Get inspired! Read about UC San Diego students who are participating (or have participated) in undergraduate research and are doing amazing things.
Rose Cascio first started her research journey in her freshman year because she knew that UCSD was known for being a groundbreaking research institution. Now, she’s researching virology and innate immunology in Dr. Matthew Daugherty's lab!
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Angeles Rios is a Marine Biologist who utilized the CAMP Summer Program to research whales in the North Pacific! As part of the Scripps Acoustic Ecology Lab, she investigated the spatiotemporal presence of Baird's beaked whales using passive acoustic data.
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Iyanna Brooklyn Kennedy is a student at Spelman College who participated in the STARS Program over the Summer of 2024! During the Summer, she researched the development of a cognitive mechanism, specifically, whether children exhibit the same bias as adults.
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Passionate about solving real-world challenges in medicine and life sciences, Grisha joined the Summer TRELS Program in 2024. During his time in the program he gained invaluable hands-on experience and is now interning at a collaboration project between NASA, SpaceX, and Sanford Stem Cell Institute!
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Over the summer, during her time with the Eureka! Scholarship, Bianca designed genetically encoded tools for local cytoskeleton disruption, specifically in plant cells. She used her research to understand how the cytoskeleton is involved in the formation of the pores in plant leaves.
As part of the Dr. Maryam Ahmadian Summer Research Fellowship Program, Liana Melikian got the opportunity to spend her summer gaining valuable lab experience researching the molecular mechanisms underlying metabolic diseases.
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Cindy Zhong is an oncology researcher who utilized priceless opportunities through the TRELS Program! With the TRELS Program, Cindy has stepped up as a teacher, shared her research, and connected with the research community!
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Mikaela Kjenaas is a researcher at the UCSD Smith Lab who participated in STARTneuro this summer! She used her time in the program to explore empathetic behaviors in rodents to understand unique neural mechanisms!
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Stephanie Ugochukwu is a STARTneuro scholar who dedicated her summer conducting amazing research on the brain and its effect on cardiovascular disease during her time with the 2024 Genentech Summer Program!
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Ray Yin received the URS Chancellor's Research Scholarship for Social Sciences this summer! He used his scholarship to research the effects of digital devices on children. Ryan gained priceless experience that will help him as he pursues further education!
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Learn about students featured students conducting undergraduate research at UC San Diego.
