Michael Russelle S. Alvarez is a Ph.D. student in Chemistry and Chemical Biology who is dedicated to developing advanced mass spectrometry methods for studying human health glycobiology.
Alec Avey studies how pro- and anti-inflammatory signals alter connective tissue function in response to exercise. He hopes to further understand the ideal timing of these signals to help prevent injury, accelerate rehabilitation time, and maximize performance.
Ofelya Baghdasaryan is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Her research focuses on engineering non-replicating, metabolically active bacterial and mammalian cells as next-generation live therapeutics, offering transformative potential in the treatment of diseases.
Andrea Bizarro is a fourth-year Community and Regional Development student minoring in Sustainability in the Built Environment. She has a passion for sustainability efforts, increasing access to transportation, and increasing affordable housing.
Luis Casas is an applied chemistry major with an environmental emphasis. He has previously interned at a small agricultural biotech company, where he conducted bacterial and fungal soil analysis. He intends to pursue graduate school, and his entrepreneurial interests lie in using his knowledge of chemistry to benefit society as a whole.
Charishma Chandu is a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major. Her educational journey is driven by a deep interest in healthcare, where she has undertaken rigorous coursework in biology, chemistry, genetics, calculus, and statistics.
Kelly Chau is a Ph.D. candidate in the Integrative Genetics and Genomics program. Her research interests include investigating how prenatal exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls alters the genome and identifying epigenetic biomarkers of prenatal exposures and neurodevelopmental disorders in the fetal brain and placenta.
Kaitlin Clark is a postdoctoral fellow specializing in regenerative medicine and translational research. She investigates the use of placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells for treating spina bifida and studies their immunoregulatory properties and possible applications for central nervous system disorders.
Shannon Clayton is a 5th year Ph.D. candidate in the Biochemistry Molecular Cellular and Development Biology program. Her research focuses on studying the immune response during wound healing, specifically the role of lipid mediators.
Caroline de Moraes de Siqueira is a postdoc in Veterinary Medicine, Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology who studies host-pathogen interactions between the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii and human epithelial cells. She uses cutting-edge molecular tools to discover novel proteins and mechanisms of interaction.
