URL Profiles
2021-2022
Jasmine Mae Alindayu
Major: Intended: Law, Societies, and Justice
Mentor: María Elena García (CHID), Tony Lucero (JSIS), Adam Warren (History), Lydia M. Heberling (English)
Contact: jasmpa@uw.edu
Current Research project: How an Authoritarian Leader Brought Me Closer to Dad
Noor Bhatti
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Lena Vayndorf, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Contact: nbhatti@uw.edu
Current Research project: Alzheimer’s Protein Project
Nisha BK
Major: Neuroscience
Mentor: Edward Kelly (School of Pharmacy)
Contact: nishasen@uw.edu
Current Research project:
Madi Bruner
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Antony Abraham & Dr. Charles Chavkin – Pharmacology, Rebecca Esquenazi & Dr. Ione Fine – Psychology
Contact: mbruner7@uw.edu
Current research project: Alcohol use disorders: Using a gelatin consumption paradigm to explore kappa/mu opioid receptor compounds
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
Jerry Cao
Major: Computer Science
Mentor: Shwetak Patel, Computer Science; Jennifer Mankoff, Computer Science
Contact: jcao22@uw.edu
Current research project: Wearable Cardiovascular Sensing using Pulse Transit Time
Rahul Chaliparambil
Major: Neuroscience
Mentor: Jennifer Deem, UWMDI
Contact: rahulc99@uw.edu
Current research project: Determining the Role of Dopamine in Cold-Induced Hyperphagia in Mice using an AAV-Mediated saCAS9 Knockdown
Nuria Alina Chandra
Major: Computer Science
Mentor: Jennifer Rabbitts, Anesthesiology
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
Daniel Chen
Major:Microbiology and Informatics
Mentor: Dr. James Heath, President and Professor at ISB, Distinguished Affiliate Professor at UW Bioengineering; Dr. Yapeng Su, Postdoctoral Fellow at Fred Hutch
Contact:dchen32@uw.edu
Current research project: Integrated Multi-Omic Spatial Characterization of Therapeutic T-cell Dysfunction
Chloe Chiu
Major: Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Swati Rane Levendovszky, Department of Radiology
Contact: cchiu820@uw.edu
Current research project: Understanding MRI and the Glymphatic System
Rodrigo Gallardo
Major: Intended Major: Biology
Mentor:Brian Hayes, Kraig Abrams, Beverly Torok-Storb, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Contact: rodrig5@uw.edu
Current research project: Introducing gene edited plasmid DNA into ML3 cells to differentiate using cell marker antibodies
Kim Ha
Major: MCD Biology, Biochemistry
Mentors: Department of Pediatrics: Kathryn Shively, Michael Bamshad
Contact:kimtha@uw.edu
Current research project: Investigating Variants in Isolated Birth Defects
Abi Heath
Major: American Ethnic Studies
Mentor: Dr. LaTaSha Levy, American Ethnic Studies; Prof. Brukab Sisay, American Ethnic Studies
Contact: heathao@uw.edu
Current research project: The School Desegregation Struggle in Seattle: Effects of Colorblind Legal Discourse
Lindsay Hippe
Major: Linguistics and Speech & Hearing Sciences
Mentor: Naja Ferjan Ramírez (Department of Linguistics)
Contact:lhippe@uw.edu
Current research project: Sibs and Bibs – Older siblings and infant vocabulary development
Shannon Hong
Major: Neuroscience
Mentor: Samira Moorjani, Physiology and Biophysics
Contact:shong07@uw.edu
Current research project: Assessing Changes in Connectivity Between the Motor Cortex and Spinal Cord After Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Meelad Karami
Major: Microbiology
Mentor: Dr. Jason G. Smith
Contact:meeladk@uw.edu
Current research project: Uncovering Determinants of Adenovirus Tissue Tropism
Anika Lindley
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Sara Webb, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Contact: anikalin@uw.edu
Current research project:Aggression and Social Deficits Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sophia Mar
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Benjamin Land, Pharmacology
Contact: sophmar@uw.edu
Current research project: Alternative Behavioral Models of Chronic Pain
Jessica Monroy
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Margaret Sibley, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Contact: jmonroy@uw.edu
Current research project: Attitudes and Engagement: The Use of AI Feedback and an Online Office for Treating ADHD Patients
Matthew Nguyen
Major: Biology: MCD
Mentor: Takuma Uo, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Contact: m2nguyen2@gmail.com
Current research project: Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Therapy
Spencer Onstot
Major: Community Psychology/Society, Ethics & Human Behavior
Mentor: Dr. Deanna Kennedy, Associate Professor of Operations Management, School of Business
Contact: onstot2@uw.edu
Current research project: Prediction of Mental Model Shifts
Therese Pacio
Major: Computer Science
Mentor: Fred Mast, PhD and John Aitchison, PhD ; Seattle Children’s Research Institute: Center for Global Infectious Disease
Contact: tpacio@uw.edu
Current research project: Modeling kinase networks involved in peroxisome biogenesis via single-cell colocalization and morphology metrics
Alex Huynh
Major: Engineering Undeclared
Mentor: Dr. Ethan Buhr, Ophthalmology
Contact: urp@uw.edu
Current research project: 3D Printed Assistive Pipetting Guides
Shreya Patel
Major: Biology: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental
Mentor: Dr. Ragadeepthi Tunduguru
Contact: spatel97@uw.edu
Current research project: Investigating Targeted Antibody Treatment for use in Insulin-Resistance Diabetes
Gillian Pereira
Major:Materials Science and Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Miqin Zhang (Materials Science and Engineering)
Contact:gpereira@uw.edu
Current research project: CHA Cancer Drug Screening Platform
Daniel Piacitelli
Major: Astronomy & Physics: Comprehensive
Mentor:Matthew McQuinn (Astronomy)
Contact: piacid4@uw.edu
Current research project: Empirically motivated CGM line intensity estimates
Anika Rajput
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Alison Paquette, Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Contact: anikar@uw.edu
Current research project: Analyzing Gene Expression Data to Study the Prenatal Environment
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)
Joey Schafer
Major: Computer Science
Mentor: Kate Starbird, Human-Centered Design and Engineering; Emma Spiro, iSchool; Jevin West, iSchool
Contact: schaferj@uw.edu
Current research projects: Impact of Spotlighting on Misinformation Spreaders
Rachel Shi
Major: Bioengineering
Mentor: Buddy Ratner (Bioengineering & Chemical Engineering), Runbang Tang (Bioengineering)
Contact: rxshi@uw.edu
Current research projects: Urea-Permeable Polymeric Membrane for Selective Nanofiltration in Hemodialysis
Megana Shivakumar
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Mentor: Dr. Paul Drain, Global Health and Medicine
Contact: megana19@uw.edu
Current research projects: Risk Factors and Outcomes for Hepatitis B among Individuals with HIV
Brandon Sim
Major: Biochemistry and Physics (intended)
Mentor: Sharona Gordon (Physiology and Biophysics) and Paul Wiggins (Physics)
Contact:bsim1458@uw.edu
Current research projects: Development and Application of tmFRET Methods for Probing Protein Structure and Dynamics (Gordon Lab), Theoretical/Computational Investigation of DNA Replication Dynamics (Wiggins Lab)
Erik Solhaug
Major: Physics: Comprehensive; Astronomy
Mentor: Matthew McQuinn (Department of Astronomy)
Contact:solhaug@uw.edu
Current research projects: Predicting Emission from the Extended Gaseous Halos Around Galaxies
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
Rachel Suominen
Major: International Studies; Business Administration
Mentor: Jackson School of International Studies
Contact:rsuomi@uw.edu
Current research project: Written Into History? Solastalgia and Emotion Under the Western Gaze
Selina Teng
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Igor Novosselov, Mechanical Engineering
Contact:seliteng@uw.edu
Current research project: Evaluation of Micro-well Collector for Capture and Analysis of Bacteriophage MS2
Valerie Tsai
Major: Neuroscience and MCD Biology
Mentor: Sam Golden, Biological Structure
Contact: v881@uw.edu
Current research project: Visualizing and interpreting brain-wide cellular activation dynamics
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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
Isabelle Young
Major: Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology
Mentor: Lisa Maves, Seattle Children’s Research Hospital – UW medicine department of pediatrics
Contact: iyoung42@uw.edu
Current research project: Identifying New Roles for the Proteasome Pathway in Congenital Heart Defects
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