Valentina Balanta Nieva
Valentina Balanta Nieva is a Graduate Coach at InGenius Prep. She received her BSc in Biochemistry from Magdalen College, University of Oxford , where she was also involved in Outreach and Access roles as a student representative in the Magdalen College JCR (Junior Common Room). Driven by a passion for scientific research and building community, […]
Julia Dixon
Julia Dixon is a Graduate Coach with InGenius Prep and also an experienced educator, curriculum developer, and college admissions advisor with a passion for helping students discover their interests and dream schools. She holds an MA in History from Vanderbilt University, where she was recognized as a Russell G. Hamilton Scholar and contributed to the […]
Vijay Krishnan
Vijay Krishnan is a Graduate Coach with InGenius Prep and also an economist currently working as a consultant as a climate and macro economist in London. He grew up between India and Tanzania and came to the UK to pursue higher education. His academic training has been in economics, completing an undergraduate degree from the […]
Geofrey Phutietsile
Geofrey Oteng Phutietsile is a Graduate Coach with InGenius Prep who is currently completing his PhD in Pharmacoepidemiology at the University of Bath. His research focuses on modelling anticholinergic burden in older adults using pharmacoepidemiologic data, with particular attention to drug properties, machine learning, and functional outcomes such as cognition and mobility. His academic journey […]
Mihai Leolea
Mihai Leolea is a Graduate Coach at InGenius Prep. He received his MPhil in Finance and Economics from the University of Cambridge. Prior to this, he received his BSc in Economics from the University of Kent. Originally from Romania, Mihai was raised in the United Arab Emirates where he attended an international school following the […]
Edward Mak
Edward Mak is a Graduate Coach with InGenius Prep who has a strong background in biology and a focus on infectious disease and quantitative biology from the University of Oxford. He offers Oxbridge and top-tier university preparation with a clear, structured, and supportive teaching style. Edward works closely with students to develop both subject mastery […]
Alfredo Rodriguez
Alfredo Rodriguez is a Graduate Coach at InGenius Prep. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, where his research focused on the intersection of Energy, the Internet of Things (IoT), and public engagement. While at Cornell, Alfredo founded the Engaged IoT student project team where he led and mentored 100+ undergraduate and […]
Akshaya Nidhi Bhati
Akshaya Nidhi Bhati is a Graduate Coach at InGenius Prep. She earned her Master of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied as a recipient of a highly competitive, full-ride scholarship awarded by the Government of India. Her academic journey has been defined by excellence, initiative, and a […]
Tinka Wong
Tinka Wong is a Graduate Coach at InGenius Prep. She completed her BA in Biomedical Sciences, specializing in Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and earned her MSc in Translational Neuroscience at Imperial College London. Throughout Tinka’s degrees, she developed her research interests by investigating how sleep restriction affects short-term memory and exploring the motivational […]
Manuel Carneiro
Manuel Reis Carneiro is a Graduate Coach at InGenius Prep. He recently completed a dual-degree Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, earning two doctorates from Carnegie Mellon University (USA) and the University of Coimbra (Portugal). Earlier, he graduated from the University of Coimbra’s integrated B.S./M.S. program in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a specialization in […]