Kaitlin Bondi’s involvement at Northeastern has contributed to trends and ideas that are expected to influence the future. A senior in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences with a 4.0 GPA, she is a founding member of—and the only Bouvé student on—the Northeastern Artificial Intelligence (AI) Student Advisory Board that works with university leaders to define Northeastern’s position as a leader and innovator in the age of AI.
As an executive board member of Northeastern’s Healthcare Innovation Core, ViTAL, Kaitlin has created and led programming for networking events and professional development workshops designed to help students succeed in their future careers. Additionally, Kaitlin has served on multiple Bouvé advisory councils and has been a STEM peer tutor for the College of Science. As a Bouvé Fellow, she has been a peer mentor and student leader for first-year health students.
Kaitlin’s academic research is outstanding. As a contributor to Northeastern’s CaNCURE program—cancer nanomedicine research—at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, she explored clinical and epidemiological correlates of monoclonal gammopathies and published a peer-reviewed abstract for the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, one of the most prestigious conferences in hematology and oncology research.
She’s proudest of her capstone project, however, and says, “I am developing educational materials for patients at the Center for Early Detection and Interception of Blood Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute who are diagnosed with monoclonal gammopathies, including monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and smoldering multiple myeloma.” This area of disease is relatively unknown to the general population, and Kaitlin hopes to strengthen patient understanding and lessen provider burden.
Besides being an important member of the Northeastern community, Kaitlin also contributes to the Boston community as a Playspace Activity Leader (PAL) at Horizons for Homeless Children. Previously, she was a student volunteer for Victory Programs where she assembled harm reduction kits to individuals experiencing hardships and helped in the planning and execution of the annual Mission Hill Road Race.
In recognition of her outstanding academic record, Kaitlin has been inducted into the Northeastern Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the national health pre-professional honor society. “Over the past four years, Kaitlin has grown into an impressive leader, scholar, researcher and clinician,” Bouvé Dean Carmen Sceppa says. “It is rare to see the combination of competence and humility, leadership, and intelligence that Kaitlin demonstrates.”
Before attending medical school in 2027, Kaitlin plans to travel, spend quality time with family and friends, and work in the medical field.
