Majors: Political Science & Philosophy (Law & Society) UCI faculty mentor: Dr. Aaron Trammell What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? Get clear about the “why” behind the questions you aim to answer. Keep...
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Benjamin Morehouse
Website: https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/morehouselab/ Department: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Research interests: Protein Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Immunology, Microbiology What advice would you give your younger self when you were starting your research...
Judith Kroll
Website: https://bilingualismmindbrain.com Department: Education Research interests: Bilingualism, Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Neuroscience What do you enjoy most about mentoring and working with undergraduate students? My research uses the tools of cognitive...
Nima Movahedi
Major: Political Science (Minor in History) UCI faculty mentor: Robert Uriu What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? Resist the urge to find shortcuts. Balancing classes, work, and campus involvement, I initially...
Khanh (Jenny) Ngo
Major: Human Biology UCI faculty mentor: Dr. Dawn Lombardo, DO What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? If I could go back, I'd tell myself don’t be afraid to ask questions, even if they seem simple; curiosity is...
Bert Winther-Tamaki
Website: https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile/?facultyId=3335 Department: Art History Research interests: Japanese Contemporary Art, Eco-Criticism, Visual Studies In what ways have your undergraduate students made a significant impact on your work? Visual art is most...
Lauren Albrecht
Website: http://albrecht-lab.com/ Department: Pharm Sci and Dev Cell Research interests: Cell biology What advice would you give your younger self when you were starting your research journey? I always advise students to dive in with your curiosity. The goal at this...
Michelle Zheng
Major: Biological Sciences UCI faculty mentor: Dr. Suzanne Bohlson What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? My innate immunity research project investigates the expression of a transmembrane protein hypothesized...
Kaustubh Simha
Majors: Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics UCI faculty mentor: Luis Jauregui Research group: The Quantum Materials and Devices Labratory What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? Don’t be afraid to ask...
Kristina Uban
Website: https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/developingbrain Department: Health, Society & Behavior Research interests: Developmental Disability, Maternal Child Health, Teratogens, Biomarker Discovery, Electromagnetic Properties of Humans What do you enjoy most about...