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Meet Our team!


Nyah Zhang

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President
Major:
​MIMG

Year:
4th

Research: 

Lab project focuses on the effect of Dysbiotic Gut Microbiome of families with Pediatric IBD on intestinal inflammation and fibrosis in Tl1A and IL10 mice.

Fun Fact:
I really enjoy trying new skin care products!

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Jade liang

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Internal Vice President
Major:
MIMG

Year:
3rd

Research: 

My bioinformatics research in the O’Sullivan lab is about a novel approach to prioritize clinically significant cell-cell interactions in human solid cancers.
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Fun Fact:
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I speak both Cantonese and Mandarin!

Cecilia Lei

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External Vice President
Major:
MCDB

Minor:
Biomedical Research

Year:
4th

Research: 

My research focuses on studying the relationship between autophagy and solid tumor growth.

Fun Fact: 
​I have a pet chinchilla!

Nubia ambrossi

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Education Chair
Major:
Biochemistry

Minor:
Biomedical Research

Year:
4th

Research: 

My research in the Conway group entails creating a variety of small molecule drugs to use in SAR to develop treatments for diseases such a renal cell carcinoma.

Fun Fact: 
I really enjoy going to concerts. The most I have gone to back to back is three concerts in one week!

Au vo

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Education Chair
Major(s):
MIMG and HBS

Year: 
4th

Research Description:
Sex differences in anti-tumor response of CD8+ T cells.

Fun Fact:
My name is gold on the periodic table!

Victoria huang

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Outreach Chair
Major:
MCDB (Computing Specialization)
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Year:
2nd


Research: 
My research examines why certain systems become inflamed in dysregulation.

Fun Fact:
I adopted a cat this past summer and she ended up having 5 kittens!

Toby Harris

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Outreach Chair
Major:
Psychobiology

Year:
3rd

Research:
I currently work in the Nathanson Lab, studying the receptor-drug binding mechanisms of small molecule inhibitors with key receptors that are critical to the growth of Glioblastoma in the brain.

Fun Fact:
I am spending a semester abroad in Spain!

Manvitha Cherukuri

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Social Chair
Major:
MCDB (Computing Specialization)

Minor:
Biomedical Research

Year:
3rd


Fun Fact:
I’ve trained in Bharatanatyam, Indian classical dance, for over 15 years!

Jack Cloud

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Mentorship Chair
Major:
Computational and Systems Biology (Bioinformatics Specialization)

Year:
3rd

Research:

Leveraging spatial transcriptomics to characterize the Neuromuscular Junction in human tissue at different stages of development.
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Fun Fact:
I've never done a cartwheel!




jaren Johnson

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Board Intern

Major:
MCDB

Year:
3rd

Fun Fact:
My lucky number is 3 because I was born on the 3rd of December in the year '03 and I'm my parents' 3rd child!

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      • Clinical Research Opportunities
      • Research Organizations
  • Contact
  • Apply