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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Nathaniel Frederick
Major: Psychological Science Minor: History UCI faculty mentor: Dr. Judith Kroll Research group: Bilingualism, Mind, and Brain Lab What advice would you give to your past self when you were just starting your research journey? When I just started on my research...