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Alberto Castanedo
Alberto is a senior and transfer student conducting research in the area of molecular synthesis. He hopes to get a PhD and inspire students to pursue research careers.
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Alisha Poudel
Alisha is working on Space Physiology and Orthopaedics in Hargens Lab. -
Angela Chapman
Angela is working on schizophrenia research. In the future, Angela hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Neuropsychology and become a Clinical Neuropsychologist. -
Animesh Mohapatra
Animesh is a 3rd year in Sixth College and is majoring in nanoengineering. His research is on nanoparticles. -
Arely Vasquez
Arely is a 4th year Warren College student. She is using Data Analysis and Data Mining Models to understand what the main variables are that keep high school first-generation students from going to college. Hear how she is perservering through her research this summer. -
Caesar Aceituno
Caesar is a fourth year and transfer student conducting research in understanding how transfers transition into university life and climate. -
Dean Zhou
Dean is a fourth-year student conducting research in the area of cancer immunology and is focused on understanding the mechanisms of chemoimmunotherapy.
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Eliana Kontokanis
Eliana is a visual arts student interested in pursuing a career as a screenwriter for both television and film. -
Emily Zhang
Emily, a mathematics and economics major, is researching trade governance and international trade between China and the United States. -
Fartoon Hagi
Fartoon examined memoir writing and its potential use as a tool to alleviate the effects of intergenerational trauma. -
Hope Do
Hope is a third year majoring in Microbiology. Her research focuses on cell cycle regulation and microRNA functions in the processes of cell growth and differentiation within the retina. Through her efforts she hopes to find cures for diseases that cause irreversible eye loss. -
Jehan Ezzulddin
Jehan is a third year student conducting research in the social determinants of health and how they contribute to elevated levels of chronic stress which alter brain development and consequently cause higher mortality rate. She is a Summer CRASSH presenter! -
Joyous Herron
In Winter 2020, Joyous presented at the CRASSH conference ("Black Art & Performance"). To evaluate an audience's reaction to film, Joyous wrote, shot, and edited the film and circulated a post-screening survey to young people between the ages of 18-22. -
Lee Diego Lacasa
Lee Diego participated in the 2020 Virtual Summer Research Program and was a Genentech scholar. Lee's research examines Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILC2s) and their contributing roles towards the progression of allergic airway diseases and asthma pathology. Learn how he has been perservering through his research during COVID-19. -
Maribel Patiño
Maribel was awarded the Paul and Daisy Soros Scholarship. She is a graduate student studying Neuroscience in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) and is dedicated to helping undergraduate minority students apply to Grad schools through the UC San Diego organization, Colors of the Brain.
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Nadia Haghani
Nadia loves learning! As a general biology major, she works with worms for her research. -
Narinderbir Singh
Narin is a second-year undergraduate student conducting research about protein quality control pathways. He has been involved in the URS and TRELS programs and is committed to pursuing a future in Biological Sciences research.
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Noura Alfakie
Noura is a chemistry and biochemistry major. Under the direction of Dr. Gulcin Pekkurnaz, Noura examined the spatial regulation of glycolytic enzymes on mitochondria. -
Phoenix Wang
Phoenix participated in TRELS and focused on researching how to utilize philosophical methods for dealing with pressing issues in social and political spheres. -
Xavier Perez
Xavier, an electrical engineering major working in a lab, seeks to develop a neurally-driven speech prosthesis device.