URL Profiles
2022-2023
Semira Beraki
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Mentor: Cholpisit Kiattisewee, Molecular Engineering; Diego Alba Burbano, Chemical Engineering
Contact: sberaki@uw.edu
Current Research project: Characterizing Multi-Guide RNA CRISPR Activation Genetic Circuits for Large Scale Gene Regulation
Nisha BK
Major: Neuroscience
Mentor: Edward Kelly (School of Pharmacy)
Contact: nishasen@uw.edu
Current Research project:
Abby Burtner
Major: Biology (Intended)
Mentor: Chris Law, UW Biology
Contact: aburtner@uw.edu
Current research project:1) The evolution of mammalian body plans: a case study in squirrels and 2) Understanding the origin of bat flight: evolutionary modeling of mammal limb morphologies
Carson Butcher
Major: Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
Mentor: Cole DeForest, Chemical Engineering
Contact: chb13@uw.edu
Current research project: Near-Instantaneous, 4D Control of Protein Photoactivation in Hydrogel Biomaterials
Nuria Alina Chandra
Major: Computer Science (Minor in Global Health)
Mentor: Sara Mostafavi, Computer Science, and Rekha Thomas, Mathematics
Contact: nchand@uw.edu
Current research project: Predicting Surgical Outcomes with In-Hospital Function in Adolescents Undergoing Major Musculoskeletal Surgery
Zoe Lu Chau
Major: Bioengineering
Mentor: James Lai, Department of Bioengineering; Kushang Patel, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Contact: zoechau@uw.edu
Current research project: DiagnosDisk for Rapid and Sensitive COVID-19 Detection; Utilizing Novel Trigger-based Ecological Momentary Assessments to Investigate Movement-evoked Pain in Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis
Jianyi (Jenny) Du
Major: MCD Biology
Mentor: Dan Doherty, Pediatrics
Contact:jd0812@uw.edu
Current research project: Validating Noncanonical Splice Variants in Patients with Joubert Syndrome
Rodrigo Gallardo
Major: Biology
Mentor: Megan Kennedy, Director UW Resilience Lab
Contact: rodrig5@uw.edu
Current research project: Undergraduate Well-Being, Retention, and Graduation
Nathan Greenwood
Major: MCD Biology, Microbiology
Mentor: David Baker (Biochemistry), Jason Zhang (Biochemistry)
Contact: forest77@uw.edu
Current research project: Designing and Testing Binders for Chaperones (Hsp70) and Signaling Proteins (Ras)
Shannon Hong
Major: Neuroscience
Mentor: Samira Moorjani, Physiology and Biophysics
Contact:shong07@uw.edu
Current research project: Strengthening Motor Pathways in Intact Non-Human Primates and Spinal Cord-Injured Rats; Evaluating Engagement with a Digital Health Psychological Intervention for Youth with Chronic Pain
Annabelle Huang
Major: Biology (Physiology); Philosophy
Mentor: Dr. Hans-Peter Kiem, UW School of Medicine, Fred Hutch Clinical Research Division; Dr. Stefan Radtke, Fred Hutch Clinical Research Division
Contact: azhuang@uw.edu
Current research project: Lentiviral Vector Stem-Cell Based Gene Therapy Treatments for Fanconi Anemia
Arush Joshi
Major: Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology
Mentor: Lisa Maves, Seattle Children’s Research Hospital – UW Medicine department of Pediatrics
Contact: ajoshi02@uw.edu
Current research project: Modeling Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in Zebrafish using CRISPR Transgenics
Elizabeth Karas
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Jesse Zalatan, Chemistry
Contact:elikaras@uw.edu
Current research project: Investigations Into Scaffold-Mediated Pathway Insulation
Zoe Kolics
Major: Economics
Mentor: Dr. Barbara Jung (Department of Medicine), Dr. Mark Wiley (Department of Medicine)
Contact: zkolics@uw.edu
Current research project: Investigating the Role of Activin A in Colorectal Cancer
Teng-Jui Lin
Major: Chemical Engineering: Nanoscience and Molecular Engineering
Mentor: Elizabeth Nance, Department of Chemical Engineering
Contact:tlin10@uw.edu
Current research project: Quantifying morphology-function relationships in cellular and subcellular responses to neuroinflammation
Srinidhi Naidu
Major: Intended: Neuroscience and ACMS (Scientific Computing and Numerical Algorithms)
Mentor: John Tuthill (Physiology and Biophysics), Brandon Pratt (Physiology and Biophysics)
Contact: srinidhienaidu@gmail.com
Current research project: Understanding the neural circuitry of proprioceptive control and body position in Drosophila melanogaster
Matthew Nguyen
Major: Biology: MCD
Mentor: Stephen Plymate, Medicine
Contact:m2nguyen@uw.edu
Current research project: SGI’s Impact on Hexokinase 2 Function and Localization
Daniel Ong
Major: Chemistry & Biochemistry
Mentor: Jesse Zalatan, Department of Chemistry
Contact: dong09@uw.edu
Current research project: Directed Evolution of Non-Heme Iron(II)/2-Oxoglutarate Dependent Enzymes for Non-Native C-H Functionalization of Amines
Saad Rahman
Major: Public Health – Global Health
Mentor: Kimberly Alonge, Medicinal Chemistry in the School of Pharmacy
Contact: saadr@uw.edu
Current research project: Perineuronal net reorganization, Alzheimers disease, Neuropsychiatric disorders
Ingrid Redford
Major: Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Scandinavian Area Studies
Mentor: Jarrad Scarlett, Pediatrics; Elli Theobald, Biology
Contact: ingridre@uw.edu
Current research project: 1) Role of endogenous hypothalamic fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF1) in the regulation of energy homeostasis. 2) A comprehensive analysis on humanization of science in introductory biology textbooks.
Joseph (JT) Rimorin
Major: Intended Neuroscience & Psychology
Mentor: Chris Tschumi PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Mi-Seon Kong PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Contact:jtrim@uw.edu
Current research project: Nucleus Accumbens Neuronal Activity During Social Behavior
Kira Rosenlind
Major: Business Administration
Mentor: Sioban Keel, UWMC Hematology
Contact:kmrosen@uw.edu
Current research projects:Genetic Studies on Marrow Failure and Related Disorders (UWMC), Investigating Genetic Mutations in Patients With Immune Thrombocytopenia (Fred Hutch)
Sharlene Shirali
Major: Neuroscience
Mentor: Jennifer Chao, Ophthalmology; Rayne Lim, Ophthalmology
Contact: sharls@uw.edu
Current research projects: Investigating anabolic pathways in Early-Onset Macular Drusen (EOMD) iPSC-RPE cells
Megana Shivakumar
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Mentor: Dr. Paul Drain, Global Health and Medicine
Contact: megana19@uw.edu
Current research projects: Hepatitis B Prevalence and Risk Factors among Adults Living with HIV in South Africa
Sarah Stucky
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Alexander St. John, UW Emergency Medicine
Contact: stucka81@uw.edu
Current research project: Dysregulation of Platelet-von Willebrand Factor Interaction in Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy; Type O Whole Blood and Assessment of Age During Prehospital Resuscitation Trial; Direct Versus Video Laryngoscope Trial
Pavithra Sundaravaradan
Major: Microbiology
Mentor: Elia Tait Wojno, Immunology
Contact: pavitsun@uw.edu
Current research project: How the Notch Signaling Pathway Regulates Basophil Gene Regulation and Function in the Helminth-Infected Intestine
Tara Young
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Monica Guo, Microbiology
Contact: taramyou@uw.edu
Current research project: Interrogating the Mechanism of Action of GapR, a Topoisomerase Activator
Bill Young
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology & Psychology
Mentor: Pathology – Daniel Promislow, Benjamin Harrison
Contact:younbil@uw.edu
Current research project: Impact of Neuronal Tau on Response to Traumatic Brain Injury
Peter Yu
Major: Civil Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Yinhai Wang, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact: peteryu2@uw.edu
Current research project: Enhancing the Safety and Operational Performance of Diamond Interchanges with the One-Sided Diverging Diamond Interchange Design
Joia Zhang
Major: Statistics
Mentor: Dr. Sat Gupta (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Dr. Sadia Khalil (Department of Statistics, Lahore College for Women University)
Contact: joiaz@uw.edu
Current research project: Mitigating Respondent Lack of Trust in Quantitative RRT Models