URL Profiles
2020-2021
Ari Mendel Asarch
Major: Neuroscience, Philosophy
Mentor: Paul Phillips, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Pharmacology
Contact: aasarch@uw.edu
Current research project: Characterization of Viral Mutagenesis in Transgenic Rodents
Brendan Ball
Major: Chemical Engineering : Nanoscience & Molecular Engineering
Mentor: Mike McKenna, Chemical Engineering; Dr. Elizabeth Nance, Chemical Engineering
Contact: bbkazu@uw.edu
Current research project: A Fluorescence-Based Approach for Characterizing Changes in Perineuronal Net Morphology
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
Ashika Capirala
Major: Earth & Space Sciences
Mentor: Alexis Licht, Earth and Space Sciences
Contact: ashikac@uw.edu
Current research project: Reconstructing Paleoenvironments of Middle Eocene Myanmar using Stable Isotope Data of Paleosols from the Pondaung Formation
Rahul Chaliparambil
Major: Neuroscience
Mentor: Dr. Josh Russell, Pathology; Dr. Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
Contact: rahulc99@uw.edu
Current research project: Developing models for studying the impacts of Alzheimer’s Disease on EV signaling
Alina Chandra
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Jennifer Rabbitts, Department of Anesthesiology, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Contact: nchand@uw.edu
Current research project: 1) Associations Between Post-Surgical Acute Pain Functionality and Surgical Outcomes in Youth Project Project 2) Prevalence and Predictors of Chronic Pain Following Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injury
Zoe Chau
Major: Engineering Undeclared
Mentor: James Lai, Bioengineering
Contact: zoechau@uw.edu
Current research project: Profiling of tissue-specific extracellular vesicles using oligonucleotides
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
Elizabeth Chen
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Franck Kalume, Neurological Surgery
Contact: egc2@uw.edu
Current research project: Contribution of PV and SST Interneurons to Seizure Phenotype in a Mouse Model of Ndufs4-related Leigh Syndrome
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
Isaiah Cuadras
Major: Aeronautics & Astronautics
Mentor: Jinkyu Yang, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Contact: iac3@uw.edu
Current research project: Optimizing Millifluidic Devices to Reduce Shear Stresses on Coral Propogates
Gwen Ellis
Major: Biology (General)
Mentor: Dr. Samuel Wasser, Biology
Contact: goellis@uw.edu
Current research project: A comprehensive analysis of the American black bear diet through DNA metabarcoding
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Britney Ellisor
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Joyce Yi-Frazier, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
Contact: bellisor@uw.edu
Current research project: Palliative Care and Resilience Lab – Promoting Resilience in Stress Management
Devin Eng
Major: Bioengineering
Mentor: Masaoki Kawasumi, UWSOM Dermatology
Contact: URP@uw.edu
Current research project: Epigenome Editing of DNA Demethylation and Histone Acetylation to Inhibit Skin Cancer
Patrick Follis
Major: Aeronautics & Astronautics
Mentor: NASA Langley Research Center
Contact: pfollis@uw.edu
Current research project: Ultrasonic cure monitoring and defect detection in composites
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
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
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
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
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
Jackson Wezeman
Major: Biochemistry (BS)
Minor: Global Health
Mentor: Kavita Sharma, Comparative Medicine
Contact: wezemj@uw.edu
Current research project: SLAM