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Paige Takasugi, PhD3 (She/Her/Hers)
Role: Co-director
Research/Clinical Interests: Characterization of cardiac fibroblasts for the purpose of improving recovery following a heart attack (Qian Lab)
Hometown: Wilder, Idaho
Undergraduate: University of Utah – Biology with a Cell and Molecular emphasis
Fun fact: I love to get outdoors through hiking, climbing and camping!

Matthew Sutcliffe, PhD3 (He/Him/His)
Role: Co-Director
Research/Clinical Interests: Understanding and predicting drug resistance in basal-like breast cancer (Perou Lab)
Hometown: Cumberland, RI
Undergraduate: University of Virginia – Biomedical Engineering
Hobbies: Running, biking, hiking, (i.e. anything outdoors!)

Kyle Pellegrino, PhD3 (He/Him/His)
Role: Session Boss
Research/Clinical Interests: Alzheimer’s, glial biology, and neuroinflammation (Cohen Lab)
Hometown: New York, New York
Undergraduate: Cornell University (Neuroscience)
Hobbies: Cooking, ping pong, power lifting, learning languages

Monica Lyons, PhD3 (She/Her/Hers)
Role: Day of Help, Website, Student Speaker
Research/Clinical Interests: Understanding how brain networks develop in health and disease (Cohen Lab)
Hometown: Concord, MA
Undergraduate: Tufts University (Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Biology)
Hobbies: Running, biking, playing with my cat Kiki

Amber Gomez, PhD3 (She/Her/Hers)
Role: Day of Help
Research/Clinical Interests: Cancer biology & immunology, Medical Oncology
Hometown: Alameda, CA
Undergraduate: Arizona State University (Biochemistry)
Hobbies: Determined to read every book that has ever won a Hugo award.

Chelsea Li, PhD1 (She/Her/Hers)
Role: Session Boss
Research/Clinical Interests: Not sure yet! Past research experience is in cancer biology.
Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
Undergraduate: University of Utah (Biology and Health, Society & Policy)
Hobbies: Figure skating and painting

Hannah Phelps, MS1 (She/Her/Hers)
Role: Student Speaker, Day of Help
Research/Clinical Interests: Neurodegenerative disease, Substance Use
Hometown: Boca Raton, FL
Undergraduate: Florida Atlantic University, Biology
Hobbies: I like to run, read, and play board games.

Maya Teitz (She/Her/Hers)
Role: Day of Help
Research/Clinical Interests: Tumor Microenvironment
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: UC Santa Barbara
Hobbies: I love to read and watch movies!

Amy Zhang, PhD1 (She/Her/Hers)
Role: Social Media Manager
Research/Clinical Interests: Cancer pathobiology and Breast cancer research
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Undergraduate: UC Berkeley
Hobbies: crocheting, gauche painting

Zach Billman, MS4

Monica Lyons, PhD3

Loren Barcenas, PhD3

Rachelle Ambroise, PhD2

Shreeya Garg, MS1

Nena Kotsalidis, MS1

 

 

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