URL Profiles
2017-2018
Erika Arias
Major: International Studies; Law, Societies, & Justice
Mentor: Walter Andrews, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Contact: ariase@uw.edu
Current research project: The Newbook Digital Texts: Joseph Mathia Svoboda Diaries; Communism in Latin America: The US’ Fight Against Terror
Julia Bauman
Major: Neurobiology
Minor: Philosophy
Mentor: Paul Crane, Internal Medicine
Contact: jbauman2@uw.edu
Current research project: Associated Risk Factors of Cognitively-Defined Alzheimer’s Disease Subtypes
Gabrielle (Gabby) Benuska
Major:Bioengineering
Mentor:Cole DeForest, Chemical Engineering
Contact:gbenuska@uw.edu
Current research project: Controlling 4D Stem Cell Differentiation in Hydrogels Using Site-Specifically Modified Growth Factors
Julian Boss
Major: Informatics
Mentor: Katie Davis, iSchool
Contact: bossj@uw.edu
Current research project: Playing in the Virtual Sandbox: Middle School Students’ Collaborative Practices in Minecraft
Caroline Bridgwater
Major: Microbiology
Mentor: Emily Godfrey, Family Medicine; Jennifer Rabbitts, Anesthesia and Pain Medicine; Carla Grandori, SEngine Medicine (ISB)
Contact: cmb20@uw.edu
Current research project: High-throughput Drug Screening on In Vitro Cancer Cells
Katherine Brower
Major: Microbiology, Japanese (Linguistics)
Mentor: Brian Wasko, Pathology
Contact: kbrower@uw.edu
Current research project: Effects of Iron Dyshomeostasis on the Vascular ATPase
Catherine Chang
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Sarah Keller, Chemistry
Contact: changcat@uw.edu
Current research project: Mapping Gibbs Phase Diagrams for Ternary Model Membrane Systems with Phosphatidylethanolamine Lipids
Derek Chen
Major: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Mentor: Jeanette Yang, Surgery
Contact: dchen8@uw.edu
Current research project: Diverticulitis Evaluation of Patient Burden, Utilization, and Trajectory
Leonard Chen
Major: Bioengineering
Mentor: Hao Kueh, Bioengineering
Contact: chen6leo@uw.edu
Current research project: Transcriptional Control of T Cell Activation to Enhance Immunotherapies
Frank Cheng
Major: Business Administration
Mentor: Kaeleen Drummey, Biostatistics
Contact: yhfc@uw.edu
Current research project: Leadership and Strategic Thinking
Yong-Han Hank Cheng
Major: Biochemistry, Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental)
Mentor: Dan Doherty, Pediatrics
Contact: yhhc@uw.edu
Current research project: Using Next-Generation Sequencing to Evaluate the Segregation Pattern of Candidate Causal Variants for Joubert Syndrome
Bianca Cheung
Major: Business Administration (Finance); Biochemistry
Mentor: Maianna Dematteis, Surgery
Contact: cheungb@uw.edu
Current research project: Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) and Quality Improvement
Daven Cocroft
Majors: Physics; Astronomy; Psychology
Minors: Mathematics; Applied Mathematics
Mentor: Michael Tremmel, Astronomy
Contact: cocrod@uw.edu
Current research project: Star Formation in Low Metallicity Environments
Benedicte Diakubama
Majors: Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Grant Williamson, Molecular Engineering
Contact: bmd23@uw.edu
Current research project: Data Science Tools to Formulate Personalized Fragrance
Diana Dinh
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Chris Hague, Pharmacology
Contact: dianad6@uw.edu
Current research project: Identifying the Presence of a Specific AR Subtype in Colorectal Cancer Cells
Sedona Ewbank
Major: Neurobiology; Biochemistry
Mentor: Leo Pallanck, Genome Sciences
Contact: snewbank@uw.edu
Current research project: Genetic Screen for Modifiers of GBA1 Pathogenicity in Drosophila Melanogaster Model of GBA1 Deficiency; Investigating Whether Agrp Neuronal Maintenance of Energy Homeostasis Involves Regulation of the Gut Microbiota in Mice
Elizabeth Glenski
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Mentor: Scott Freeman, Biology
Contact: eglenski@uw.edu
Current research project: Effects of Active Learning Strategies and High-Structure Course Designs on Student Performance in College Science Courses
Lauren Goetsch
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Minor: Applied Mathematics
Mentor: Eric Klavins, Electrical Engineering
Contact: lgoetsch@uw.edu
Current research project: Detection of Pollutants Using Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Yoshi Goto
Major: Bioengineering
Minor: Applied Mathematics
Mentor: Herbert Sauro, Bioengineering
Contact: yoshi876@uw.edu
Current research project: Optimization of Engineered Whole-Cell Metabolic Networks
Jasmine Graham
Major: Bioengineering
Mentor: Eric Seibel, Mechanical Engineering
Contact: jygraham@uw.edu
Current research project: Optical Measurement of Acidification In Vitro to Predict Dental Caries
Claire Grant
Major: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
Mentor: Camilla Crifò, Biology
Contact: claireag@uw.edu
Current research project: Paleoecological Research: Reconstructing Past Vegetation to Predict How Our Modern Ecosystem Will Respond to Climate Change
Casey Grosso
Major: Art History
Mentor: Rebecca Cummins, Photomedia
Contact: : grossc2@uw.edu
Current research project: CSE Animation Capstone
Rohan Hiatt
Major: Mathematics; English
Mentor: Amos Turchet, Mathematics
Contact: rohankh@uw.edu
Current research project: Uniformity of Solutions to Diophantine Equations; Intersectional Marxism in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide
Hannah Jolibois
Major: International Studies; Public Health
Mentor: Walter Andrews, Ottoman and Turkish Literature
Contact: hjolib@uw.edu
Current research project: Svoboda Diaries Project
Julia Joo
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Mentor: Alan Herr, Pathology
Contact: jhyj@uw.edu
Current research project: Identifying Antimutator Genes in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae; Analyzing the Safety and Efficacy of Dimethyl Fumarate in Multiple Sclerosis
Hyeon-Jin Kim
Major: Applied Computational Mathematical Sciences (Biological & Life Sciences), Biochemistry, Chemistry
Mentor: Hao Yuan Kueh, Bioengineering
Contact: khj3017@uw.edu
Current research project: Development of High Resolution Epigenetic Profiling for the Study of Hematopoiesis
Melissa Krook
Major: Psychology
Minor: English
Mentor: Peter Vitaliano, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Contact: mkrook@uw.edu
Current research project: Disaster Perception, Preparedness and Response Among U.S. Older Adults
Dianne Laboy Cintrón
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Minor: Quantitative Sciences
Mentor: Heather Mefford, Pediatrics
Contact: laboyd@uw.edu
Current research project: Functional Analysis of an ARPC4 Variant Associated with Microcephaly
Annamarie Lahti
Major:Neurobiology; Biochemistry
Minor: Bioethics
Mentor: Chet Moritz, Rehabilitation Medicine: Physical Therapy
Contact: acl97@uw.edu
Current research project: Optogenetic Stimulation for Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Angel Lee
Major: Computer Science
Mentor: Eric Seibel, Mechanical Engineering; Sean Munson, Human Centered Design and Engineering
Contact: haeinlee@uw.edu
Current research project: Improving Oral Health Care by Combining Innovative Technology to Monitor Bacterial Growth
Vera Liao
Major: Psychology; Communication
Mentor: Randal Beam, Communication; Valerie Manusov, Communication
Contact: ljzj@uw.edu
Current research project: Online Rumoring, Misinformation and Disinformation during Crisis Events; Social Medias on Young People’s Relationship Development
Nelson Liu
Major: Linguistics; Statistics; Computer Science
Mentor: Noah Smith, Computer Science and Engineering
Contact: nfliu@uw.edu
Current research project: Examining the Ability of Recurrent Neural Networks to Handle Long Range Dependencies
Andrew Luo
Major: Computer Science; Bioengineering
Mentor: Shwetak Patel, Computer Science and Engineering
Contact: luoa@uw.edu
Current research project: Automatic Characterization of User Errors in Spirometry
Nihar Mahajan
Major: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology; Biochemistry
Mentor:Thomas Hawn, Medicine: Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Contact: niharm@uw.edu
Current research project: Investigating the Role of NLRP3 in Inflammasome Activation of Human Macrophages
Meena Meyyappan
Major: Neurobiology
Mentor: Jennifer Rabbitts, Pain Medicine
Contact: alagumee@uw.edu
Current research project: Assessment of Pain Extent in a Pediatric Population with Pain
Eleanor Mount
Major: Political Science and Law, Societies, and Justice
Mentor: Jackie Kerr, Center for Global Security Research
Contact: emount@uw.edu
Current research project: Creating International Cyberweapon Regulations
Noushyar Panahpour Eslami
Major: Chemistry (ACS-certified)
Mentor: Brandi Cossairt, Chemistry
Contact: npe7@uw.edu
Current research project: Cyclic Voltammetry as a Method to Evaluate Charge Transfer Between Quantum Dot Donors and Small Molecule Acceptors
Ryan Shean
Major: Microbiology
Mentor: Bingni Brunton, Biology
Contact: rcs333@uw.edu
Current research project: Automatic Transcription of Hospital ECoG Patients
Thao Tang
Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Global Health
Mentor: Mitchell Lee, Pathology
Contact: thaot96@uw.edu
Current research project: Identifying Genetic Pathways Involved in Suppressions of Elevated Mutations in Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast
Phuong Van
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Mentor: Eleanor Chen, Pathology
Contact: vanp2@uw.edu
Current research project: Identifying Potential Stem Cell Populations in Rhabdomyosarcoma
Qiaosi (Chelsea) Wang
Major: Informatics; Psychology
Mentor: Sean Munson, Human-Centered Design and Engineering
Contact: wqs@uw.edu
Current research project: Supporting People’s Healthy Eating Goal by Leveraging Photo-Based Food Diaries in Collaboration with Health Experts
Jion Yi
Major: International Studies; Informatics
Mentor: Walter Andrews, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Contact: jiony432@uw.edu
Current research project:The Newbook Digital Texts
Jie Yin
Major: Biochemistry; Microbiology
Mentor: Michael Lagunoff, Microbiology
Contact: jieyin31@uw.edu
Current research project: Hypoxia-Induced Factors in Latent Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection of Human Endothelial Cells
Bryan Yue
Major: Computer Science; Biochemistry
Mentor: Cecilia Lee, Ophthalmology
Contact: byue@uw.edu
Current research project: Molecular Evaluation of Post-surgical Endophthalmitis
Mollye Zahler
Major: Biology Minor: Environmental Science and Terrestrial Resource Management
Mentor: Jennifer Nemhauser, Biology
Contact: mzahler@uw.edu
Current research project: Quantifying Leaf Phenotype in AFB2 Mutants
Joey Zemke
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Mentor: Jennifer Nemhauser, Biology
Contact: jzemke@uw.edu
Current research project: Phytochrome B’s Impact on Resource Allocation in Brassica rapa