modi
Rusha Modi M.D.
Physician, Founder
Volta

Ayush Noori
Ayush Noori Ph.D.
Rhodes Scholar
University of Oxford

Aoife O'Donovan
Aoife O'Donovan Ph.D.
Professor
University of California, San Francisco

Naveen Rao
Naveen Rao
Founder
Neurotech Futures

Rayhan Saiani
Rayhan Saiani M.D.
Cardiologist
Yale School of Medicine

Roma Van der Walt
Roma Van der Walt
CEO
Vitelle

Ariel Wright
Ariel Wright
Principal
Bison Ventures

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Support the DOC Fellows program.
Through the generous support of our community, the DOC Fellows program ensures the inclusion of diverse scientific, academic, and entrepreneurial perspectives from emerging voices every year.

DOC Fellows are distinguished community members awarded a comprehensive scholarship to the annual DOC gathering. Fellows are supported by the DOC community, which funds the program with directed charitable donations. Benefits include all registration fees, two nights of accommodations, and participation in a Fellows track of programming at the event.

If you are able to provide support and help these valuable contributors join us in October, we strongly encourage you to make a donation, via our partnership with The Buck Institute.