URL Profiles
2019-2020
Elizabeth Abel
Major: Psychology, Classical Studies
Minor: Latin
Mentor: Kristina Olson, Psychology
Contact: abele2@uw.edu
Current research project: Essentialism in Multiracial and Transgender Children
Valeria Aizen
Major: Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental)
Mentor:Daniel Promislow, Pathology; David Tank, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, University of Idaho
Contact: valera3@uw.edu
Current research project: Promislow Lab- ND2 Project
Samia Ali
Major: Physiology
Minor: Bioethics & Humanities
Mentor: Rechele Brooks, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences
Contact: alis24@uw.edu
Current research project: Cognitive Behavior of Infants at the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences
Yifei Bai
Major: Physics: Comprehensive Physics, Mathematics
Mentor: Jens Gundlach, Physics; Charles Hagedorn, Physics
Contact: yb23@uw.edu
Current research project: Investigation of the Effect of Temperature Gradient on the Measurement of Equivalence Principle Violation by Constructing a Thermal Monitoring System
Jerry Cao
Major: Computer Science
Mentor: Shwetak Patel, Computer Science; Jennifer Mankoff, Computer Science
Contact: jcao22@uw.edu
Current research project: Developing a Non-Invasive Continuously Blood Pressure Monitor using Pulse Transit Time
Savanna Carmack
Major: Biochemistry
Minor:Biomedical Ethics
Mentor: Jim Olson, Pediatrics; Shelli Morris, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Contact: savannac@uw.edu
Current research project: Investigation of Metabolic Inhibitors for MYC-amplified Pediatric Brain Cancer
Casey Chen
Major: Chemistry
Mentor: Matthew Bush, Chemistry
Contact: chenxcas@uw.edu
Current research project: Uncovering Substrates of Yeast E3 Ligase Using an Integrative Mass Spectrometry Strategy
Yong-Han Hank Cheng
Major: Physics: Biology
Minor: Applied Math
Mentor: Dan Doherty, Pediatrics
Contact: yhhc@uw.edu
Current research project: Using Next-Generation Sequencing to Determine the Phenotypic Spectrum of Joubert Syndrome
Angela Christman
Major: Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental)
Mentor: Dan Doherty, Pediatrics
Contact: chrisang@uw.edu
Current research project: Identifying over and underrepresented ciliary proteins in loss-of-function mutations associated with Joubert Syndrome
Michael Chungyoun
Major: Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental)
Minor: Neural Computation and Engineering
Mentor: Dan Chris Hague, Pharmacology
Contact: mfc12@uw.edu
Current research project: Understanding the Functional Characteristics of the Adrenergic Receptor Known as Alpha-1D, and How its Half-life Degradation Rate Changes When the Receptor’s Composition is Modified
Antonio Cortez
Major: Pre-major (intended Biology)
Mentor: Department of Otolaryngology
Contact: tonypony@uw.edu
Current research project: Examing the Vestibular Synapses in Adult Mice
Rose Fields
M
ajor: Biochemistry
Mentor:Dr. Neil King, Biochemistry; Dr. Karla-Luise Herpoldt, Bioengineering
Contact: rfields2@uw.edu
Current research project:Development of a Protein Cage-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine
Rodrigo Gallardo
Major: Intended Major: Biology
Mentor: Kraig Abrams, Beverly Torok-Storb, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Contact: rodrig5@uw.edu
Current research project: Effects of Irradiation on NK, NKT and T-cells in NK Expansion Cultures
Kim Ha
Major: Intended Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Mentors: Callin Switzer, Department of Biology
Contact:kimtha@uw.edu
Current research project: Buzz-pollination in Bumblebees
David P Hales
Major: Chemistry and Physics
Mentor: Prof. Alexandra Velian, Chemistry
Contact: dhales@uw.edu
Current research project: CO2 Reduction Catalysis with Rhenium Functionalized Black Phosphorus
Joy He
Major: Computer Science
Mentor: Computer Science and Engineering
Contact: joyhe@uw.edu
Current research project: Predicting Psychotic Symptom Severity from Daily Routines
Usman Khan
Major:Electrical Engineering
Mentor:Josh Smith, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering
Contact:usmank13@uw.edu
Current research project:3D Mapping Wireless Power for Neural Implants
Gargi Kher
Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Applied Mathematics
Mentor: Neil King, Biochemistry; Karla-Luise Herpoldt, Biochemistry
Contact: gmk6@uw.edu
Current research project:Optimizing in vitro Assembly of a Self-Assembling Protein Cage for Vaccine Design
Min Su Kim
Majors: Law, Societies, and Justice; Sociology; Accounting
Mentor: Jackson School of International Studies
Contact: minsukim@uw.edu
Current research project: Human Rights and Forensic Anthropology in Latin America
Alexandra Koriath
Majors: Bioengineering
Mentor: Jennifer Nemhauser, UW Department of Biology
Contact: akoriath@uw.edu
Current research project: The “Super AFB”: Creating an F-box With Super Auxin-Responsive Degradation
Michaela Leung
Major: Earth and Space Sciences
Mentor: Victoria Meadows, Astronomy
Contact: mwjl@uw.edu
Current research project: Atmospheric Evolution of Circumbinary Planets
Deja Machen
Major: Biology (Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental)
Minor: English
Mentor: Daniel Promislow, Pathology
Contact: dejamm@uw.edu
Current Research Project: Evolutionary Genetics/Amyloid Beta Project
Jon Mah
Major: Applied & Computational Mathematical Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology
Mentors: Jesse Bloom (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center), Sarah Hilton (Genome Sciences)
Contact: jonmah@uw.edu
Current research project:Identifying Sites Under Positive Selection on Viral Proteins
Takunda Masike
Major: Electrical Engineering
Mentor: Matthew Bruce, Applied Physics Lab
Contact: ttmasike@uw.edu
Current research project: Ultrasound Imaging of Rat Spinal Cord Injury
Christa Mattocks
Major: Microbiology
Minor: Global Health
Mentors: Alexis Kaushansky, Seattle Children’s Global Infectious Disease
Contact: christam@uw.edu
Current Research Project: Investigating the role of lipid peroxidation and ROS production in liver-stage Plasmodium infection
Taylor Moreno
Major: Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental); Biochemistry
Mentor: Shao-En Ong, Pharmacology
Contact: : tmoreno@uw.edu
Current research project: Validating Kinome Features that Regulate Drug Response in Cancer
Sacha Moufarrej
Major: Neurobiology
Mentor: Tonya Palermo, Anesthesiology
Contact: moufasa@uw.edu
Current Research Project: The Prevalence of Chronic Pain in Young Adults: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
Amanda An Nguyen
Major: Physics:Bioengineering
Mentors: Andre Berndt, Department of Bioengineering
Contact: aan5@uw.edu
Current research projects: Optogenetic Modeling of Chloride-Mediated Neurotransmission
Bryan Ortega
Major: Mathematics; Pre-Major (Biology)
Mentor: Blair Zhao, Oral Health Sciences
Contact: bortegae@uw.edu
Current research project: Investigating Computer-Designed Protein Scaffolds to Regulate the Translocation of FOXO1 to Promote Angiogenesis
Haley Pang
Major: Biology: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental
Mentor: Takuma Uo, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Contact: hjpang@uw.edu
Current research project: Understanding Molecular Logics Behind Adaptive Resistance of Prostate Cancer Cells to Androgen-targeted Therapies
Sarah Pemberton
Major:Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental)
Mentor: Elizabeth Rhea, Medicine
Contact: pembes@uw.edu
Current research project: Role of Platelet Serotonin in Metabolic Syndrome
Johnathan Perr
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Joshua Vaughan, Chemistry
Contact: perrj@uw.edu
Current research projects: 1.) Super-Resolution Microscopy/Improved Nanoscale Imaging Achieved by Index Matching with Expansion Microscopy 2.) Super-Resolution Microscopy and Neurobiology/Microtubule acetylation is required for mechanosensation in Drosophila 3.) Peptide Mapping/Optimizing Peptide Mapping of PEG-FGF21 for Analysis Methionine Oxidation
Deepthi Sathyanarayana
Major: Pre-Sciences
Mentor: Dr.Daniel Dürschmied – Department of Cardiology
Contact: deepts@uw.edu
Current research projects: Role of Platelet Serotonin in Metabolic Syndrome
Nadia Siddiqui
Major: Bioengineering
Mentor: Jennifer Davis, Cardiovascular Bioengineering
Contact: nadiasid@uw.edu
Current research project: Using Genetic Engineering Approaches to Inform Cardiac Wound Healing and the Fibrotic Response
Irika Sinha
Major: B.S. Biochemistry (Molecular, Cellular, Developmental), B.S. Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Andy McGuire
Contact: irika@uw.edu
Current research project: Engineered CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Approach for Epstein-Barr Virus-related Cancers
Katherine Slack
Major: Psychology (intended)
Minor: Spanish
Mentor: Tonya Palermo, Psychology PhD; Alina Metje, MD
Contact: kslack12@uw.edu
Current research project: Seattle Children’s Hospital Research, & New Mom’s Connect
Katie Spink
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Lynn Fainsilber Katz
Contact: ktspink@uw.edu
Current research project: Emotions, Marital Adjustment, and Pediatric Cancer
Kayla van Kooten
Major: International Studies, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
Minor: European Studies
Mentor: Kathie Friedman, International Studies
Contact: krvk@uw.edu
Current research project: In meiner Dunya gibt es keinen Platz für Marine Le Pen/In my world there is no place for Marine Le Pen: European Hip-Hop as a Response to Multiculturalism
Abby von Hagel
Major: Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) ; Neurobiology
Mentor: Tom Daniel, Biology
Contact: aavh9@uw.edu
Current research project: Measuring Timing and Activation of Flight Muscles in Manduca sexta through Electromyography (EMG) and High-Speed Infrared Video
Katherine Wadhwani
Major: Psychology and Neurobiology
Minor: Spanish
Mentor: Marcella Cline, Pharmacology
Contact: kwad@uw.edu
Current research project: The Role of Axonal Guidance Genes in the Regulation of Dopamine-Mediated Behaviors and Synaptic Connectivity.
Jackson Wezeman
Major: Biochemistry (BS)
Minor: Global Health
Mentor: Kavita Sharma, Comparative Medicine
Contact: wezemj@uw.edu
Current research project: SLAM
Robert George Williams
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Bioethics
Mentor: Dr. Chris Hague, Department of Pharmacology; Dr. Pierre Mourad, Department of Neurosurgery
Contact: rgw7@uw.edu
Current research projects: Gamma frequency induction by transcranial near-diagnostic ultrasound activates microglia and attenuates Aβ load
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