Edwin Philip is a senior McDermott Scholar at The University of Texas at Dallas, majoring in neuroscience with a minor in public health. On campus, Philip served as president of the UTD Intellichoice chapter, providing STEM tutoring to hundreds of underserved students across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He spent two years as an EMT, gaining frontline experience in emergency care before transitioning to his current role as a patient care technician in the neurologic ICU at Baylor University Medical Center. At UT Southwestern, Philip conducted research on telomere biology and its implications in brain cancer treatment. In his free time, he trains as a competitive bodybuilder. After graduation, Philip plans to attend medical school and pursue a career at the intersection of clinical practice and public health policy.