Leaders for the Future

Lindsey Calva

Lindsey Calva

  • Leaders for the Future Fellow
Lindsey Calva is a Ph.D. student in chemical engineering at UC Davis, working under Dr. David E. Block. Her research focuses on developing computational models to predict bovine muscle satellite cell growth in vitro for cultivated meat production.
Megan Chinn

Megan Chinn

  • Leaders for the Future Fellow
Megan Chinn is a Ph.D. students and researcher in Dr. Justin Siegel’s lab, where she leads a project focused on the biosynthesis of rare sugars through enzyme engineering.
Elieza Delaney-Lewis

Elieza Delaney-Lewis

  • Leaders for the Future Fellow
Elieza Delaney-Lewis is a multidisciplinary designer with a background in graphic design and web development. Her work is driven by a deep curiosity about the human condition and a desire to support mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. She explores how design and space can foster harmony between humans and nature.
Christabel Domfe

Christabel Domfe

  • Leaders for the Future Fellow
Christabel Domfe is a Ph.D. candidate in the Au Lab in the Department of Nutrition. Her career goal is to make nutrition knowledge simple and accessible to all, thereby promoting better health for everyone.
Farajpoor Parastoo

Parastoo Farajpoor

  • Leaders for the Future Fellow
Parastoo Farajpoor is a Ph.D. candidate in biological systems engineering at UC Davis, conducting research in the Digital Agriculture Lab. Her work applies machine learning and remote sensing to estimate nutrient status in California grapevines, supporting more sustainable vineyard management.
Flores Lisbeth

Lizbeth Flores

  • Leaders for the Future Fellow
Lizbeth Flores is a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology at UC Davis. She is investigating how manipulating the gut microbiome through a novel drug intervention and the ketogenic diet may improve treatment effectiveness in pancreatic cancer.
Carisse Geronimo

Carisse Geronimo

Carisse Geronimo is a Ph.D. candidate at UC Davis in the Energy Systems program. She is focused onwaste-to-energy pathways, specifically, small-scale anaerobic digestion of food waste that can no longer be donated or distributed for consumption.
Angelica Gonzalez

Angelica Gonzalez-Bastidas

  • Leaders for the Future Fellow
Angélica Gonzalez-Bastidas has a background in financial law and compliance and focuses on making legal and financial documents clearer and more accessible for Spanish-speaking communities in California.
Nafiz Imtiaz Khan

Nafiz Imtiaz Khan

  • Leaders for the Future Fellow
Nafiz Imtiaz Khan is a Ph.D. candidate in computer science at UC Davis, working in the DECAL Lab with Prof. Vladimir Filkov. His research focuses on retrieval-augmented generation and multimodal reasoning. He leads the development of OSSPREY, a forecasting platform for open-source software, and has created widely used tools such as ReACT-GPT and EvidenceBot
Prashant Khatiwada

Prashant Khatiwada

  • Leaders for the Future Fellow
Prashant Khatiwada is a Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering at UC Davis, where he investigates strategies for peripheral nerve regeneration with potential translational applications. His research interests include cellular and tissue engineering, neural engineering, and biomedical device development.