Spotlights

Lauren Albrecht

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

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

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

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...

Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux

Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux

Website: https://www.physics.uci.edu/node/13286 Department: Physics and Astronomy Research interests: Neutrino astrophysics How can undergraduate students best prepare themselves to get involved in your research? Research means tackling problems that have never been...

Afia Ahmed

Afia Ahmed

Majors: Public Health Sciences B.S, Education Sciences B.A, Health Informatics Minor What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? Don’t be intimidated! My past self was very anxious and had low self-confidence about...

Nia Nixon

Nia Nixon

Website: http://niadowell.com Department: School of Education and Cognitive Science Research interests: Teams, Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence, AI-Human Teaming, Inclusion What do you enjoy most about mentoring and working with undergraduate students? What I...

Jean Kim

Jean Kim

Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences UCI faculty mentor: Dr. Mahtab Jafari Research group: Jafari Lab What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? Be patient and open minded. UCI has so many research opportunities and such...

DeWayne Williams

DeWayne Williams

Website: faculty.sites.uci.edu/dewaynewilliams Department: Psychological Science Research interests: Psychology; Health Disparities; Psychophysiology How did you develop an interest in mentoring undergraduate research, and what type of projects have you directed? As...

Love Bradley

Love Bradley

Major: Biomedical Engineering Premed Minor: African American Studies UCI faculty mentor: Dr. Elliot Hui Research group: Hui Lab What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? If I could talk to my past self, I would...