2023-2025
Mia Hansen
2023-2025
Major: Physiological Science
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephanie Correa
Faculty Mentor Department: Integrative Biology and Physiology
Project: Hypothalamic Estrogen Receptor Gene Expression Across Pregnancy
Elliot Sungwook Kang
2023-2025
Major: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lili Yang
Faculty Mentor Department: Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
Project: Allogeneic HSC-iNKT Cell Therapy to Deplete Tumor-Associated Macrophages In Vivo
Cecilia (Lei) Lei
2023-2025
Major: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hilary Coller
Faculty Mentor Department: Biological Chemistry
Project: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Macrophages in Melanoma
Ananya Amala Ravikumar
2023-2025
Major: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. William Lowry
Faculty Mentor Department: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Project: Investigating the role of MECP2 in DNA damage via its interaction with DNA damage proteins in Rett Syndrome models
Jesus V Velazquez
2023-2025
Major: Pre Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dean Buonomano
Faculty Mentor Department: Neurobiology
Project: Histological and Functional analysis of excitation and inhibition across the neo-cortex
2022-2024
Nika Gladkov
2022-2024
Major: Biochemistry
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Todd Yeates
Faculty Mentor Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project: Characterizing steric-trap-driven disassembly of EGFR-operated protein cages
Melody Haratian
2022-2024
Major: Psychobiology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lindsay De Biase
Faculty Mentor Department: Physiology
Project: The impact of lysosome enhancement on microglial functions and responses to aging
Cindy Ly
2022-2024
Major: Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elissa Hallem
Faculty Mentor Department: Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
Project: Nictation Behavior in Skin-Penetrating Nematodes
Jeff (Songrong) Qu
2022-2024
Major: Biochemistry
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jose Rodriguez
Faculty Mentor Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project: The Development of a Neural Network that Predicts Amyloid Propensity
Alexander Wu
2022-2024
Major: Design/Media Arts
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sotirios Masmanidis
Faculty Mentor Department: Neurobiology
Project: Neurophysiological Studies of Gait in Mice Using Behavioral Tracking and Electrophysiology
2021-2023
Fadi Albanaa
2021-2023
Major: Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elie Besserer-Offroy
Faculty Mentor Department: Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
Project: Synthesis of a Cell Penetrant Peptide-Based Theranostic Probe Derived from the p16INK4A Protein
Esha Chawla
2021-2023
Major: Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gal Bitan
Faculty Mentor Department: Neurology
Project: The Effects of CLR12 on Tau Seeding in the P301S-Tauopathy Mouse Model
Ariel Fernandez
2021-2023
Major: Physiological Science
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephanie White
Faculty Mentor Department: Integrative Biology and Physiology
Project: Identification & characterization of cerebellar circuits involved in song learning in zebra finch
Sarah Gorbatov
2021-2023
Major: Biochemistry
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Catherine Clarke
Faculty Mentor Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project: Identification of Genes involved in CoQ Transport
Tracie Luu
2021-2023
Major: Biochemistry
Faculty Mentor: Dr. William Gelbart
Faculty Mentor Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project: Characterization of the Delivery of Self-Amplifying microRNA
Anthony Tanzillo
2021-2023
Major: Neuroscience
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Catherine Cahill
Faculty Mentor Department: Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
Project: Abuse Deterrent Opioid Prodrugs with Low Addiction Potential