Kisa Jafri

Kisa Jafri

2021 Ricardo Salinas Scholar, Ricardo Salinas Scholarship

Kisa Jafri is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kisa Jafri is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Human Biology, Health & Society at Cornell University. Through her extensive civic engagement, she has been immersed in acts of community betterment. She is an outstanding Latinx leader who is deeply committed to her community and to bringing about positive change in a values-based and culturally responsive manner. She has a track record of civic engagement and aspires to make a difference through culturally responsive and empathetic approaches to healthcare, especially with underprivileged communities. Selected as a 2021 Aspen Young Leaders Fellow-Chicago.