About Ivy Research Link
Ivy Research Link provide unparalleled research experience for students and graduates and enables them to improve their qualifications for future graduate school applications, job applications or residency training applications in the U.S.
The range of research activities at Ivy Research Link is broad and deep. Ivy Research Link scholars conduct research in almost every field, with the vision to expand human knowledge through analysis, innovation, and insight. Our Ivy league physician/scientist take on medical/dental, students, college students and/or graduates and teach knowledge about scientific research, statistics, provide them with a research project, supervise them throughout the project and assist them to publish their results. After completion of the program, the student will receive a certificate and if the they perform well, they will also receive a strong letter of recommendation for their future endeavors.
The research knowledge, experience and merit will put any student/graduate in a higher competitive advantage when applying for future career positions. Our mission is to mentor and assist students achieve their professional goals.
Providing value to students. Developing the research filed.
Given students a competitive edge.
Program Director

Rasikh N. Tuktamyshov, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital Medical Director, Step-Down Unit, Yale New Haven Health System
Dr. Rasikh Tuktamyshov became the Executive Program Director of Ivy Research Link in January 2017. With more than 14 years in the medical and research field, he helps to ensure that quality and value of Ivy Research Link’s research program is continuously offered, sustained and innovated to accepted candidates. Dr. Tuktamyshov is a board certified attending physician at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale School of Medicine medical and the Medical Director of the Step-Down Unit at Yale New Haven Health System. He is an Assistant Clinical professor at Yale School of Medicine an involved in teaching the residents and medical students at Yale. He has been an active research scientist at the Schalper lab at Yale University for many years where the focuses of his research is on understanding the immunobiology of human solid tumors and develop molecular biomarkers for prediction of response or resistance to therapies. He has published several peer-reviewed publications and presented abstracts at national meetings.
Dr. Tuktamyshov graduated from Kazan State Medical University, one of the highest ranked medical schools in Russia. He graduated residency training in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven, CT, currently a part of Yale School of Medicine. During his residency training, Dr. Tuktamyshov was honored the Medical Staff President’s Award for academic performance and his research project. He has supervised many foreign medical graduates and assisted them into getting in to the highly competitive medical residency training system in America. He is a member of the American College of Physicians.
He has been involved in international and tropical health and volunteered to work as a physician in Africa, primarily taking care of HIV patients. He is actively involved with Clinical Tutor Program at Yale School of Medicine and teaches students as part of their pre-clinical training.
Testimonials
NEWS
September 25th
September 25, 2017
Out of almost 800 applicants, we have filled our 50 candidates for our Cohort 4 – ’17.
September 15th.
September 15, 2017
We are pleased to announced that > 200 of our 17 cohort students have successfully applied for residency programs across the US!
August 1st program start filled
June 2, 2017
We have filled all positions for the August 1st research start. Next program start is October 1st.
Assistant professorship applications
May 3, 2017
Several supervisors of the research program have successfully applied for the assistant professorship at Yale School of Medicine. We congratulate them and wish them success in their application.
Research excellence award
April 15, 2017
We are pleased to annouce that two of our current students received the “Research Excellence Award”.
Ivy Research Link successfully publishes multiple manuscripts
March 29, 2017
Almost 50% of the february 1st cohorts have manuscripts submitted to scientific journals. Congratulations on your hard work and success.
Ivy Research Link students matching residency training positions
March 20, 2017
We are pleased to announce that 8 of our last years students matched residency positions in the US! Congratulations to all of you
Closing application for april 1st program start
February 24, 2017
Applications for our April 1st research program start are currently closed due to high number of applications. You are welcome to apply for the August 1st enrollments.