Leaders for the Future | Mike and Renée Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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.

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.

Kristina Lai

Leaders for the Future Fellow

Kristina Lai is a 5th-year Ph.D. candidate in epidemiology who specializes in using immune biomarkers to generate insights that guide vaccine introduction, identify high-risk populations, and track disease circulation.

Jessica Korte

Leaders for the Future Fellow

Jessica Korte is a Ph.D. candidate in the biomedical engineering department and a joint member of the FAN Lab and the Joiner Motor Lab. Her research combines neuro imaging with behavioral neuroscience techniques. She focuses on how learning abilities change with age and how these behavioral differences reflect the effect of age on the brain.

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.

Clarisa Martinez

Leaders for the Future Fellow

Clarisa Martinez is a Ph.D. Candidate investigating how the gut microbiome and other factors influence T-cell differentiation in type 1 diabetes.

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.

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.

Archan Vyas

Leaders for the Future Fellow

Archan Vyas is a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering working under Professor Atul Parikh in the Biomedical Engineering Department at UC Davis. His research investigates the effects of osmotic stresses and macromolecular crowding on membrane structures and the creation of cell-like mimics.

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.