MSTP Student Named to Forbes “30 Under 30” in Science

Alice Tang
Alice Tang, PhD working in the Sirota Lab at Mission Bay. 

Alice Tang, PhD, a student in UCSF‘s Medical Scientist Training Program, was recently named to Forbes magazine’s 2026 “30 Under 30” list for science. Tang is being recognized in particular for using AI computational tools to understand and diagnose complex diseases like Alzheimer’s.

A 2023 graduate of the UCSF/UC Berkeley joint Bioengineering PhD program — where she worked in the lab of mentor Marina Sirota, PhD — Tang is currently wrapping up her MD studies at UCSF. Alice is also an alum of GEPA’s Discovery Fellows Program, and our Summer Research Training Program, where talented undergraduate researchers spend a summer doing graduate-level research projects in the labs of UCSF faculty members. 

Read more about Alice's ”30 Under 30” in Science recognition.