2019-2020 UC San Diego Undergraduate Research Directory

Published by the Office of Academic Enrichment Programs

Directory Notes

Originally Published January 2021

Cover Photo: Nicolette Olivia Le at the 2019 International Cancer Education Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah

This directory reflects our best knowledge of UC San Diego undergraduates participating in mentored research between Summer 2019 and Summer 2020. We know this listing is not comprehensive and we welcome information regarding other undergraduate research projects from the aforementioned timeframe. We hope the 2020-21 directory will include an even larger number of groundbreaking undergraduate research projects at UC San Diego.

The data in this directory represent information available at the time of publication. The students listed completed research at any time between Summer 2019 and Summer 2020. For students in formal research programs, the dates listed for their projects represent the time they were in the particular program. Their research may have started prior and/or extended beyond their program participation. The students may have unlisted accomplishments (e.g. presentations, publications) that occurred or will occur outside the time frame for this year’s directory.

Programs and scholarships identified in this directory were available between Summer 2019 and Summer 2020. They may or may not be available in subsequent years.

Descriptions and logos used from non-AEP programs are reprinted with permission from the programs or departments. Photos are used with permission from those in them.

This is a living document. Please report any corrections or submissions to Marie Sheneman, PhD at [email protected]

Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge the invaluable support our program staff have received from Chancellor Pradeep Khosla, Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth Simmons, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Alysson Satterlund, and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Retention and Success Maruth Figueroa, as well as Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor Ebonee Williams. We are grateful that they and our faculty mentors and other partners in promoting undergraduate research maintained the university's commitment to student centered research during this most unusual year.

Undergraduate Research By David Artis, PhD Dean of Undergraduate Research Advancement

For curious, creative, conscientious, and ambitious students, participating in structured cocurricular research programs is challenging enough. Anyone who has completed a research program has met the demands of finding a mentor and then likely being an accountable member of a research team, showing up, being quick (in action and in thought), sharing ideas, hitting roadblocks, and moving forward. The effort comes with potentially life-changing payoffs. In addition to achieving specific results, dedicated researchers open doors for themselves to pursue their interests in graduate or professional schools or through postbaccalaureate fellowships at renowned national and international institutions, or gaining leadership positions in industry or government. This year our students faced new challenges, from being denied access to their physical workspaces, to digital dilemmas, and, for too many of them, housing and food insecurities. But these students persevered; they demonstrated resilience, persistence, and a willingness to reach out for assistance. This Directory honors their admirable devotion to scholarship, their commitment to their mentors and research partners, dedication to their families and communities, and unconquerable belief in learning. In time, the circumstances under which they produced the results celebrated here will be less important than the remarkable work itself.

Contents

Fast Stats 6

Student Spotlights 7

Awards and Publications 13 Amanda T. Calcetas, URS Scholar SACNAS 2019, Honolulu, HI Conferences 21

Research Programs and Students 25

Undergraduate Research Mentors 179

Fast Stats

UC San Diego undergraduate students in this directory 882 conducted research

Students gave over 700 700 conference presentations

Students listed here published a 9 peer-reviewed journal article Majors represented in this directory

Student Spotlights

Student Spotlight

Sabeel Mansuri

Computer Science (Bioinformatics)

Although my first research position was a bioinformatics role at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, my most impactful work has been in CS education. In partnership with IEEE - Eta Kappa Nu and Assistant Teaching Professor Niema Moshiri, I founded and led a 4-unit education research course that continues to be offered today.

At the time of founding, we were ~10 students trying to investigate the efficacy of the AP Computer Science A course while simultaneously connecting local high schools with the technical expertise of UC San Diego. We developed week-long modules on cutting-edge Computer Science topics (e.g. Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision) that relied solely on knowledge that students should have gained from taking the AP course. We would then use adaptive grading and feedback technology to identify consistent errors or misconceptions in student answers, which would indicate a systemic failure of the AP course at teaching particular topics. I had a professor who insisted, "If you want to learn anything, get out of the classroom." I'd amend that to, "If you want to learn post-undergraduate skills, get out of the classroom." It doesn't matter if you want to go into academia or industry—practical, hands-on research will teach you how to be both an independent contributor and a team member better than any class ever will. 8

Student Spotlight

Steve Maravillo

Public Health, Education Sciences TRELS

I completed a literature review assessing COVID-19-related vulnerability in health disparities experienced by the Black Homeless population of Los Angeles, California. The relevance of my research project is most certainly the primary catalyst of my Steve at UC San Diego Summer Research overall excitement for completing this Conference 2020 project.

I feel very honored to have the opportunity to further examine the ways in which society and the United States Healthcare System affect certain individuals more than others. Particularly in the current times of COVID-19 and nationwide protests against the ongoing racism against the Black population, my research has become extremely important to me to further examine the ways in which health-based racism gravely affects my target population and to propose resolutions as a result. Undergraduate research has allowed me to apply the skills and concepts I’ve learned in the classroom to practice and has been an incredible experience for me as a result. I firmly believe that all students should pursue undergraduate research in any form because it’s provided me with practical and experiential experience in my intended career field, and has offered plenty of clarity regarding my future goals as a researcher.

Student Spotlight

Hector Murguia

Electrical Engineering ECE SRIP

Gino Carfano (fellow student) and I began by devising a way to track the trajectory of flying boomerangs using Ultra-Wide Band (UWB), and as we further dove into the specs of UWB, we realized that the frequency nature of this technology might make it vulnerable to 5G New Radio (NR), the next generation of cellular technology.

As a result, we shifted our focus into evaluating the impact of 5G NR on commercially-available UWB indoor positioning systems through meticulous testing. In addition to that, we have worked on developing a simulation testbench for UWB theoretical performance limits using MATLAB and Simulink to verify our measurements. Ultimately, both of the studies have culminated into successful paper submissions for AIAA and IEEE conferences, the latter being the 2019 Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation Conference in Pisa, Italy (See Video Here). As coauthor of the paper, I had the privilege of presenting our findings to 250 global industrial and academic experts at this prestigious conference. I am very excited to be putting my name out there in academic papers and presenting to actual professionals as an undergraduate student to show other students that this is possible.

Student Spotlight

Dora Ogbonna

Chemical Engineering CAMP, McNair, TRELS

My research deals with the creation of biomaterial scaffolds for the delivery of several small molecule immunomodulators which when delivered will alter the cellular profile in a region leading to a more favorable Dora at UC San Diego Summer Research outcome for diseases like Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD), and Rheumatoid Conference 2019 Arthritis (RA).

I was interested in the intersection of engineering and the body, the idea of taking a pure science and translating it into practical applications. In addition, the project is based on immune engineering and I have always been interested in immunology, I find the cellular interactions and mechanisms fascinating. With this experience, I am learning what research is about and gathering a big picture of what I want to do in the future. This experience can also help me during my graduate school application because it proves my willingness to participate in research. The skills I learn during my time as an undergraduate researcher can also help contribute to making me a better researcher and teacher in the future.

Student Spotlight

Emily Paris

Biochemistry and Cell Biology, TRELS, URS

Under the supervision of a postdoc, Tristan de Rond, in Bradley Moore's Lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), my [honors thesis] project involved adjusting a microbial culturing technique, called "encapsulation", to capture and grow microbes in situ in marine sponges. The goal Emily preparing to collect bioacoustic and was to find new marine natural products and video data from orcas in the icy fjords of advance knowledge in microbiology by Norway, 2019 culturing new types of microbial life.

Towards the end of my senior year, I had the opportunity to participate in the all-female "Sedna Epic Expedition". In collaboration with the Gerald D'Spain Lab at SIO, I was able to record video and bioacoustics data of orcas by snorkeling with them in the fjords of Norway. The project intended to link orca bioacoustics and behaviors with environmental conditions over a period of three years. Our team also participated in microplastics research for the Dimitri Deheyn Lab at SIO and environmental DNA collections for the University of Tromsø. My goal is to become a scientist with NASA and contribute to research on microbial life in extreme environments. Conducting research at UC San Diego developed my love for the independence that comes with having a PhD, which led me to pursue that path. I will start PhD program in Earth System Science at Stanford University in Fall 2020.

Awards and Publications

2020 Undergraduate Library Research Prize Winners

The Undergraduate Library Research Prize, co-sponsored by the UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego Alumni, and the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, is awarded to students who demonstrate a strategic and effective use of the UC San Diego Library as a resource in direct support of research undertaken on campus. Read further about the 2020 winners here.

Syreeta Nolan, 1st Place Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Engineering

Research Project: A Systematic Review of Methamphetamine Use Disorder Considering Syndemic Factors in HIV

Jack T. Whiteley, 2nd Place Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Engineering

Research Project: Potassium Chloride-Dependent Activation of Immediate Early Genes in an Induced Neuron Model

2020 Undergraduate Library Research Prize Winners

Garrett Martin, 1st Place Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities

Research Project: Leveraging Death: Violence, Language, and History in the Conceptualization of Mortality Salient Activism

Ashley Amaladhas, 2nd Place Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities

Research Project: Birds and Bees: The Effects of Comprehensive Sexual Health Education on Adolescents

2020 National Competitive Scholarship Winners

Anne Cardenas National Science Foundation (NSF) Travis Fleming Graduate Research Fellowship Up to $34,000 stipend and up to Kevin Joslin $12,000 tuition for graduate study and research in science and engineering. Sherry Zheng

Harrison Li Winston Churchill Scholarship Funding for a year of Master’s study in engineering, mathematics, and the sciences at the University of Cambridge, Churchill College.

Dora Ogbonna Barry Goldwater Scholarship Financial award for undergraduate study for students who intend to pursue a career in research.

Additional Award Recipients

Kimblery Almaraz Jacobs School Student Travel Fund

Julia Asay 2019 American Society of Pharmacognosy Undergraduate Research Award

Erica Chan Irwin Jacobs Award in Public Health Research from the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health (2019) and Independent Study in Public Health Research Award (2020)

Chinmay Kalluraya Outstanding Poster in the Computational and Systems Biology category at The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students 2019

Gayatri Mainkar Outstanding Poster in the Cell Biology category at The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students 2019

Marina Ramsey 2020 Silagi Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Aging Research

Iris Ulloa Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) 2019 Travel Scholarship

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Anu P. Chaparala Kong, K.Y., Kwong, T. N. Y., Chan, H., Wong, K, Wong, S. S. Y., Chaparala, A. P., Chan, R. C. Y., Zhang, L., Sung. J. J. Y., Yu, J., Hawkey, P. M., Ip, M., Wu, W. K. K., & Wong, S. H. (2020). Biological characteristics associated with virulence in Clostridioides difficile ribotype 002 in Hong Kong. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 9(1), 631-638. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2020.1739564

Kartik Choudhary Runser, R., Root, S. E., Ober, D. E., Choudhary, K., Chen, A. X., Dhong, C., Urbina, A. D., & Lipomi, D. J. (2019). Interfacial drawing: Roll-to-roll coating of semiconducting polymer and barrier films onto plastic foils and textiles. Chemistry of Materials, 31(21), 9078- 9086. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03343

Janelle Coleen Dela Cueva Dela Cueva, J.C.A., Zheng, L., Lawlor, B., Nguyen, K. T. Q., Westra, A., Nunez, J., Zanteson, J., McGuise, C., Chavez Morales, R., Katko, B. J., Liu, H., Eliasson, V. (2020). Blast wave interaction with structures: An application of exploding wire experiments. Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41939-020-00076-0

Peer-Reviewed Publications (cont.)

Mariela Lopez-Valencia Wei, H., Zapata, R. C., Lopez-Valencia, M., Aslanoglou, D., Farino, Z. J., Benner, V., Osborn, O., Freyberg, Z., & McCarthy, M. J. (2020). Dopamine D2 receptor signaling modulates pancreatic beta cell circadian rhythms, Psychoneuroendocrinology, 113, 104551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104551

Dibyabrata Mukhopadhyay Sayed, I. M., Sahan, A. Z., Venkova, T., Chakraborty, A., Mukhopadhyay, D., Bimczok, D., Beswick, E. J., Reyes, V. E., Pinchuk, I., Sahoo, D., Ghosh, P., Hazra, T. K., & Das, S. (2020). Helicobacter pylori infection downregulates the DNA glycosylase NEIL2, resulting in increased genome damage and inflammation in gastric epithelial cells. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 295(32), 11082–11098. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA119.009981

Andrew Nguyen Suarez-Lopez, J.R., Nguyen, A., Klas, J., Gahagan, S., Checkoway, H., Lopez- Paredes, D., Jacobs Jr., D. R., & Noble, M. (2020). Associations of acetylcholinesterase inhibition between pesticide spray seasons with depression and anxiety symptoms in adolescents, and the role of sex and adrenal hormones on gender moderation. Exposure and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-020-00361-w

Peer-Reviewed Publications (cont.)

Marina Ramsey Lee, E. E., Bangen, K. J., Avanzino, J. A., Hou, B., Ramsey, M., Eglit, G., Liu, J., Tu, X. M., Paulus, M., & Jeste, D. V. (2020). Outcomes of randomized clinical trials of interventions to enhance social, emotional, and spiritual components of wisdom: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 77(9), 925–935. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0821

Maryana Saoor Bandoli, G., Bertrand, K., Saoor, M., & Chambers , C. D. (2020). The design and mechanics of an accessible human milk research biorepository. Breastfeeding Medicine 15(3), 155-162. https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2019.0277

Alexander Westra Dela Cueva, J.C.A., Zheng, L., Lawlor, B., Nguyen, K. T. Q., Westra, A., Nunez, J., Zanteson, J., McGuise, C., Chavez Morales, R., Katko, B. J., Liu, H., Eliasson, V. (2020). Blast wave interaction with structures: An application of exploding wire experiments. Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41939-020-00076-0

UC San Diego Undergraduate Research Conferences

Conference for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

Conference for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) is a series of events and conferences with the purpose to recognize research done in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, as well as to encourage UC San Diego undergraduates to pursue research in these fields.

Students 2 Fall 2019 presented at a 4 Spring 2020 10 CRASSH event 4 Summer 2020 93 Students attended a CRASSH event

Taylor Campbell, URS Scholar, CRASSH Fall 2019 22

Online Undergraduate Research Symposium

Two of UC San Diego’s signature annual research conferences—the Undergraduate Research Conference and the Faculty Mentor Program Symposium— were replaced this year by the Online Undergraduate Research Symposium (OURS), which was open to a more inclusive group of students with research experience. Students participated in 136 the OURS Students participated in a 6 live round-table discussion View OURS presentation videos here 23

Summer Research Conference

The Summer Research Conference (SRC) is an oral presentation conference open to all undergraduates conducting summertime research in the Southern California region. The SRC is held annually as a component of UC San Diego’s Academic Enrichment Programs' (AEP) Summer Research Program (SRP). In 2020, the conference was held virtually. UC San Diego undergraduate students 294 presented their research at the 2019 SRC UC San Diego undergraduate students 257 presented their research at the 2020 SRC

Research Programs and Students

AEP Programs

AEP offers UC San Diego undergraduates the opportunity to obtain valuable research-oriented academic or professional preparation in virtually any academic major including science, math, engineering, social sciences and the arts and humanities.

There are four academic year programs offered: • CAMP • FMP • McNair

• TRELS Alberto Castanedo, McNair Scholar

Summer Research Program

The Summer Research Program (SRP) through the Office of Academic Enrichment Programs equips students with the skills to become research scholars, encourages students' pursuit of graduate study, and increases graduate school enrollment among underrepresented, low-income, and first-generation college students. In 2020, the Summer Research Program comprised of seven research programs: • CAMP • Converge Incubator • Genentech • McNair • TRELS Tiffani Le,URS Scholar Staining heart sections in the Panda Lab at the • UC Scholars Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Aug. 2020 • URS

The California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in

Science, Engineering and Mathematics

The UC San Diego Summer CAMP is a 10-week, full- time research experience for undergraduates, supported by the California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The objective of the program is to provide students with the skills to pursue research careers and to stimulate serious consideration of graduate study.

Students 10 Summer 2019 participated 10 Summer 2020 20 in CAMP

CAMP Students

Michael Baluja, Cognitive Science Maliq de Piña, Management Science Mentor: Paul Siegel, PhD Mentor: Robert Sah, MD, ScD Project (2020): Error Correction for Project (2019): Geometric Natural Language Processing Neural Characterization of Exostoses: A Networks. Literature Review Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019

Ceiba Becker, Marine Biology Jesus Fausto, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Stuart Sandin, PhD Mentor: Frank Talke, PhD Project (2019): Potential Recovery of Project (2020): Portable Ophthalmic a Disturbed Reef Ecosystem Instruments Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

Pio Blanco Campos, Bioengineering Samuel Figueroa, NanoEngineering Mentor: Pedro Cabrales Arrevalo, PhD Read Student Spotlight Article Here Project (2020): Effects of Mentor: Shaochen Chen, PhD Polymerized Hemoglobin on subjects Project (2019): Optimizing a with pre-existing conditions Procedure for Synthesizing Gelatin- Conference: SRC 2020 Norbornene and Alkyne-Modified Gelatins Alejandro Dauguet, Neurobiology Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Shelley Halpain, PhD Project (2020): Evaluating the Jesse Garcia de Alva, Electrical relationship between synapse Engineering remodeling and local energy Mentor: Ravinder Mittal, MD metabolism using an ATP sensor in Project (2020): A Novel Gel Bolus to dissociated hippocampal neurons Improve the Impedance Based Conference: SRC 2020 Measurement of Esophageal Luminal Cross Sectional Area during Primary Peristalsis Conference: SRC 2020

CAMP Students (cont.)

James Garrafa-Luna, Environmental Bolarin Lawrence, NanoEngineering Chemistry Mentor: Ester Kwon, PhD Mentor: Daniel Petras, MS Project (2020): Visualization of Next- Project (2020): Analyzing Chemical Generation Sequencing Phage Display Anthropogenic Input in the Ocean Data for Identification of Novel Cell- Using Public Data Targeting Ligands After Traumatic Conference: SRC 2020 Brain Injury Conference: SRC 2020 Natalia Henriquez, Physics (Materials Science) Bryn Lopez, Biology Mentor: Tongyan Lin, PhD Mentor: Julian Schroeder, PhD Project (2020): Using CMB Project (2019): Characterization of measurements to gain more precise Sodium Azide (NaZ) Mutant Lines in understanding of dark matter density Brachypodium Distachyon and interactions Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020 Gabriel Lopez, Molecular and Cell Jacqueline Hernandez, Biology Biology Mentor: Pamela Mellon, PhD Mentor: Lidija Vukovic Project (2019): The Role of OTX2 in Project (2020): The H3-like region of Kisspeptin Neurons in Reproductive SARS-CoV-2 protein E is acetylated by Function p300 HAT Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

Sarah Kinney, Electrical Engineering Jesi Miranda-Santos, Electrical Mentor: Vikash Gilja, PhD Engineering Project (2019): Efficient Mapping of Mentor: Frank Talke, PhD the Motor Cortex Project (2020): Portable Ophthalmic Conference: SRC 2019 Instruments Conference: SRC 2020

CAMP Students (cont.)

Joshua Mumford, Aerospace Ezechinyere Ukabiala, Engineering Bioengineering (Biotechnology) Mentor: David Pierce, PhD Mentor: Robert Sah, MD, ScD Project (2019): Effects of Changing Project (2019): Multimodal and Precipitation Patterns on Unimpaired Multiscale Imaging of Murine Skeletal Flows in the Sacramento River Basin Growth: Spine Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

Dora Ogbonna, Chem. Engineering Weginbara Youpele, Electrical Read Student Spotlight Article Here Engineering Mentor: Nisarg Shah, PhD Mentor: Raghav Subbaraman Project (2019): Delivery of Project (2020): Beam-Forming immunomodulatory small molecules Calibration through UART-to-SPI Data for tuning T cell activation Conversion Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020 Award: Barry Goldwater Scholarship

Cristian Sharp, Physics Mentor: Matthew Shtrahman, MD, PhD Project (2019): Two-Photon Calcium Imaging of Human Brain Activity: the Next Frontier in Neuroscience Conference: SRC 2019

Converge Incubator

The Converge Incubator is a pilot program for upper division undergraduates seeking a dedicated focus on entrepreneurship. The 8-week experience includes up to 20 hours per week of programming and requires participation in designated core elements of the Summer Research Program, including orientation and a capstone presentation at the Summer Research Conference in August. All participants receive access to resources and multifaceted mentorship through The Basement. This year’s program centered on

addressing civic challenges affecting San Diego.

24 Summer 2019 Students participated 23 Summer 2020 14 Fellows 57 in Converge 9 Auditing Incubator Students

Read thisweek@UC San Diego article on Converge here.

Converge Incubator Students

Tanvi Bajaj, International Business Ryan Heo, Computer Science Mentor: Jacques Chirazi Mentor: Vish Krishnan, PhD Project (2020): Municipal Microgrid Project (2019): PiggyRide Planning Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020 Other Presentation: Converge Stanley Lee, Data Science Summer Showcase 2020 Mentor: Vish Krishnan, PhD Project (2019): Delivrr Yuhong (Vickie) Chen, Mathematics Conference: SRC 2019 (Computer Science) Mentor: Vish Krishnan, PhD Jianan Liang, Cognitive Science Project (2019): Smart Fridge (Design and Interaction) Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Vish Krishnan, PhD Project (2019): Tiscuss Neve Foresti, Cognitive Science Conference: SRC 2019 (Design and Interaction) Mentor: Jacques Chirazi Tongshan Liu, Chemistry Project (2020): Flybility —Improving Mentor: Vish Krishnan, PhD Airport Accessibility at SAN Project (2019): PiggyRide Conference: Converge Summer Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020 Other Presentation: Converge Marlon Minchez, Communication Summer Showcase 2020 Mentor: Briana Weisinger, MA Project (2019): Commteract Inc: Wanjun Gu, Chemical Engineering/ Digital Information Accuracy for the Economics Future Mentor: Vish Krishnan, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2019): PiggyRide Conference: SRC 2019

Converge Incubator Students (cont.)

Griffin Mittleman, Cognitive Science Persephonie Rodriguez, Cognitive (Design and Interaction) Science (Machine Learning) Mentor: Briana Weisinger, MA Mentor: Jacques Chirazi Project (2019): Sav-e: The Online Project (2020): Novel Building Environmental Marketplace Materials Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

Katherine Ngo, Cognitive Science Neha Sahota, Human Biology Mentor: Jacques Chirazi Mentor: Jacques Chirazi Project (2020): Municipal Microgrid Project (2020): Flybility — Improving Planning Airport Accessibility at SAN Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2020

Zahabiya Nuruddin, Business Prem Shelat, Computer Engineering Psychology Mentor: Jacques Chirazi Mentor: Vish Krishnan, PhD Project (2020): Novel Building Project (2019): Discursive Healings Materials Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

Eunhee Oh, Economics Callie Suppa, Communications Mentor: Vish Krishnan, PhD Mentor: Jacques Chirazi Project (2019): Harvesthru Project (2020): Team Rush Hour Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

Tiffany Phan, General Biology Steven Swee, Chemical Engineering Mentor: Briana Weisinger, MA Mentor: Jacques Chirazi, Project: UCSD SANDDBAR Project (2020): Novel Building Conference: SRC 2019 Materials Conference: SRC 2020

Converge Incubator Students (cont.)

Amer Tabban, Computer Science Tiffany Wang, Chemical Engineering Mentor: Jacques Chirazi Mentor: Vish Krishnan, PhD Project (2020): Myze Project (2019): Color-Changing Conference: SRC 2020 Fabric for a More Circular Fashion Industry Charlie Tran, Data Science Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Jacques Chirazi, Project (2020): Municipal Microgrid Yufei Wang, Interdisc Computing & Planning the Arts Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Briana Weisinger, MA Project (2019): Unia Cindy Tsai, Environmental Conference: SRC 2019 Chemistry Mentor: Briana Weisinger, MA Lindsey Young, Mechanical Project (2019): Tiscuss Engineering Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Jacques Chirazi Project (2020): The Gender Nicholas Vandenberg, Mathematics Minorities in Engineering Initiative (Applied) Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Vish Krishnan, PhD Project (2019): SoundSwell Conference: SRC 2019

Daniel Vazquez, Physics Mentor: Jacques Chirazi Project (2020): Team Rush Hour Conference: SRC 2020

Faculty Mentor Program

The Faculty Mentor Program (FMP) helps students of all majors build valuable relationships with UC San Diego faculty, develop research skills, and envision a future in graduate or professional school. The program is open to students with Junior or Senior standing, and research is conducted in Winter and Spring quarters. Program Benefits

CREDIT NETWORK PROFESSIONAL Get 4 units of A close rapport with a faculty DEVELOPMENT 99 or 199 mentor can open up your world The FMP offers a variety of Independent to a wider research community workshops and seminars Study credit for and the chance to meet designed to help you become each quarter leaders, future colleagues, and better researchers, writers, you participate lifelong friends who share your and explore the possibility of in the FMP. intellectual curiosity. attending graduate school. Students participated in FMP 80 This number includes McNair Scholars who are automatically part of FMP

FMP Students

Faiza Abid, Biochemistry and Cell Luis Alvarez, Cogn. and Behavioral Biology Neuroscience Mentor: Willis Li, PhD Mentor: Uma Karmarkar, PhD Project (2020): Transcription factors. Project (2020): The Neural Basis of Pax3 and Pax9 Gain/Loss Framing and Decision Conference: OURS 2020 (View Making Under Risk Presentation Here) Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Kayla Aceves, Philosophy Mentor: Saba Bazargan-Forward, PhD Michael Baluja, Cognitive Science Project (2020): Unifying an Mentor: Paul Siegel, PhD Individualist Account of Project (2020): Error Correction for Responsibility with a Historical Natural Language Processing Neural Understanding of Structural Injustice Networks Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Presentation Here)

Vinit Adani, Biochemistry and Cell Elizabeth Bennette, Psychology Biology (Developmental) Mentor: Jair Siqueira-Neto, PhD Mentor: Adena Schachner, PhD Project (2020): A Review of the Project (2020): Children’s Pathogenesis of Chagas Disease understanding of perception & Conference: OURS 2020 (View physical interaction over video chat Presentation Here) Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

FMP Students (cont.)

Sharad Bhagwat, Cognitive Science Avery Coble, Marine Biology Mentor: Nigel Calcutt, PhD Mentor: Stuart Sandin, PhD Project (2020): The Effects of Project (2020): The Role of Colony Pirenzepine in Preventing and Integration and Growth Rate in Reversing Nerve Damage Caused by Lesion Regeneration within Chemotherapy population of massive coral Porites Conference: OURS 2020 (View around Jarvis Island Presentation Here) Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Bryant Cao, Biology Mentor: Matthew Daugherty, PhD Lauryn Crudele, Cognitive Science Project (2020): Rewiring the (Neuroscience) Mosquito Heat Shock Response with Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Helitron Transposable Elements Project (2020): A Literature Review Conference: OURS 2020 (View of Factors Influencing Undergraduate Presentation Here) Students in the United States and Instruments to Measure Student Kenneth Chen, Computer Science Success Mentors: Stephen Macneil, PhD; Steven Dow, PhD Anika Dandekar, Political Science Project (2020): Community-driven (Public Policy) design: How communities designed Mentor: LaGina Gause, PhD their way out of COVID-19 Project (2020): Travel Ban Framing Conference: OURS 2020 (View Analysis Presentation Here), Invited to present Conference: OURS 2020 (View at OURS roundtable discussion Presentation Here)

Zhixian Chen, Computer Engineering Mentor: Amarnath Gupta, PhD Project (2020): Performance Ontology Reasoning on OWL Data Using In-Memory Data Structure 38

FMP Students (cont.)

Valeria Gomez, Human Biology Jennifer Nguyen, Pharmacological Mentor: Pei-an (Betty) Shih, PhD Chemistry Project (2020): Fatty Acid Desaturase Mentor: Anjan Debnath, PhD and Elongase Enzymes in Individuals Project (2020): Search for New with Anorexia Nervosa Potential Drug Leads Against Conference: OURS 2020 (View Naegleria Fowleri Using High- Presentation Here) Throughput Screening Conference: OURS 2020 (View James Holcomb, Molecular and Cell Presentation Here) Biology Mentors: Samara Reck-Peterson, Elizabeth Peek, Cogn and Behavioral PhD; Jenna Christensen, PhD Neuroscience Project (2020): Studying microtubule Read Student Spotlight Article Here -based transport in filamentous fungi Mentor: Colin Depp, PhD using cell biology and bioinformatic Project: Sleep, Psychosis, and Social approaches Cognition Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Presentation Here)

Joshua Hussong, Psychology Haihao Sun, Computer Engineering Mentor: Raenne Moore, PhD Mentor: Amarnath Gupta, PhD Project (2020): Label-Specific Megan Li, Physics (Astrophysics) Reachability in Property Graphs Mentor: Karin Sandstrom, PhD Project (2020): Active Galactic Nuclei Nicole Tran, Human Biology Conference: OURS 2020 (View Mentor: Job Godino, PhD Presentation Here) Project (2020): User Engagement for Weight Loss DBCIs Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

FMP Students (cont.)

Cindy Tsai, Environmental Chemistry Si Wu, Computer Engineering Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Mentor: Paul Siegel, PhD Project (2020): A Literature Review Project (2020): Flash Memory Failure of Factors Influencing Undergraduate Prediction Using Machine Learning Students and Instruments to Measure Techniques. Student Success Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Joey Truong, Molecular and Cell Biology Luna Xia, Computer Engineering Mentor: Samara Reck-Peterson, PhD Mentor: Won Bae, PhD Project (2020): The Mechanism of Project (2020): Accelerating T2- FHF-Mediated Dynein Attachment to mapping for Quantitative MRI using Cargo Machine Learning and Multithreading Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Presentation Here)

Shiva Upadhye, Cognitive Science Rachel Kai-Xin Yim, Global Health (Machine Learning and Neural Mentor: Michael R. Gorman, PhD Computation) Project (2020): Sex Differences in Mentor: Andrew Kehler, PhD Circadian Biology Project (2020): Investigating Conference: OURS 2020 (View Discourse Modeling in Neural Presentation Here) Language Models Yuxin Yuan, International Studies Yixing Wang, Computer Science Mentor: Marc Muendler, PhD Mentor: Won Bae, PhD Project (2020): Within and across Project (2020): Deep Learning in regions Income inequality in the U.S. Medical Image Registration Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Presentation Here)

FMP Students (cont.)

Zhen Zhai, Electrical Engineering/ Junchen Zhao, Probability and Mathematics Statistics Mentor: Paul Siegel, PhD Mentor: Amarnath Gupta, PhD Project (2020): Belief propagation list Project (2020): Exploratory Analysis decoder for polar code for Knowledge Graph by Probabilistic Conference: OURS 2020 (View Sampling Presentation Here) Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Haiyue Zhang, Mathematics (Applied) Mentor: Titan Alon, PhD Project (2020): Development of Reclamation Areas in China Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

Genentech Scholars Program

The Genentech Scholars Program is a 10-week full- time summer research program that is a sister program to the UC Scholars Program; the program’s objectives are to provide skills to become research scholars, stimulate students' serious consideration of graduate study, and increase learning and networking opportunities. The Genentech Foundation seeks to support students in life science and technology fields who may have faced barriers to engaging in research in the past.

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Genentech Scholars

Natalia Avina-Ochoa, Molecular and Carla Espinoza, Biochemistry and Cell Biology Cell Biology Mentors: Susan Kaech, PhD; Steven Mentor: Jerry Yang, PhD Zhao, PhD Project (2019): Segmental Labeling of Project (2020): T cell gene expression Fascin for Detection of BTA Binding in Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Conference: SRC 2019, The Annual Conference: SRC 2020 Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) 2019 Skylar Bird, Biochemistry and Cell Biology Delina Kambo, Bioengineering Mentor: Eric Schmelz, PhD Mentor: Trey Ideker, PhD Project (2020): Maize terpene Project (2020): The effect of cancer synthase 8 contributes to a complex cell’s genomic mutations and gene blend of fungal-elicited antibiotics expression on cancer cell’s genetic Conference: SRC 2020 dependencies. Conference: SRC 2020 Brian Dinh, Molecular and Cell Biology Lee Diego Lacasa, Biochemistry and Mentor: Peter Shaw, PhD Cell Biology/Cogn and Behavioral Project (2020): CFH and HTRA1 Neuroscience exhibit an antagonistic effect on Read Student Spotlight Article Here inhibiting oxidized phospholipids Mentor: Taylor Alan Doherty, MD uptake in human retinal pigment Project (2020): The Effect of the epithelial cells STING Pathway on Innate Lymphoid Conference: SRC 2020 Cell Changes During Type 2 Lung Inflammation Conference: SRC 2020

Genentech Scholars (cont.)

Mariela Lopez-Valencia, Cogn and Soyoung Shin, Chemical Engineering Behavioral Neuroscience Mentor: Jinhye Bae, PhD Mentor: Christina Gremel, PhD Project (2020): Diffusivity of water in Project (2019): Effects of Alcohol homogeneous polyacrylamide Dependence on Incentive learning (PAAm) hydrogels Conference: SRC 2019, The Annual Conference: SRC 2020 Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) 2019 Geneva Walters, Molecular and Cell Biology Erin Rosales, Human Biology Mentor: Roger Sunahara, PhD Mentor: Leonardo Nogueira, PhD Project (2019): G Protein’s Role in the Project (2020): The effects of the lung Up-Regulation of ERK Signaling treatment of SARS-CoV-2 spike Conference: SRC 2019 proteins in mice on Lund and diaphragm ACE2 expression and plasma Ang II levels Conference: SRC 2020

The McNair Scholars Program

Ronald E. McNair, PhD. Ronald E. McNair was nationally recognized for his work in the field of laser physics. He was selected by NASA for the space shuttle program in 1978 from a pool of ten thousand applicants. After his death in the Challenger Space Shuttle accident, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program was funded by Congress. The McNair Program is a federal TRIO program funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide low-income, first generation college students, and students from groups underrepresented in graduate education, with doctoral study preparation.

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McNair Scholars

Michael Alvarez, Philosophy Jazlyn Barrientos, Public Health Mentor: Monte Johnson, PhD Mentor: Abigail Andrews, PhD Project (2019): Sagehood and Civic Project (2019): Transformation of Duty: Conceptions of the Sage in Central American Identity Seen Ancient Wisdom Traditions Through Caravan Utilization Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

Enrique Arcilla, Urban Studies and Pio Blanco Campos, Bioengineering Planning Mentor: Pedro Cabrales Arrevalo, PhD Mentor: Isaac Martin, PhD Project (2020 Winter/Spring): Projects: (2020 Winter/Spring) Mechanical Hemolysis induction and Whose Yard Is It Anyway? Microcirculation effects Collaboration, Community, and Conference: OURS 2020 (View Control; (2020 Summer) Agenda Presentation Here) Control and Conflict Mitigation in General Plan Workshops Apollo Blatchley, Literature Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 (Writing) (View Presentation Here) Mentor: Seth Lerer, PhD Project (2019): Transcendence from Alberto (Fredo) Avalos, Melancholia Nanoengineering Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, PhD Amanda Breton, Bioengineering Project (2019): Characterization of a (BioSystems) high power helicon plasma device Mentor: Pedro Cabrales Arrevalo, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2019): Using Hyperspectral Analysis to Understand Tissue Oxygenation Rates Conferences: Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science 2019, SRC 2019 46

McNair Scholars (cont.)

Angelina Campos, Literature Kelly Clemen, Literature (Cultural (Writing) Studies) Mentor: Amelia Glaser, PhD Mentor: K. Wayne Yang, PhD Project (2019 Summer): Communists, Project (2019 Summer): Black Like Socialists, and leftists in American Water: A Place-Based Approach to Children's literature Student Retention at UCSD Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

Rigoberto Carreto, Computer Alexis Corona, Human Engineering Developmental Sciences Mentor: Tara Javidi, PhD Mentor: Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Project (2019): Neural Networks and PhD Drones Project (2019 Summer): Exploring Conference: SRC 2019 Predictors of Therapist Use of Homework in Community Mental Alberto Castanedo, Molecular Health Synthesis Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Dionicio Siegel, PhD , Project (2020): Synthesis of Diazirine Marin Cross, Biochemistry and Cell -Alkyne Probes to Identify FAHFA Biology Interacting Proteins Mentor: Amy Non, PhD Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Project (2020): Can acupuncture (View Presentation Here) improve mental health and increase telomerase activity to promote Vanessa Cervantes, Cogn. Science healthy cellular aging? Mentor: Michael R. Gorman, PhD , Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Project (2020): Sex differences in (View Presentation Here) circadian clock flexibility: does it depend on an exercise wheel? Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

McNair Scholars (cont.)

Sabrina Diaz, Molecular and Cell Samuel Figueroa, NanoEngineering Biology Read Student Spotlight Article Here Mentor: Nan Hao, PhD Mentor: Kenneth Vecchio, PhD Project (2020): Allele switching in Project (2020 Winter/Spring): TERT gene in different cancer Engineering Ductility in Carbides for conditions Ultra-High Temperature Resistant Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Applications (View Presentation Here) Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Viviana Dominguez, Microbiology Mentor: Matthew Daugherty, PhD Hatchly Galindo Moreno, Political Project (2020): An Evolutionary Science Perspective on Picornavirus Mentor: Gloria Chacon, PhD Proteases and their Host Targets Project (2019): Redefining la loca Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Through Latina Cultural Production (View Presentation Here) Conference: SRC 2019

Alexandra Escobar, Anthropology Isabella Garcia, Anthropology (Biological) (Archaeology) Mentor: Amy Non, PhD Mentor: Jade d'Alpoim Guedes, PhD Project (2019): Protocol Design for Project (2019): Reconstructing RNA Extraction from Human Breast Prehistoric Famine Using Milk Exosomes Paleodemography Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

James Garrafa-Luna, Environmental Chemistry Mentor: David Quarfoot, PhD Project (2019): Problem Transformations: A Framework for Developing Students’ Concept Images Conference: SRC 2019 48

McNair Scholars (cont.)

Aayushma Gautam, Bioengineering Daniel Hain, Psychology (Biotechnology) Mentor: Vilayanur Ramachandran, Mentor: Nicole Steinmetz, PhD PhD Project (2019): Plant virus Project (2020): New approaches to combination immunotherapy to treat affect the efficiency of personality ovarian cancer and synchronicity of working Conference: SRC 2019 experiments in laboratory settings Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 James Giles King, Mathematics (View Presentation Here) (Applied) Mentor: K. Wayne Yang, PhD , Jasmin Hernandez Santacruz, Project (2020): Math Education for Linguistics, Psychology (Cognitive) Black Students Juxtaposed to the Mentor: Tamar Gollan, PhD Social Movements of the Past Project (2020): Cost-Benefit Analysis Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 of Inhibition in Second-Language (View Presentation Here) Learning Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Monica Gonzalez, Human (View Presentation Here) Developmental Sciences Mentor: Frances Contreras, PhD Stephen Hoefler, Biochemistry/ Project (2019): Amor y Apoyo: Chemistry Leciones de Latinx Families in Mentor: Jose Burgos, MD Nourishing Resilience to First and Project (2019): Volunteer Medical Second-Generation College Students' Scribe program for undergraduate Conference: SRC 2019 students provides opportunities for low-resource clinics Conference: SRC 2019

McNair Scholars (cont.)

Tingfei Hu, Biochemistry and Cell Unduwap Kandage Don, Computer Biology Engineering Mentors: Darren Casteel, PhD; Renate Mentor: Vikash Gilja, PhD Pilz, MD Project (2020): Automated Bird Song Project (2020): The Function of Analysis MYPT2, a Myosin Regulatory Subunit Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 for Myosin Phosphatase in Cardiac (View Presentation Here) Myocytes Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Julissa Limatu, Political Science (View Presentation Here) (Comparative Politics) Mentor: Sebastian Saiegh, PhD Anahi Ibarra, Sociology (Social Inequality) Andrea Lin, Structural Engineering Mentor: Frances Contreras, PhD Mentors: Shabnam Semnani, PhD; Project (2019): Food and Housing: Kenneth Loh, PhD Assessing Basic Needs Efforts and Projects (2020): (1) Computer Understanding the Experiences of Modeling of a Passively Adaptive Underrepresented Undergraduate Stiffness Ankle Brace Smart Material; Students at UCSD (2) Machine Learning Data-Driven Conference: SRC 2019 Method to solve the Mechanical Behavior of Heterogeneous Materials Jose Jimenez, Cogn and Behavioral Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Neuroscience (View Presentation Here) Mentor: Sarah Creel, PhD Project (2020): Cross-Language Yang Lu, Psychology (Clinical) Activation in Spanish-English Mentor: Susan Tapert, PhD Bilinguals Project (2020): Adolescents’ Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Perceptions of Substance Use Harms (View Presentation Here) are Contingent on Mode of Administration Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) 50

McNair Scholars (cont.)

Josue Luna, Mechanical Engineering Morgan Montoya, Cogn and Mentor: Joanna McKittrick, PhD Behavioral Neuroscience Project (2019): Characterizing the Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Torsional Properties of the Helical Project (2020): Investigating Macro-Porosity Structure of the Cognitive Function in Individuals Cholla Cacti from Different Racial and Ethnic Conference: SRC 2019 Backgrounds & Its Interactions with Resilience Stacy Maciel, Cogn and Behavioral Conferences: SRC 2020, Ours 2020 Neuroscience (View Presentation Here) Mentor: Vilayanur Ramachandran, PhD Jaqueline Munive, Sociology (Social Project (2019): Head Bobbing Effect Inequality) and The Upside-Down World Mentor: Makeba Jones, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2020): Understanding the Educational Journey of Haneen Mohamed, Urban Studies Undergraduate Latinx Students or and Planning Understanding the Experiences of Mentor: Shaista Patel, PhD Undergraduate Latinx Students? Project (2020): An Identity Oriented Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Towards the Past: Nostalgia in (View Presentation Here) Sudanese Cultural Production Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Nay Chi (Tiffany) Naing, Molecular (View Presentation Here) and Cell Biology Mentor: Pamela Mellon, PhD Project (2020): In vitro regulation of the Kiss1 promoter by VAX1 Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

McNair Scholars (cont.)

Lucia Nishizawa-Rodriguez, Dora Ogbonna, Chemical International Studies (Literature) Engineering Mentors: Carol Arcos-Herrera, PhD; Read Student Spotlight Article Here Luis Martin-Cabrera, PhD Mentor: Nisarg Shah, PhD Project (2020): El performance, la Project (2020): Literature Review on mujer, el ser y la (r)evolucio n Cytokine Release Syndrome in Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Autoimmune Diseases (View Presentation Here) Conference: SRC2020 Award: Barry Goldwater Scholarship Syreeta Nolan, Psychology/Human Health Thuy Trang Sabrina Pham-Vu, Mentor: Francesca Telese, PhD Ethnic Studies/Psychology (Clinical) Project (2020): A Systematic Review Mentor: Ye n Le Espiritu, PhD of Methamphetamine Use Disorder Project (2020): Refugee Precarity: Considering Syndemic Factors in HIV Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Vietnamese Americans and (View Presentation Here) Intergenerationality & Identity- Award: Undergraduate Library Building within the Oakland Research Prize, 1st Place Vietnamese Community Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Naama Nunez, Sociology (View Presentation Here) Mentor: Abigail Andrews, PhD Project (2020): Across Borders: The Chantal Rabay, Biological Role of Education in Transnational Anthropology Students’ Career Trajectory Mentor: Amy Non, PhD Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Project (2020): Analyzing Clinician (View Presentation Here) Views on Race and Genetic Ancestry Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

McNair Scholars (cont.)

Brenda Rincon, Human Biology Dulce Rodriguez-Ponciano, Mentor: Gail Heyman, PhD Psychology (Health) Project (2019): How do lay people Mentor: Linda Brubaker, MD evaluate social scientists who study Project (2019): Patient Preferences their own racial/ethnic populations? for management of Recurrent Urinary Conference: SRC 2019 Tract Infections and Assessment of Peezy Midstream urine collection Nayeli Rincon, Psychology (Social) device for ease of use, ease of Mentor: Pamela K. Smith, PhD learning and patient satisfaction Project (2020): Exploring Pathways Conference: SRC 2019 to Power for Individuals in Consensually Non-monogamous Ha'ani San Nicolas, General Biology Relationships Ethnic Studies Honors Program Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Mentor: Shaista Patel, PhD (View Presentation Here) Project (2019): Setting the Table: An Exploration of Chamoru Fiestas as a Vanessa Rodarte, Psychology Site of Indigenous Survivance in the Mentor: Christopher Oveis, PhD Wake of White Settler Colonialism Project (2019): The Role of Conference: SRC 2019 Physiological Responses in Supporting Positive Empathy Miguel Sanchez, Human Biology Conference: SRC 2019 Mentors: Jacob Garrigues; Amy Pasquinelli, PhD Project (2019): Determining the Role of Heat-Shock Factor 1 (HSF-1) in Different Tissues of Caenorhabditis elegans during Heat Stress Conference: SRC 2019

McNair Scholars (cont.)

Laura Santos, Ethnic Studies Rabia Syed, Public Health Mentor: Dennis Childs, PhD Mentor: Leslie Lewis, PhD Project (2019): California Justice Project (2020): Somali Refugees: System: Subjection of Womxn through Access to Healthcare a Mask of Neutrality Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Conference: SRC 2019 (View Presentation Here)

David Sibrian, Spanish Literature Yordanos Tesfai, Public Health Mentors: Carol Arcos-Herrera, PhD; Mentor: Laramie Smith, PhD Luis Martin-Cabrera, PhD Project (2020): Socio Structural Project (2020): La disidencia Impacts: A Focus on the Relationship homosexual en Desde Alla (2015) de between Respect, Trust, and Lorenzo Vigas: Un ana lisis de la Healthcare Service Engagement sexualidad disidente venezolana y among HIV MSM in Tijuana, Mexico Sudamericana Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) (View Presentation Here) Tiffany Tran, Economics Kisanet Sium, Pharmacological Mentor: Prashant Bharadwaj, PhD Chemistry Project (2020): Using Pupil Services Spending and Resources to Predict Jzov Stith Gambles, Political Science Student Performance: Understanding Mentor: Makeba Jones, PhD the Role of District Leadership and Project (2019): The Criminalization of Analyzing Student Performance in Black Girls (K-12): A Public Health California School Districts Issue Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019

McNair Scholars (cont.)

Iris Ulloa, Cogn and Behavioral Anh Vo, Global Health Neuroscience Mentors: Rebecca Fielding-Miller, Mentor: Natacha Akshomoff, PhD PhD; Richard Garfein, PhD Project (2019): Brain Development Projects: (2019) Affective Factors for and The Relationship of Movement Satisfaction of Video Directly Abilities in Preschoolers Born Very Observed (VDOT) amongst Preterm Tuberculosis Patients Cohort; (2020) Conferences: SRC 2019, Society for #GameChangers: Sexual Resistance Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics Program in Eswatini and Native Americans in Science Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020, (SACNAS) 2019 OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Award: SACNAS 2019 Travel Scholarship Yvonne Yee, Chemical Engineering Mentor: Nisarg Shah, PhD Abraham Velasquez, Education Project (2019): Sustained delivery of Mentor: Frances Contreras, PhD small molecule regulators of Project (2019): Core theme behind autoimmune T-cells the motivations and concern of the Conference: SRC 2019 teaching field and how it fits into existing work Conference: SRC 2019

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars

The Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (TRELS) program is sponsored by the Council of Provosts of the Undergraduate Colleges at UC San Diego and the office of Academic Enrichment Programs. TRELS empowers students to pursue intellectual opportunities beyond the classroom, by providing support in the form of funding and mentorship.

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Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars

Caesar Aceituno, Sociology (Social David Anyakora, Int’l Studies (Int’l Inequality) Business) Mentors: Bennetta Jules-Rosette, PhD, Read Student Spotlight Here Frances Contreras, PhD Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Project (2020 Spring, 2020 Summer): Project (2019 Summer): Assessing The Transfer Experience Impact of University of California, San Conference: SRC 2020 Diego Pilot Outreach Initiative on Community Competency of Health Elisa Ady, Literatures in English Disparities and First-Generation Mentor: Stephanie Jed, PhD Student's Navigation of the College Project (2020 Spring): The Glossary of Application Process Unknowable Nouns Conference: SRC 2019

Sultan Al Azzawi, Human Biology Yutong Bao, Human Biology Mentor: Luz Chung, PhD Mentor: Leslie Carver, PhD Project (2020 Spring): Bilingual Project (2020 Spring): Stability of Learners Project dynamic audio-visual sensitivities through time Conference: OURS 2020 (View Ryan Alvey, Aerospace Engineering Presentation Here) Mentor: Nicolas Boechler, PhD Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Modified Auxetic 4-Star with Sign- Destany Barnett, Global Health Tunable Poisson's Ratio Mentor: Laramie Smith, PhD Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Medical Mistrust and Contraceptive Beliefs Among Black Women Conference: CRASSH Spring 2020

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Ella Bayi, Political Science (Int’l Jacqueline Brinkmann, Urban Relations) Studies and Planning Mentor: Sebastian Saiegh, PhD Mentor: Leslie Lewis, PhD Project (2019 Summer): Indigenous Project (2019 Summer): Study Territories and Deforestation in the Abroad: What We Can Gain from Brazilian Amazon Engaging in Uncomfortable Conference: SRC 2019 Conversations and Entering Uncomfortable Situations Daniela Becerra, Electrical Engineering Tajairi Brown-Neuson, Literature Mentor: Michael Davidson, PhD (Writing) Project (2020 Spring): Data Collection Mentor: Jane Teranes, PhD for Forecast Optimization Project (2020 Spring): Analyzing How UC San Diego Can Address The Valerie Berumen, Public Health Climate Crisis With Student Input Mentor: Robert Castro, MFA Project (2020 Winter): Pa' La Raza Marc Camanag, Political Science (Int’l Relations) Rachel Brand, Global Health Mentor: Nancy Grey Postero, PhD Mentor: Berenice Jau Project (2020 Spring): Pachamama or Project (2019 Summer): Methodology Death: Identity Conflict and on Foster Youth Academic Outcomes: Environmental Attitudes within Assessing the Needs and Bolivia's Indigenous Population Understanding the Experiences of Foster Youth Students in UCSD

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Christopher Carbajal-Carbajal, Mariana Carrola, Education Studies Sociology and Political Science and Public Health Mentor: John Skrentny, PhD Mentors: Gerardo Arellano, PhD; Project (2020 Summer): “They’re Frances Contreras, PhD Making It Hard for Us to Exist” - an Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter, 2020 Empirical Analysis of How Policing Spring): Chicanas/Latinas in Higher Affects the Quality of Life for Black Ed: Negotiating Family Roles & and Brown Communities in the Responsibilities as Students Militarized City of San Diego Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: SRC 2020 Presentation Here)

Ben Carfano, Human Biology Mara Casebeer, Physics (Biophysics) Mentor: John Serences, PhD Mentor: Dimitri Deheyn, PhD Project (2020 Spring): Pinging Project (2020 Spring): Numerical Feedback Driven Memories using EEG Model of DNA for the Investigation of Conference: OURS 2020 (View High Frequency Bioelectrodynamics Presentation Here) Jaideep Chakladar, Biochemistry Gino Carfano, Electrical Engineering and Cell Biology Mentor: Prasad Gudem, PhD Mentor: Weg Ongkeko, MD, PhD Project (2019 Fall): Positioning Using Project (2019 Fall): Pan-cancer 5G NR Communication Technology analysis of immune-associated Proposal mechanisms induced by tobacco smoke Parker Carnahan, Bioengineering Mentor: Georgia Kayser, PhD Geeling Chau, Computer Engineering Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Spring): Mentor: Virginia de Sa, PhD Kachieng Project Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): NeuroFeedback for Focus and Flow in Work Sessions

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Besma Chaudry, Biology Harrison Cho, Economics Mentor: Olivia Osborn, PhD Mentor: Andrea Chiba, PhD; Leanne Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter, 2020 Chukoskie, PhD Spring): Biomarkers of Antipsychotic Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Induced Weight Gain Learning to Play Video Games Data Analysis Internship: dkNET Summer of Data Student Internship Rosalyn Cho, Structural Engineering Program Mentor: Rodrigo Carren o Vallejos, PhD Brenda Chavez, Political Science Project (2020 Winter): Experimental Mentor: Robert Castro, MFA Stress-Strain Response of Steel Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Reinforcement Under Cyclic Loading, Pa' La Raza Including Buckling for Variable Unsupported Lengths Derek Chen, Bioengineering Mentor: Christian Metallo, PhD Kelly Clemen, Literature (Cultural Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Studies) Reconstructing the Metabolic Mentor: K. Wayne Yang, PhD Pathway of β-Hydroxy β- Project (2019 Fall): On Black methylbutyric acid (HMB) Belonging and the Politics of Acknowledgement Abinav Teja Chilukuri, Human Biology Isabelle Danforth, Marine Biology Mentor: Mahadevan Rajasekaran, PhD Mentor: Amro Hamdoun, PhD Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Spring): Project (2020 Winter): ABCB4- Microbiome Presence and Its Relation associated gene expression and to Bladder Cancer morphological changes in embryonic purple sea urchin following exposure to Vibrio diazotrophicus

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Kypros Dereschuk, Human Biology Nicholas Dorn, Chem. Engineering Mentor: Weg Ongkeko, MD, PhD Mentor: Nisarg Shah, PhD Project (2020 Winter): Identification Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter): and characterization of the intra- Engineering Anti-Inflammatory articular microbiome in osteoarthritic Biomaterials for Gut Autoimmune knee Disorders Conference: OURS 2020 (View Paola Diaz, Theatre Presentation Here) Mentors: Robert Castro, MFA; Jade Power-Sotomayor, PhD Manuel Duran, Political Science Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter): (Data Analytics) Famous Women in Stand Up Mentors: Gerardo Arellano, PhD; Jose Conferences: SRC 2019, CRASSH Fuste , PhD Spring 2020; OURS 2020 (View Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter, 2020 Presentation Here) Spring): Campaigning Against Capitalism Brian Dinh, Molecular and Cell Conference: OURS 2020 (View Biology Presentation Here) Mentor: Peter Shaw, PhD Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Rachael Ehlen, Physiology and CFH and HTRA1 exhibit an Neuroscience antagonistic effect on inhibiting Mentor: Peter Shaw, PhD oxidized phospholipids uptake in Project (2020 Spring): The ARMS2- human retinal pigment epithelial cells HTRA1 Locusin Age-Related Macular Degeneration Alexandria Do, NanoEngineering Mentor: Marc Meyers, PhD Mariam Eick, Bioengineering Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter): Mentor: Adam Engler, PhD Nature's Material World Project (2019 Summer): Correlation of EGFRv3 and Cell-Matrix Adhesion within Invasive Glioblastoma Conference: SRC 2019 61

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Pamela Elguezabal, Sociology Marisa Felix, Physiology and (Science and Medicine) Neuroscience Mentor: Abigail Andrews, PhD Mentor: Christoforos Mamas, PhD Project (2020 Spring): Sin Fronteras: Projects: (2020 Winter) High-Speed Programa de Enriquecimiento Wireline Transceiver Emulations; Educativo (2020 Spring) Gender Differences Conference: OURS 2020 (View Observed From Social Networks in a Presentation Here) Highly Diverse Classroom Conference: OURS 2020 (View Richard Ellks, Cogn and Behavioral Presentation Here) Neuroscience Mentor: Pamela Cosman, PhD Travis Fleming, Biochemistry and Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Cell Biology Real World Gaze Behavior in Typically Mentor: Amro Hamdoun, PhD Developing and Attention Disorder Project (2019 Summer, 2020 Spring): Populations CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis reveals a role for ABCB1a in 2 protection of sea Jehan Ezzulddin, Human Biology urchin embryos from pathogenic gut Mentor: Sandra Daley, MD bacteria Project (2020 Summer): Relationship Conference: SRC 2019 Between Social Determinants of Award: 2020 NSF Graduate Research Health and Allostatic Overload Fellowship Winner Conference: SRC 2020, CRASSH Summer 2020 Omar Flores, Interdisc Computing and the Arts Mentor: Sarah Hankins, PhD Project (2020 Summer): Political Sap vs Authentic Rap: Authentic Political Discourse within Contemporary Commercial Rap Conference: SRC 2020

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Kaiyun Fu, Mathematics (Computer Marisol Gonzalez, Mathematics Science) (Applied) Mentor: Jurgen Schulze, PhD Mentor: Jonathan Novak, PhD Project (2020 Winter): Guidelines to Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring, adapt VR applications for airplane use 2020 Summer): An Introduction to Compress Sensing and Its Alexander Fuentes, Sociology Applications Mentor: Abigail Andrews, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Cannot Go Back, Cannot Move Samantha Gray, Cognitive and Forward - The Migration Paradox: Behavioral Neuroscience Understanding the story of migrants Mentor: Douglas Nitz, PhD from Central America Project (2020 Summer): Spatial Firing Patterns of Retrosplenial Parke Funderburk, Applied Cortex Neurons at Low Versus High Mathematics Gamma Frequencies Mentor: Thomas Levy, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project (2020 Summer): Sedimentology and geochemistry of a Anthony Grubbs, Speculative Design wetland record from NW Israel: new Mentor: Edwin Cruz, MDesS insights utilizing X-ray fluorescence Project (2020 Winter): Data-Driven Conference: SRC 2020 Architecture

Aditi Gnanasekar, Bioengineering Alexandra Gunn, Int’l Studies (Biotechnology) (Political Science) Mentor: Weg Ongkeko, MD, PhD Mentor: Ivan Evans, PhD Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Project (2019 Summer): Inclusivity in Etiology-based differences in immune the Changing Climate in South Africa landscape in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Jeeho Ha, Visual Arts (Studio) Samantha Harmer, Political Science Mentor: Christoforos Mamas, PhD Mentor: Bonnie Kaiser, PhD Project (2019 Summer): Jeeho makes Project (2020 Summer): Are UCSD's a movie! Resources Sufficient for Foster Conference: SRC 2019 Youth's Needs? Conference: SRC 2020 Mehrshad Hairani, Human Biology Mentor: Matthew Hangauer, PhD Khaila Hartung-Dallas, Psychology Project (2020 Spring): Western Blot Mentors: Joseph Hankins, PhD; Karen Analysis of DFFB in Cancer Cells Shelby, PhD Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Michael Hanson, Mechanical Capitalism, Marriage, and Queer Engineering Identity Mentor: Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, PhD Henry Helmuth, Structural Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter, 2020 Engineering Spring): Characterization of a High Mentor: Richard Chavez, PE Power Helicon Plasma Device Project (2020 Summer): UC San Diego Active Commute Plan Lien Hardister, Biochemistry and Conference: SRC 2020 Cell Biology Mentor: Amy Pasquinelli, PhD Brandon Hernandez Pacheco, Project (2019 Summer): The Bioengineering (Biotechnology) Importance of Personal Accounts in Mentor: Kevin King, MD, PhD Breaking the Silence Around Intimate Project (2019 Fall): The Validation of Partner Violence BedScales for Obtaining the Weight of Conference: SRC 2019 Heart Failure Patients

Joyous Herron, Literature (Writing) Mentor: Megan Wesling, PhD Project (2020 Spring): Prego Short Film 64

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Mische Holland, Biochemistry and Anahi Ibarra, Sociology (Social Cell Biology Inequality) Read Student Spotlight Here Mentor: Frances Contreras, PhD Mentor: Victor Nizet, MD Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter): Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter): How We Can Foster Student and Fluoroquinolone Activity Assessment Faculty Connections to Support the in Host Mimicking Conditions Career and Professional Development of First Generation College Students Susan Hou, Bioengineering at UCSD (View The Research Guide (BioSystems) Here) Mentor: Stanley Lo, PhD Project (2019 Summer, 2020 Winter, Lauren Ibarra, Biochemistry and Cell 2020 Spring) Undergraduate Biology Experiences and Responses to Mentor: Eric Hekler, PhD Recognition Project (2020 Summer): Development of Digital Adherence Technology for Kyra Hulse, Bioengineering Tuberculosis Treatment in Kampala, (Bioinformatics) Uganda Mentor: Ferhat Ay, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project (2020 Summer): Improving Resolution of HiChIP data with a Ye Jin, Bioengineering Generative Adversarial Network (Bioinformatics) Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Pamela Mellon, PhD Project (2020 Spring): Circadian rhythm analysis in genetically modified mice Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Tanish Jindal, Speculative Design Jacob Kattoula, Molecular and Cell Mentor: Elizabeth Cartwright, PhD Biology Project (2020 Winter): Machine Mentor: Ruben Abagyan, PhD learning vehicle: fastron and MPnet Projects: (2019 Summer) Small Molecule Modulators for Cancer Christian Johnson, Political Science Immunotherapy; (2019 Fall): Small (Public Law) Molecule Modulators for SARS-CoV-2 Mentor: Robert Castro, MFA Main Protease Project (2020 Spring): Found Space Conference: SRC 2019

Shane Jost, Marine Biology Karanjot Kaur, Cognitive Science Mentor: Lakshmi Chilikuri, PhD (Neuroscience) Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Mentor: Federico Rossano, PhD Early History of Sixth College, and the Project (2020 Summer): An establishment of a permanent Sixth ethnographic investigation of child College Special Collection begging in India Conference: SRC 2020

Tommy Jung, Political Science (Data Analytics) Helen Khuu, Biochemistry and Cell Mentor: Sean Ingham, PhD Biology Project (2020 Spring): Difficult Mentor: Christina Sigurdson, DVM, Games: Challenges to Game Theory PhD Instruction Project (2019 Summer): Pathology of Conference: OURS 2020 (View Prion Disease Presentation Here) Conference: SRC 2019

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Allison Kifer, Molecular Biology Eliana Kontokanis, Visual Arts Mentor: Marco Wilkinson, MFA (Media) Project (2020 Winter): The Science Mentor: Dino Dinco Communication Crisis: How the Project (2020 Summer): IN HER OWN Acknowledgement of Societal IMAGE (View Images Here) Influence Could Decrease Climate Conference: SRC 2020 Change Stigma Oleksandr Kubichka, Computer Jonathan Kim, Political Science Engineering Mentor: Leslie Carver, PhD Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter): Project (2020 Winter): 3D Printing Botanical Decolonization at UCSD Tiffany Kuo, Biochemistry and Cell Rhiannon Koh, Urban Studies and Biology Planning Mentor: Sonya Neal, PhD Mentor: Leslie Lewis, PhD Project (2020 Spring): Unfolded Project (2019 Summer): Reclaiming Protein Response Storytelling and Place in Singapore: Lessons on Identity, Community, and Breanna Lam, Molecular and Cell Belonging Biology Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Randolph Hampton, PhD Project (2020 Winter): Allostery as a Yuko Koike, Bioengineering Mechanism for Regulated (Biotechnology) Degradation: Evolving From Allostery Mentor: Bernhard Palsson, PhD to Mallostery Project (2020 Spring): Modeling Conference: SRC 2019 Dynamic States of Alzheimer's Disease in Human Red Blood Cells Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Molly Lasher, Theatre Alexander Levine, Cognitive Science Mentor: Emily Roxworthy, PhD Mentor: Ramaohan Paturi, PhD Project (2020 Spring): Hindsight is Project (2020 Winter): Aerodynamics 2020: The Never-Ending Struggle for of Drones and Boomerangs Female Theatre-Makers Gabriel Lopez, Molecular and Cell Nathan Lau, Neurobiology Biology Mentor: Cory Root, PhD Mentors: Don Cleveland, PhD; Ksenia Project (2020 Winter): Tracing The Krupina, PhD Olfactory Tubercle Circuit Project (2019 Summer, 2019 Fall): Aneuploidy in TRIP13-Deficient Mice Nicolette Olivia Le, Global Health Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Leslie Lewis, PhD Project (2019 Summer): Preserving Stephanie Luedtke, Human Biology an Unwritten History: Using Oral Mentor: Anthony O'Donoghue, PhD Histories to Highlight the Voices of Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Immigrants Biochemical Analysis of Breast Milk Conference: SRC 2019 Proteolysis and the Role of Milk Protein and Peptides in NEC Ringo Leung, Cogn and Behavioral Neuroscience Alina Luk, Pharm. Chemistry Mentor: John Ravits, MD, PhD Mentor: Colleen McHugh, PhD Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): hnRNP A1 and hnRNP A2B1 Identification of MALAT1 mascRNA’s association with TDP-43 Protein Binding Partners in Human proteinopathies in ALS Cells Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Yoshii Ma, Biology (Bioinformatics) Steve Anthony Maravillo, Public Mentor: Weg Ongkeko, MD, PhD Health/Education Sciences Project (2020 Spring): Mentor: Paula Saravia, PhD Immunotherapy & Hepatocellular Project (2020 Summer): Assessing Carcinoma Health Disparities Amidst the COVID- 19 Pandemic: Vulnerabilities in Black Vivian Maldonado, Global Health Homelessness in Los Angeles County, Mentor: Jay Silverman, PhD California Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter, 2020 Conference: SRC 2020 Spring): “This Is Something I’m Doing for Me:” The Influence of Mexican and Chad Marks, Theatre U.S. Culture on the Reproductive Mentor: Eva Barnes, MFA Health Decisions of Female Project (2020 Summer): Take Two: Adolescents Living in the San Diego/ Drama Therapy From An Actor's Tijuana Border Region Point Of View Conference: UC Global Health Day Conference: SRC 2020 Conference 2020 (View Presentation Here) Nicholas Martin, Environmental Systems (Earth Sciences) Kate Mallari, Sociology Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Mentor: April Sutton, PhD Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Project (2020 Summer): “An Email Intel Realsense Can Only Go So Far,” The Gap Between University Support and Students of Color Brice McKane, Marine Biology Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Greg Rouse, PhD Project (2020 Spring): An Ongoing Investigation into the Biodiversity of the South Pacific Gyre

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Kaylee McMillen, International Xelestiál Moreno-Luz, Visual Arts Studies (Political Science) (Media) Mentor: Matthew Herbst, PhD Read Student Spotlight Here Project (2020 Spring): “Stop and Mentors: Rube n Ortiz-Torres, MFA; Frisk” and the Underlying Condition Mariana Wardwell, PhD of Discrimination that pervades the Projects: (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring) United States Criminal Justice System The Institutionalization of Transgender Visuality and Death: Keyona Meeks, Int’l Studies (Int'l Existing and Insisting within Media, Business) Social Media, and Social Movements; Mentors: Kirstie Dorr, PhD; Lawana (2020 Summer) Transgender Richmond, EdD Movements of Color and Audio-Visual Project (2019 Summer, 2019 Fall): Culture: Insisting Till Our Last Breath The Future of Ethical Fashion: Conference: SRC 2020 Sustainability in a Climate Conscious Fashion Industry Michael Murphy, Anthropology Conference: SRC 2019 (Sociocultural) Mentor: Rihan Yeh, PhD Ipek Midillioglu, Molecular Biology Project (2020 Spring): The Lens and Biological Sciences Honors Program Who Holds It: Digital Mentor: Amy Kiger, PhD Autoethnography and Narrative in Project (2019 Fall): Role of Dynamin "Nowhere to Hide" & On Disaster and in T-tubule Maintenance and Crises Remodeling Faustina Ngo, Public Health Haneen Mohamed, Urban Studies Mentor: Claire Edington, PhD and Planning Project (2020 Spring): COVID-19 Mentor: Keith Pezzoli, PhD Impacts on Minority Student Project (2019 Summer): Zikra: An Experiences Homage to Memory Conference: SRC 2019

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Chloe Nguyen, Bioengineering Ethan Olson, International Studies Biotechnology) (Political Science) Mentor: Jeff Hasty, PhD Mentor: Alexander Gershunov, PhD Project (2019 Fall): Characterizing Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): the role and distribution of the Thawing Apathy: A Literature Review mitochondrial protein Cox6a2 in the on the Comparative Strengths and brain Weaknesses of the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement as Mechanisms Hung Nguyen, Speculative Design Against Climate Change Mentor: Zachary Osborn Project (2019 Fall): Community Food Jocelyn Ornelas Munoz, Wall Mathematics (Applied) Mentor: Luz Chung, PhD Aoife O'Farrell, Bioengineering Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): (Biotechnology) Creating Equitable Mathematics Mentor: Georgia Kayser, PhD Education Project (2020 Winter): Project FogCatchers - An Innovative Yunchun Pan, Applied Mathematics Humanitarian-Based Engineering Mentor: Art Miller, PhD Project Project (2020 Winter): Modeling of California Current Ecosystem’s Dora Ogbonna, Chemical Response to Climate Change Engineering Read Student Spotlight Article Here Emily Paris, Biochemistry and Cell Mentor: Nisarg Shah, PhD Biology Project (2019 Fall): Engineering Mentor: Gerald D'Spain, PhD Biomaterials for the Delivery of Short Project (2019 Fall): Orca Chain Fatty Acids Bioacoustics: Above the Arctic Circle Conference: OURS 2020 (View Other Presentation: 2019 Scripps Presentation Here) Institution of Oceanography Undergraduate Research Symposium

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Meera Patel, Biochemistry and Cell Yana Pyryalina, Cognitive Science Biology (Machine Learning and Neural Mentor: Pamela Mellon, PhD Computation) Project (2020 Spring): Molecular Mentor: Douglas Nitz, PhD Regulation of Circadian Rhythms Project (2020 Summer): Role of Axis- Conference: OURS 2020 (View Tuned Neural Activity and Head Presentation Here) Direction Encodings in Construction of Neural Maps of Space Patrick Paxson, Computer Science Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Ryan Kastner, PhD Project (2019 Summer): Triton Anthony Quach, Human Biology Robosub Mentor: Philip Gordts, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2020 Spring, 2020 Winter): Award: Semifinals at an international Liver Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans competition in 2019 (Read Info Here) impact on FGF1 binding in the Adipose Tissue Francisco Peralta-Vargas, International Studies (Int’l Business) Luis Gustavo Ramirez Chappero, Mentor: Kristene Ehrich, PhD Spanish Literature Project (2019 Summer): A closer look Mentor: Max Parra, PhD to DACA recipients at the frontlines of Project (2020 Spring): Feminismos activism in the San Diego-Tijuana Interseccionales y Disidentes: border Modernidad Mexicana, Cuerpo, y Conference: SRC 2019 Poder

Zeltzin Perez Reyes, Sociology Simran Randev, Human Biology (Science and Medicine) Mentor: Mohit Jain, MD, PhD Mentor: Abigail Andrews, PhD Project (2019 Summer): Profiling and Project (2020 Winter): Mexican Characterizing Plasma Metabolites or Migrant Field Research Program Characterizing the Plasma Exposome Blogs Using Mass Spectrometry Conference: SRC 2019 72

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Boya Ren, Cognitive Science (Design Daniel Sandoval, Cognitive Science and Interaction) (Neuroscience) Mentor: Steven Dow, PhD Mentor: Bonnie Kaiser, PhD Project (2019 Summer, 2019 Fall): Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): How can the features of a civic Depression: Psychopathology as design challenge facilitate Defined By Underrepresented participation among a wide range of Adolescents stakeholders? Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019 Abigail Sanford, Environmental Alex Rodriguez, Literatures in Systems (Ecol, Behav & Evol) English Mentor: Jane Teranes, PhD Mentor: K. Wayne Yang, PhD Project (2020 Spring): Scripps Projects: (2019 Summer) Memoir Climate Science Field Trip: Methodology: How to Write Lancetfish Video Project Autobiographical Creative Nonfiction; (2019 Fall, 2020 Spring) Prithvi Setty, Molecular and Cell The Light at the End of the Road Biology Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Matthew Shtrahman, MD, PhD Miguel Sanchez, Human Biology Project (2020 Winter): Random Mentor: Amy Pasquinelli, PhD Maze Elongation Experiment Project (2019 Fall): Determining the Role of Heat-Shock Factor 1 (HSF-1) Goonja Shah, Biochemistry and Cell in Specific Tissues of Caenorhabditis Biology elegans during Heat Stress Mentor: Louise Laurent, MD, PhD Project (2020 Spring): Using computational and mouse models to study early-embryonic development Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Omar Shalakhti, Global Health William Simpson, Computer Science Mentors: Victoria Ojeda, PhD; Jose Mentor: Alina Bucur, PhD Burgos, MD Project (2020 Spring): Teaching Project (2019 Fall): Implementing a Cryptography Leadership Course for Public Health and Pre-Health Students Narinderbir Singh, Biology Read Student Spotlight Here Eman Sherif, Computer Science Mentor: Sonya Neal, PhD Mentor: Christine Alvarado, PhD Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter, 2020 Project (2020 Summer): Exploring Spring): Characterizing Dfm1’s Equitable Pathways to Computer Features in ERAD Retrotranslocation Science of Integral Membrane Proteins Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Aman Shihora, Pharmacological Students (ABRCMS) 2019 Chemistry Mentor: Lalit Deshmukh, PhD Marco-Landon Siu, Ethnic Studies Project (2020 Spring): The Interplay Mentor: Luz Chung, PhD between HIV-1, Alzheimer’s disease, Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): and Diabetes and their Protein Queer Safety in Educational Signaling Pathways within Cellular Institutions Systems Justin Skaggs, Chemical Engineering Soyoung Shin, Chemical Engineering Mentor: David Fenning, PhD Mentor: Jinhye Bae, PhD Project (2020 Summer): Accelerating Project (2020 Spring): Liquid Droplet the Characterization of Perovskite Impacts Solar Cells Via Automated IV Testing and Efficiency Loss Analysis Conference: SRC 2020

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Theresa Slaiwa, Bioengineering Rohan Sreedhar, Computer (BioSystems) Engineering Mentor: Pamela Mellon, PhD Mentor: Michael Davidson, PhD Project (2020 Winter): Investigating Project (2020 Spring): Energy the Regulation of FSHB Transcription Interest Groups Through Novel 5’ Upstream Enhancers Gregory Stocker, Biology Conference: OURS 2020 (View Mentor: Stanley Lo, PhD Presentation Here) Project (2020 Summer): Transitioning Sophomore Haili Song, Psychology Experiences and the Perceived Mentor: Dredge Byung'chu Kang, PhD Usefulness in Supporting their Project (2019 Summer): Comparing Academic, Social, Personal, and attitudes toward interracial marriage Professional Development among Chinese Americans and Conference: SRC 2020 Chinese international students at UCSD with Chinese local university Luke Sztajnkrycer, Cognitive Science students at Peking University (Machine Learning and Neural Conference: SRC 2019 Computation) Read Student Spotlight Article Here Miranda Song, Bioengineering Regents Scholar Research Initiative (Bioinformatics) Program Mentor: Niema Moshiri, PhD Mentor: Angela Yu, PhD Project (2020 Spring): Analyzing Project (2020 Spring): Perception- SARS-CoV-2 Using ViReport Based Empathy and Compassion Preprint Publication: Song, M., & Moshiri, N. (2020). An Analysis of Donovan Tamkin, Psychology SARS-CoV-2 Using ViReport, BioRxiv, Mentor: Michael McCullough, PhD 2020 (View Preprint Here) Project (2020 Summer): Measures of Morality Conference: SRC 2020

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Sirui Tao, Data Science Alan Tram, Cognitive Science (Design Mentor: Shannon Ellis, PhD and Interaction) Project (2020 Spring): Improving the Mentor: Haijun Xia, PhD Economic Feasibility of “Local Farm- Project (2020 Winter): The Institution” Collaboration Model: A Integration of Graphene Electrodes Case Study on UC San Diego and Miniature Microscope in In Vivo Sampling Alice Tor, Bioengineering (BioSystems) Tracy Tran, Human Biology Mentors: Weg Ongkeko, MD; PhD Mentor: Mana Parast, MD, PhD Mahadevan Rajasekaran, PhD Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Spring): Pan- Maternal CHD and its effects on cancer Analysis of Adenosine hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Receptors and Related Pathways to and placental pathology Identify Possible Immunotherapy Targets Socorro Trujillo, Global Health Mentor: Abigail Andrews, PhD Alessandra Torres-Rojas, Global Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Health On becoming a transnational student Mentor: Joseph Hankins, PhD Project (2020 Winter/Spring): How Vy Truong, Mathematics (Computer are formerly incarcerated and system- Science) impacted students supported, or not Mentor: Alina Bucur, PhD supported, across community Project (2020 Spring): AKS Primality colleges compared to the UC system? Test

Steven Tsan, Computer Science Mentor: Javier Duarte, PhD Project (2020 Summer): Autoencoders for Anomaly Detection Conference: SRC 2020

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Tat Hei Tsin, Biology (Bioinformatics) Arely Vasquez, Data Science Mentor: Kay Tye, PhD Read Student Spotlight Article Here Project (2020 Spring): Classifying Mentor: Jingbo Shang, PhD mice facial expression with computer Project (2020 Summer): Using vision methods Machine Learning Models to Support First-generation Students attend Swan Van, Biochemistry/Chemistry College Mentors: Elizabeth Komives, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Alexis Komor, PhD Project: (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring) Christian John Ventura, 3D Scene Reconstruction for VR Bioengineering (Biotechnology) Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Liangfang Zhang, PhD Project (2020 Spring): STING Gabriel Van Konynenburg, Visual Nanovaccines against Cancer and Arts (Media) Pathogens Mentor: Stephanie Jed, PhD Project (2020 Summer): Aging in Film Anh Vo, Global Health Conference: SRC 2020 Mentors: Javier Cepeda, PhD; Natasha Martin, PhD Maya Vannini, Psychology (Clinical) Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Spring): Mentor: Dawn Schiehser, PhD Assessing HIV and Overdose Risk Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter, 2020 Outcomes for Individuals Exposed to Spring): Differences between gender Compulsory Drug Abstinence and disease status in their effect on Programs (CDAP): An Integrative sensitivity to punishment and reward Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Parkinson’s Disease Lily Vu, Neurobiology Mentor: Susan Taylor, PhD Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Effects of Phosphorylation on the Activity and Structure of Protein Kinase A Catalytic Subunit 77

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Phoenix Wang, Psychology (Clinical) Gordon Ye, Cognitive Science Mentor: Clinton Tolley, PhD (Machine Learning and Neural Project (2020 Winter): Philosophy Computation) and Feminist Ethics Mentor: Sidney Zisook, MD Project (2020 Spring): Firearm Use in Christine Wenzel, Global Health Nurse Suicide: Quantitative Analysis Mentor: Jennifer Wagman, PhD of Qualitative Data Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter): Conferences: UCSD Inquiry and Let's Talk About Sex [Education] Innovations e-Conference 2020, Lewis L. Judd Young Investigators Symposium 2020 Xuanyu Wu, Data Science Mentor: Douglas Nitz, PhD Project (2020 Winter, 2020 Spring): Donna Yerat-Rodriguez, Political An Egocentric Approach to Subiculum Science Neuron Firing Patterns Analysis Mentor: Luz Chung, PhD Conference: OURS 2020 (View Project (2020 Summer): Redefining Presentation Here) Success in Higher Education through Testimonios (testimonies) First- Generation College Students at UCSD Nancy Xu, Visual Arts (Media) Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Jordan Crandall Project (2020 Summer): Big Brother — A short story and screenplay by Ada Yu, Psychology (Developmental) Nancy Xu Mentor: Christoforos Mamas, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project (2020 Spring): Social Networks In Education Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (cont.)

Eric Yu, Computer Science Yujie Zhang, Bioengineering Mentor: Sicun Gao, PhD (Bioinformatics) Project (2020 Summer): Modular Mentor: Nathan Lewis, PhD Policies for Robotic Control Project (2019 Fall, 2020 Winter): A Conference: SRC 2020 consensus-based and readable extension of Linear Code for Reaction Hanin Zayat, Spanish Literature Rules (LiCoRR) Mentor: Max Parra, PhD Preprint Publication: Benjamin P. Project (2020 Summer): Kellman, Yujie Zhang, et al. A Transcultural Translation: Subtitling consensus-based and readable and Captioning Accents in Spanish extension of Linear Code for Reaction Language Films Rules (LiCoRR). bioRxiv Conference: SRC 2020 2020.05.31.126623 (View Preprint Here)

Kate Zegans, Sociology Mentors: Charles Thorpe, PhD; John Annie Zhou, Political Science Skrentny, PhD Mentor: Pamela Ban, PhD Project (2019 Summer, 2020 Winter): Project (2020 Summer): Media Bias Exploring the Online Manosphere and What it Reveals About Political Conference: SRC 2019 Power during the COVID-19 Pandemic Conference: SRC 2020

UC Scholars

The UC Scholars Program is an 8-week, full-time summer research experience for undergraduates, supported by UC San Diego's Office of Student Affairs and Academic Enrichment Programs. Program Objectives

SKILLS GRADUATE LEARNING AND Provide students STUDY NETWORKING with the skills to Stimulate students' Increase learning and networking become serious opportunities for students committed research consideration of to pursuing either a professional or scholars. graduate study. academic research career. Students 8 Summer participated in 2019 16 the UC Scholars 8 Summer Program 2020

UC Scholars

Luis Alvarez, Cognitive Behavioral Mirelle Castaneda, Education Neuroscience Studies Mentor: Angela Yu, PhD Read Student Spotlight Article Here Project (2020): How Facial Features Mentor: Sherice Clarke, PhD Influence Social Traits Judgments Project (2020): The pandemic hits Conference: SRC 2020 teacher pedagogy Conference: SRC 2020 Haozhe An, Computer Science Mentor: Russell Impagliazzo, PhD Angela Chapman, Psychology Project (2019): Fine-grained (Clinical) complexity and algorithm design Mentors: Savita Bhakta, MD; Neal Conference: SRC 2019 Swerdlow, MD, PhD Publication: Xingjian Li, Haoyi Xiong, Project (2020): ERP Biomarkers in Haozhe An, Dejing Dou, and Cheng- Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review Zhong Xu. RIFLE: Backpropagation in Conference: SRC 2020 Depth for Deep Transfer Learning through Re-Initializing the Fully- Zijing Di, Computer Science connected LayEr. International Mentor: Zhuowen Tu, PhD Conference on Machine Learning Project (2020): Improved label to (ICML’20), Vienna, Austria, 2020. image generation (View Abstract Here) Conference: SRC 2020

Xiaoke Bi, Bioengineering (Biotechnology) Mentor: Jonathan Lin, MD, PhD

Project (2019): Mouse Model to Investigate The Role of XBP1 in P23H Rhodopsin Protein Degradation Conference: SRC 2019

UC Scholars (cont.)

Chinmay Kalluraya, General Biology Gayatri Mainkar, Molecular Biology Mentor: Matthew Daugherty, PhD Mentor: Mohit Jain, MD, PhD Project (2019): A Novel Method to Project (2019): Identifying Lipid Infer Horizontal Gene Transfer Mediators of Pluripotency Conference: SRC 2019, The Annual Maintenance and Cardiomyocyte Biomedical Research Conference for Differentiation Minority Students (ABRCMS) 2019 Conference: SRC 2019, The Annual Award: “Outstanding Poster” - Biomedical Research Conference for ABRCMS 2019: Computational and Minority Students (ABRCMS) 2019 Systems Biology Category Award: “Outstanding Poster” - ABRCMS 2019: Cell Biological Jianan Liang, Management Science category and Cognitive Science Mentor: Shannon Ellis, PhD Ivette Martinez, Sociology Project (2020): PeAce: Integrating AI- Mentor: Luz Chung, PhD based Tutoring and Collaborative Project (2020): We Do Not All Have A Learning into an Educational System Traditional College Experience Conference: SRC 2020 Conferences: CRASSH Summer 2020, SRC 2020 Can Liu, Cognitive Science (Neuroscience) Animesh Mohapatra, Mentor: Douglas Nitz, PhD Nanoengineering UC Scholars Project (2020): Encoding of Task Mentor: Liangfang Zhang, PhD Phase Versus Environmental Location Project (2020): Long-Circulating in Hippocampal CA1 Neurons During Nanoparticles Inspired by Nature Search for Buried Rewards Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2020

UC Scholars (cont.)

Vu Nguyen, Education Fan Xu, Bioengineering Mentor: Cristian Popescu, PhD; Claus (Biotechnology) M. Sorensen, PhD Mentor: Brian Zid, PhD Project (2019): Galois Infinite Project (2019): Role of DOM34 in Extensions Regulating Ribosome-Stalling Protein Conference: SRC 2019 Translation Conference: SRC 2019 Kathy Ramirez, Political Science (Public Policy) Dean Zhou, Biochemistry and Cell Mentor: Shana Cohen, PhD Biology/Economics Project (2019): Autism Spectrum Read Student Spotlight Article Here Disorder (ASD) Diagnosis Pathway Mentors: Michael Karin, PhD; among Border Community Shabnam Shalapour, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2019): Platinoids augment immunotherapy by inducing histone acetylation of MHCI machinery genes Conference: SRC 2019

Undergraduate Research Scholarships

• Chancellor's • HIV Institute- In UC San Diego's Research Scholarship Transgender/Gender Undergraduate Research for Arts and Non-Binary Humanities Community Health Scholarship (URS) • Chancellor's Research Scholarship Research Scholarship • Julia Brown program, several different for Social Sciences Research Scholarship • David Marc Belkin for Health and donor-funded Memorial Research Medical Professions scholarships are available Scholarship for • Ledell Family Environment and Research Scholarship across multiple research Ecology for Science and • David Jay Gambee Engineering areas. Undergraduate Memorial Research • NEW Scholars students use the funds Scholarship for Program Governance and • Philip and Elizabeth for a research project to Social Impact Projects Hiestand Scholarship • Doris A. Howell for Cross-Disciplinary be completed over the Foundation Research Research in SIO and Scholarship for Engineering summer under the Women's Health • Robert C. Dynes guidance of a UC San • Eureka! Scholarship and Ann Parode for Biological Sciences Dynes Research Diego faculty mentor. Majors Scholarships for • Springboard Physics Eureka! Scholarship • Starbucks Awards for Biological Science Sustainable Solutions Majors (Hong Kong) and Learning 160 • Frances Hellman Opportunities 92 Summer 2019 Research Scholarships Research Scholarship for Physics 68 Summer 2020 84

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients

Chancellor's Research Scholarships Mariana Carrola, Education Studies and Public Health Manar Alkuzweny, Public Health Mentor: Frances Contreras, PhD Mentor: Sanjay Mehta, MD Project (2020): Chicanas/Latinas Project (2019): Factors Associated engaging in Transformative with Visceral Leishmaniasis Burden in Resistance Motivated by their Bihar, India Familias and Social Justice Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

Patricia Almaraz, Human Brenda Chavez, Political Science Developmental Sciences Mentor: Rosauar Sa nchez, PhD Mentor: Gerardo Arellano, PhD Project (2019): Sex Tourism, The Project (2020): Immigrants in Higher Nation, and the Non- Education Heteronormative/ Gender Non-Binary Conference: SRC 2019

Rawnaq Behnam, Global Health Mentor: Thomas Csordas, PhD Brian Chen, Visual Arts (Media) Project (2019): Assessing barriers to Mentor: Brian Cross, MFA contraceptive care among resettled Project (2020): 408 refugee women: a mixed-methods investigation of disparities in quality Yoori Cho, Biochemistry and Cell and access Biology Mentors: Jin Young Huh, PhD; (PI) Taylor Campbell, Sociology (Science Alan Saltiel, PhD and Medicine) Project (2019): Finding the Role of Read Student Spotlight Article Here Hepatic TBK1 in the Regulation of Mentor: Christena Turner, PhD Mitophagy Project (2019): Mental Health Conferences: SRC 2019, Harvard Systems University National Collegiate Conference: CRASSH Fall 2019 Research Conference 2020

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Emily Eisner, Biological Abby Lee, Human Biology Anthropology URS-Chancellor's Mentor: Jessica Wang-Rodriguez, MD Mentor: Amy Non, PhD Project (2020): Intratumor Project (2019): Epigenetics, Social Microbiome in Prostate Cancer and Stress, and Obesity Risk Over Time in Clinical Outcomes Children of Hispanic Immigrants Jina Lee, Biology (Bioinformatics) David Gonzalez-Maldonado, Mentor: Joseph Pogliano, PhD Cognitive Science (Machine Learning Project (2020): Analysis of and Neural Computation) macrophage and application of the Mentor: Timothy Brown, PhD CRISPR-Cas9 system Project (2019): Event Related Potential Paradigm Development, Amir Lehman, Anthropology Validation and Data Collection for the (Sociocultural) New Vistas Study Mentor: Paula Saravia, PhD Project (2019): Electronic Dance Conrad Jones, Visual Arts (Media) Music in Kampala, Uganda Mentor: Nicole Miller, MFA Conferences: CRASSH Spring 2020, Project (2020): The Techno-Poe 2020 Music Festival Studies Anthology Conference at MIT

Afelix Le, Biochemistry/Chemistry Mentor: Margaret Loose, PhD Project (2019): Sylvia Plath and the Madonna-Whore Complex

Kathy Le, Biology Mentor: Amro Hamdoun, PhD Project (2020): Identification of CRISPR target sites in Lytechinus pictus ABCC1 and ABCC4

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Marina Ramsey, Molecular Biology Zixiang Tang, Mechanical Mentor: Ellen Lee, MD Engineering Project (2020): Link Between Mentor: Marc Meyers, PhD Compassion and Health in People Project (2019): Mechanical Properties with Schizophrenia of Horn Shark Egg Capsules Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Justin Yang, Cognitive Science Award: 2020 Silagi Award for (Machine Learning and Neural Undergraduate Excellence in Aging Computation) Research Mentor: Judith Fan, PhD Publication: Lee, E. E., Bangen, K. J., Project (2020): Communicating what Avanzino, J. A., Hou, B., Ramsey, M., et we perceive and know about objects al. (2020). Outcomes of randomized by drawing clinical trials of interventions to Conference: SRC 2020 enhance social, emotional, and spiritual components of wisdom: A systematic review and meta-analysis. David Marc Belkin Memorial JAMA Psychiatry, 77(9), 925–935. Research Scholarship for DOI: 10.1001/ Environment and Ecology jamapsychiatry.2020.0821 (View Abstract/Request Article Here) Nicole Adamson, Marine Biology Mentor: Martin Tresguerres, PhD Lucie Samarkova, Visual Arts Project (2020): Soluble adenylyl (Studio) cyclase activity modulates Mentors: Norman Bryson, PhD; hemoglobin deoxygenation rates in Janelle Iglesias, MFA fish red blood cells Projects: (2019) Wabi sabi - aesthetics or life philosophy; (2020) Role of State Sovereignty in Czech Avant garde Art in the first half of the 20th century

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Isabelle Danforth, Marine Biology David Jay Gambee Memorial Mentor: Amro Hamdoun, PhD Research Scholarship for Project (2019): Investigating the gene Governance and Social Impact expression of ABC (ATP binding Projects cassette) transporters in embryonic purple sea-urchin Xelestiál Moreno-Luz, Visual Arts (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) (Media) following exposure to Vibrio Read Student Spotlight Here diazotrophicus Mentor: Mariana Wardwell, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2019): Actions towards resisting trans/queer-phobia in Helen Jannke, Marine Biology Colombia and Mexico Mentor: Richard Norris, PhD Project (2020): Fish Production in the Ethan Olson, Int’l Studies (Political Aegean During the Rise of Early Science) Mediterranean Civilizations Mentor: Alexander Gershunov, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project (2020): Getting Real: Accounting for Domestic Factors in Ryan Kich, Marine Biology International Climate Agreements Mentor: Eric Allen, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project (2019): Virulence of Photobacterium damselae in Wild Fishes in Coastal Southern California

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Doris A. Howell Foundation Kaitlin Sung, Human Biology Research Scholarship for Women's Mentor: Pamela Mellon, PhD Health Project (2019): Validation of IGD mutations Anahid Foroughishafiei, Conference: SRC 2019 Bioengineering (Biotechnology) Mentor: Jing Yang, PhD Alexandria Tso, Global Health Project (2019): Defining the Mentor: Ju Chen, PhD Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Project (2020): The Role of Neuronal Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Precursor Cell-expressed (EMT) Upon Dynamic Matrix Developmentally Downregulated 4 Stiffening (Nedd4) in Cardiac Development Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

Aditi Gnanasekar, Bioengineering Lindsay Wong, Molecular Biology (Biotechnology) Mentor: Weg Ongkeko, MD, PhD Mentor: Weg Ongkeko, MD, PhD Project (2020): Immune landscape of Project (2019, 2020): Etiology-based cancers caused by viral factors differences in immune landscape in Conference: SRC 2020 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Eureka! Scholarship for Biological Sciences Majors Michelle He, Molecular and Cell Biology Adriana Aguilar-Maldonado, Mentor: Pamela Mellon, PhD Biochemistry and Cell Biology Project (2020): Androgen-mediated Mentor: Samara Reck-Peterson, PhD effects on ovarian morphology in an Project (2019): Screen for unknown AMH-induced mouse model of protein-protein interactions of PxdA Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) linker protein in Aspergillus nidulans Conference: SRC 2019

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Maya Ambroziak, General Biology Elizabeth Brown, General Biology Mentors: Carlisle Bascom, PhD; Mark Mentor: Rachel Dutton, PhD Estelle, PhD Project (2019): Characterizing Project (2020): Co-expression and mechanisms of growth of loss-of-function analysis of the E3 Brevibacterium linens within a ubiquitin ligase substrate adaptors, biofilm community the BPMs, in the model bryophyte Conference: SRC 2019 Physcomitrium patens Bryant Cao, Biology Lauren Apostol, Biochemistry/ Mentor: Matthew Daugherty, PhD Chemistry Project (2019): An Evolution-Guided Mentor: Weg Ongkeko, MD, PhD Approach to Discover New Human Project (2020): Dysbiosis of the oral Polymorphisms Associated with Host- microbiome affects head and neck Pathogen Interactions tumor immunology Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020 Jaideep Chakladar, Biochemistry Julia Asay, General Biology and Cell Biology Mentors: Tristan de Rond, PhD; Mentors: Mentor: Weg Ongkeko, MD, Bradley S. Moore, PhD PhD; Jessica Wang-Rodriguez, MD Project (2019): Biosynthetic Studies Projects: (2019) Pan-cancer analysis of Oxazolone Natural Products of immune-associated mechanisms Other Presentations: 2019 UCSD induced by tobacco smoke; (2020) Biology Research Showcase, 2019 Osteopontin (OPN) as a central Scripps Institution of Oceanography regulator for e-cigarette and tobacco Undergraduate Research Symposium, smoking-mediated cancer and the 2019 Undergraduate progression Research Scholarship Summer Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Research Showcase Award: 2019 American Society of Pharmacognosy Undergraduate Research Award

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Diana De La Toba, Human Biology John Girardini, Physiology and Mentor: Karl Wahlin, PhD Neuroscience Project (2019): Tools for the Mentor: Matthew Banghart, PhD Endogenous Regeneration of Project (2019): Analyzing the Photoreceptors Functional Role of Endogenous Conference: SRC 2019 opioids in the Striatum in Regulation of Behavior Through Region-Specific Daryl Dorsey, Physiology and Restoration of Mu-Opioid Receptor Neuroscience Expression Mentor: Mary Corr, MD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2019): The Role of Type I Interferon Receptors on Mechanical Andrew Jespersen, Biochemistry Allodynia in Arthritic Mice and Cell Biology Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Joseph Pogliano, PhD Project (2019): Exploring the Kian Faizi, Molecular Biology Differential Antibiotic Mechanism of Mentor: Kuo-Fen Lee, PhD Action of Flavones Project (2019): Discovery & Conference: SRC 2019 Development of RNA-Targeting CRISPR Effectors for Transcriptome Kyle Kim, Molecular Biology Engineering Mentor: Jonathan Lin, MD, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2019): Is PERK/EIF2AK3 a Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease? Elijah Garcia, Human Biology Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Thomas Rogers, MD, PhD Project (2019): Anti-Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Protein Antibodies Elicit in vitro NK-Mediated Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity Conference: SRC 2019

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Elijah Lawrence, Biochemistry and Emily Paris, Biochemistry and Cell Cell Biology Biology Mentor: Tatum Simonson, PhD Mentor: Bradley S. Moore, PhD Project (2019): Hemodilution as a Project (2019): Domesticating Marine treatment for Chronic Mountain Bacteria in Chitosan-Alginate Micro- Sickness and a mediator of systemic Orbs inflammation at high altitude Conference: SRC 2019 Peter Pham, Biochemistry/ Chemistry Dominique Lie, Molecular and Cell Mentor: Mary Corr, MD Biology Project (2020): Cell Specific Type I Mentor: Stella-Rita Ibeawuchi, PhD Interferon Receptor Signaling Critical Project (2020): The interaction of for Arthritis Pain in Mice enteric bacterial effectors with the Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 host engulfment pathway regulates (View Presentation Here) inflammatory responses Conference: SRC 2020 Christine Peng, Human Biology Mentor: James Nieh, PhD Irene Mai, Biochemistry and Cell Project (2019): Affect of Virus Biology Infection in Honeybees on Olfactory Mentor: Amir Zarrinpar, MD Learning Project (2019): Curative Treatment Conference: SRC 2019 for Phenylketonuria Conference: SRC 2019 Anthony Quach, Human Biology Mentor: Philip Gordts, PhD Kevin Mazo, Neurobiology Project (2019): Liver Heparan Sulfate Mentor: Karl Wahlin, PhD Proteoglycans impact on FGF1 Project (2020): The role of miRNA in binding in the Adipose Tissue late morphogenesis of retinal Conference: SRC 2019 organoids Conference: SRC 2020

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Lily Quach, Physiology and Maria Tiu, Human Biology Neuroscience Mentor: Amir Zarrinpar, MD Mentor: Mohit Jain, MD, PhD Project (2020): Sex Specific Project (2019): Metabolites Adaptations of E. coli Nissle in the Gut Associated With Immune Related Conference: SRC 2020 Adverse Events (irAEs) in Cancer Patients of Immunotherapy Joseph Tsai, Molecular and Cell Conference: SRC 2019 Biology Mentor: Weg Ongkeko, MD, PhD Neil Shende, Biochemistry and Cell Project (2019, 2020): Biology Characterization of the age-associated Mentor: Weg Ongkeko, MD, PhD intratumoral microbiome in Project (2020): Characterization of pancreatic adenocarcinoma Small Nucleolar RNA Dysregulation in Conference: SRC 2020 Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Nathaniel Tsai, Molecular Biology Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Eric Bennett, PhD Project (2019): Investigating the role Salma Sheriff, Human Biology of HUWE1 in orphan protein Mentor: Roberto Malinow, PhD degradation pathways Project (2019): Sex-Based Differences Conference: SRC 2019 In Depression Conference: SRC 2019 Alan Tung, Molecular Biology Mentor: Reuben Shaw, PhD Margaret Sten, Physiology and Project (2019): Bridging the Gap Neuroscience Between Energy Sensing and Mentor: Yishi Jin, PhD Mitophagy: Characterization of the Project (2019): Effects of cod liver oil Regulation of Mitophagy Receptors by on wound healing and axon ULK1 or TBK1 regeneration Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Li Wang, Biology Springboard Eureka! Scholarship Mentor: Ju Chen, PhD for Biological Science Majors (Hong Project (2019): The Role of Kong) Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 1A2 (eEF1A2) in Developing Anu Chaparala, General Biology Cardiomyocytes Mentors: Sunny Wong; Emily (Ka Yi) Conference: SRC 2019 Kong; Thomas Kwong, PhD Project (2019): Virulence of Jin Yi Wu, Biology Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) Mentor: Sandra Sanchez-Roige, PhD of Common Ribotypes of Hong Kong Project (2020): CADM2, cell adhesion Publication: Kong, K.Y., Kwong, T. N. Y., molecule, and its effects on Chan, H., Wong, K, Wong, S. S. Y., impulsivity and synapse morphology Chaparala, A., et al. (2020). Biological Conferences: SRC 2020, Genes and characteristics associated with Addiction National Institute on Drug virulence in Clostridioides difficile Abuse Center Student Summer ribotype 002 in Hong Kong. Emerging Conference Microbes & Infections, 9(1), 631-638. DOI: 10.1080/22221751. Bar Yosef, Human Biology 2020.1739564 (View Article Here) Decision Making by Dyads Biological Sciences Honors Program Ryan Park, Microbiology Mentor: Gedeon Dea k, PhD Mentor: Ronald Ma, Project (2019): Probabilistic Learning Project (2019): Haptoglobin in a Social Setting: Behavioral & Genotype and Cardiovascular and Physiological Patterning Renal Complications in Type 2 Conference: SRC 2019 Diabetes

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Frances Hellman Research HIV Institute - Transgender/Gender Scholarships for Physics Non-Binary Community Health Research Scholarship Kartik Choudhary, NanoEngineering Mentor: Darren Lipomi, PhD David Everly, Public Health Project (2019): The influence of Mentor: Jill Blumenthal, MD deposition techniques on the Project (2020): What constitutes a mechanical, morphological and good vs a bad clinical program for electronic properties of transgender patients semiconducting polymers Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: 2020 Inter-sustanability Research Sympoisium (View Julia Brown Research Scholarship Presentation Here, Presentation 3) for Health and Medical Professions Publication: Runser, R., Root, S. E., Ober, D. E., Choudhary, K., et al. (2019). Interfacial drawing: Roll-to- Enio Hodzic, Bioengineering roll coating of semiconducting (Biotechnology) polymer and barrier films onto plastic Mentor: Adam Engler, PhD foils and textiles. Chemistry of Project (2019): Standard of Care Materials, 31(21), 9078- 9086. DOI: Breast Cancer Drugs effects on Cell 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03343 Adhesion Strength (View Abstract/Request Article Here) Conference: SRC 2019

Clyde Sanvictores, Physics Lyhour Lay, Bioengineering (Biophysics) (Biotechnology) Mentor: Matthew Shtrahman, MD, Mentor: Koichi Masuda, MD PhD Project (2019): The Effect of NFkB on Project (2020): Designing and Testing Graft’s Cell Apoptosis and Cell Parts for a Two-Photon Microscope Viability with Additional Work on a Color Segmenting Algorithm for Analyzing Muscle Fibers

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Tiffani Le, Global Health Cameron Ormiston, Global Health Mentor: Satchidananda Panda, PhD Global Health Department Honors Project (2020): Time-Restricted Program; Eleonor Roosevelt Honors Feeding as a Therapeutic Intervention Program against Cardiovascular Disorders Mentor: Pam Taub, MD Conference: SRC 2020 Project (2020): Influence of time- restricted eating (TRE) on circadian Harrison Wei Li, Bioengineering regulation of glucose homeostasis and (Biotechnology) mitochondrial function Read Student Spotlight Article Here Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Weg Ongkeko, MD, PhD Project (2019): Integrative modeling Alisha Poudel, Physiology and of cancer-immune pathways Neuroscience interactions through network Read Student Spotlight Article Here propagation and deep belief net Mentor: Alan Hargens, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2020): Ground Reaction Force Distribution and Gait Patterns Savannah Maw, Psychology during Lower Body Positive Pressure (Cognitive) Treadmill Exercise Mentor: Matthew Shtrahman, MD, Conference: SRC 2020 PhD Project (2019): Temporal Pattern Samuel Shing, Microbiology Separation in the Hippocampus Mentor: Victor Nizet, MD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2019): The Role of Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 During Jason Nideffer, Microbiology Systemic Candida Infection Mentor: Joseph Pogliano, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2019): Uncovering a New Antibiotic Mechanism of Action: Inhibition of Protein Synthesis via Ribosome Aggregation Conference: SRC 2019 96

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Claire Zhang, Bioengineering Grant Castaneda, Biology (Biotechnology) (Bioinformatics) Mentor: Kevin King, MD, PhD Mentor: Weg Ongkeko, MD, PhD Project (2020): Time-Resolved Single Project (2020): The role of the Cell Analysis of Neutrophil Diversity microbiome in the pathogenesis of In Myocardial Infarction rheumatoid and osteoarthritis Conference: SRC 2020 Zoe Challacombe, Cognitive Science Raymond Zurich, Biochemistry and (Machine Learning and Neural Cell Biology Computation) Mentor: Jeffrey Esko, PhD Mentors: Daniel McDonald, PhD; Project (2019): Enhanced Wound Robin Knight, PhD Induced Neogenesis of Hair and Fat Project (2019): The use of random through Heparan Sulfate Deficiency forests and quadtrees to construct Conference: SRC 2019 geographic partitions of microbiome data Ledell Family Research Scholarship Conference: SRC 2019 for Science and Engineering Miles Corley, Microbiology Amanda Calcetas, Cogn and Mentor: Matthew Daugherty, PhD Behavioral Neuroscience Project (2020): Evolutionary-Guided Mentor: Christina Gigliotti, PhD Analysis of Human Host Factors to Project (2019): Community Memory Gain Insight into Host-Pathogen Screening as a Strategy for Conflicts Recruitment of Older Adults for Dementia Research Isabelle Del Rios, Chemical Conference: SRC 2019, Society for Engineering Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics Mentor: Ping Liu, PhD and Native Americans in Science 2019 Project (2020): Simulation of Ion Transport through a Protective Layer

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Sharlene Diep, Human Biology Michael Fernandez, Microbiology Mentor: Kyle Gaulton, MD Mentor: Karl Wahlin, PhD Project (2020): The Role of Hypoxia Project (2020): Mapping in Pancreatic Islet Regulation and developmental pathways in early Diabetes Risk ocular growth for stem cell derived Conference: SRC 2020 retinal organoids Conference: SRC 2020 Hope Do, Microbiology Read Student Spotlight Article Here Nadia Haghani, Biology Mentor: Karl Wahlin, PhD Mentors: Sreekanth Chalasani, PhD; Project (2020): Cell cycle regulation Molly Matty, PhD and miRNA function during early Project (2020): Characterization of development of human stem cell- Caenorhabditis elegans skin derived retinal organoids microbiome and the effects of Conference: SRC 2020 naturally-correlated bacteria on nematode undulatory behavior Peter Emanuel, Molecular Biology Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Stanley Lo, PhD Project (2019): Reliability of student- Holly Hamada, Biology collected data in a course-based Mentor: Koichi Masuda, MD undergraduate research experience Project (2020): Multi-Dimensional (CURE) Efficacy Evaluation of ECM in a Rabbit Conferences: SRC 2019, Society for Annular-Puncture Disc Degeneration the Advancement of Biology Model Education Research West 2020

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

James Holcomb, Molecular and Cell Kevin Joslin, Bioengineering Biology Mentor: Frank Talke, PhD Mentors: Samara Reck-Peterson, PhD; Project (2019): Towards Jenna Christensen, PhD Characterization of an Implantable Project (2020): Studying microtubule- Circular Membrane Intraocular based transport in filamentous fungi Pressure Sensor using cell biology and bioinformatic Award: 2020 NSF Graduate Research approaches Fellowship Winner

Sun Woo Hong, Biology Tiffany Kuo, Biochemistry and Cell Mentor: Takaki Komiyama, PhD Biology Project (2019): Study of the Role of Mentor: Sonya Neal, PhD Corticostriatal and Thalamostriatal Project (2019): Understanding a Novel Projections During Movement and Stress Pathway Involved with Their Reciprocal Connectivity ERADicating Misfolded Proteins from the Endoplasmic Reticulum Val Jackson-Hundley, Microbiology Conferences: SRC 2019, Society for Mentor: Rachel Dutton, PhD Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics Project (2019): Investigating RUSTI and Native Americans in Science 2019 (iRon Uptake Siderophore Transport Island) Effects and Mobility within a Breanna Lam, Molecular and Cell Cheese Model Microbial Community Biology Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Randolph Hampton, PhD Project (2019): Evolving Ligand- Olivia Jeffris, Cognitive Science Regulated Misfolding from a Classic (Neuroscience) Allosteric Protein Mentor: Douglas Nitz, PhD Conferences: San Diego Biomedical Project (2019): The Role of the Engineering Society Lab Expo 2020, Posterior Parietal Cortex in Learning Annual Southeastern Undergraduate the Shapes of Routes Taken Under Research Conference 2020, Southern Target Pursuit California Conference for Undergraduate Research 2019

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Nathan Lau, Neurobiology Sapna Mehta, Human Biology Mentor: Cory Root, PhD Mentor: Dennis Kuo, MD Project (2020): Creating a Behavioral Project (2020): Universal Cancer Data Analysis Pipeline Predisposition Screening Protocol within the Pediatric Hematology Khoi Le, Bioengineering Oncology Population (Biotechnology) Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Stephanie Fraley, PhD Project (2019): A microfluidic Asim Mohiuddin, Neurobiology platform to model the breast cancer Mentor: Mary Corr, MD tumor microenvironment In-Vitro Project (2020): Regulation of Bone Conference: SRC 2019 Erosion in Arthritis Conferences: SRC 2020, OURS 2020 Brendan Lee, Biochemistry and Cell (View Presentation Here) Biology Mentor: Jessica Wang-Rodriguez, MD Mayuresh Mujumdar, Global Health Project (2019): Electronic cigarettes Mentor: Gene Yeo, PhD and their role in cancer Project (2020): Cloning ZNF RBP Candidates to Verify RBP Cherry Lin, Cogn and Behavioral Classification Algorithm Neuroscience Mentors: Ryan Place, PhD; Douglas Nitz, PhD Project (2019): Activation of the Subiculum and adjacent Regions DURING spatial-specific tasks Conference: SRC 2019

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Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Dibyabrata Mukhopadhyay, Human Vikram Padala, Molecular Biology Biology Mentor: Jeffrey Esko, PhD Mentor: Soumita Das, PhD Project (2020): The Role of Heparan Publication: Sayed, I. M., Sahan, A. Z., Sulfate in SARS-CoV-2 Venkova, T., Chakraborty, A., et al. Pathophysiology (2020). Helicobacter pylori infection downregulates the DNA glycosylase Matthew Romero, Bioengineering NEIL2, resulting in increased genome (Biotechnology) damage and inflammation in gastric Mentor: Bryan Sun, MD, PhD epithelial cells. The Journal of Project (2020): Skin Cell Alternative Biological Chemistry, 295(32), 11082 Splicing Analysis through rMATS –11098. DOI: 10.1074/ Software jbc.RA119.009981 (View Abstract/ Request Article Here) Kristen Rosenberg, Biochemistry/ An Nguyen, Biochemistry and Cell Chemistry Biology Mentor: Jessica Wang-Rodriguez, MD Mentor: Joseph Gleeson, MD Project (2019): Investigating genetic Project (2019): Somatic Structural dysregulation and potential causes for Variation Detection in Human dysregulation in hepatocellular Genomes with Machine Learning carcinoma

Chloe Nguyen, Bioengineering Reeya Shah, Neurobiology (Biotechnology) Mentor: Varykina Thackray, PhD Mentor: Jeff Hasty, PhD Project (2020): Effects of increased Project (2019): Employing bacteria to fiber diets on PCOS metabolic deliver therapeutic agents to cancer phenotype tumors Conference: SRC 2020

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Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Meenakshi Singhal, Bioengineering Christina Trinh, Biochemistry and (BioSystems) Cell Biology Mentor: Adam Engler, PhD Mentor: Judy Kim, PhD Project (2019): Development of A Project (2019): Minimal Media Vascularized Cardiac Patch to Identify Expression and Spectroscopic Transcriptomic Differences Characterization of Azurin with Associated with the Maturation of isotopically substituted L-Trp-d5 hESC-derived Cardiomyocytes Joey Truong, Molecular and Cell Theresa Slaiwa, Bioengineering Biology (BioSystems) Mentor: Samara Reck-Peterson, PhD Mentor: Pamela Mellon, PhD Project (2020): Quantifying the Project (2020): Activin Signaling is Motile Properties of Dynein in the Necessary for the Activity of a Novel Presence of a Cargo Adaptor Complex FSHB Enhancer Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2020 James Wang, Chemical Engineering Ella Stimson, Bioengineering Mentor: Nisarg Shah, PhD Mentor: Frank Talke, PhD Project (2020): Modeling effects of Project (2019): Assessment of immunosuppressive PD-L1 Biocompatibility of Implantable biomaterials on T cell proliferation in Intraocular Pressure Sensor the lymph node microenvironment Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

Megan Tjuanta, Bioengineering Ryan Wing, NanoEngineering (Biotechnology) Mentor: Jesse Jokerst, PhD Mentor: Karsten Zengler, PhD Livia Project (2019): Application of a Novel Zaramela, PhD Multispectral Advanced Nanoparticle Project (2020): synDNA: A Tracking Analysis Technique for the Standardization Approach for Real-Time Measurement of Amyloid- Metagenomics β Aggregation Dynamics Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019 102

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Nicholas Wong, Microbiology NEW Scholars Program Mentor: Milton Saier, PhD Project (2019): Proprietary Novel Mariana Carrola, Education Studies Delivery of CRISPR/Cas via and Public Health Bacteriophage to Disrupt Antibiotic Mentor: Frances Contreras, PhD Resistance Genes Project (2019): Advanced Placement in Cooper Unified: Access and Impact Jinyu Zhang, Biochemistry and Cell Conference: SRC 2019 Biology Mentors: Jin Young Huh, PhD; (PI) Jaquelin Dezha Peralta, Alan Saltiel, PhD Bioengineering Project (2019): Investigating the role Mentor: Nicholas Gravish, PhD of hepatic TBK1 in the regulation of Project (2019): A Coherent Collective obesity-induced liver inflammation Swarm System for Dexterous Conferences: SRC 2019, Harvard Manipulation and Efficient Mobility University National Collegiate Conference: SRC 2019 Research Conference 2020, Asian Undergraduate Research Symposium Min Ju Kim, Public Health Mentor: Luz Chung, PhD Michael Yiu, Mechanical Engineering Project (2019): Tail of a Dragon or (Renewable Energy and Head of a Snake—Is School Environmental Flows) Performance Worth Pursuing? Mentor: Renkun Chen, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2019): Adaptative Thermal Photometry for Measurement of Concentrated Solar Power Plants Hoyoung Moon, Biochemistry and Cell Biology Mentor: Joan Brown, PhD Project (2019): RhoA signaling and YAP dependent gene expression in cardiomyocytes Conference: SRC 2019

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Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Jorge Nunez, Aerospace Engineering Tyler Barbero, Ocean and Mentor: Veronica Eliasson, PhD Atmospheric Sciences Project (2019): Efficacy of shock Mentor: Amato Evan, PhD cancellation mechanisms in gas Project (2019, 2020): Quantifying the turbines Temporal Variation of Aridity Conference: SRC 2019 Increase in the Salton Basin by Application of GNSS Data; (2020) Tania Quintero Rico, Human Mechanisms Forcing the Diurnal Cycle Developmental Sciences of Dust in an Arid Closed Basin Mentor: Sarah Creel, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2019): Engagement in an After-School Heritage Language Club: Sierra Byrne, Ocean and A Case Study Atmospheric Sciences Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Anela Choy, PhD Project (2020): Quantifying and Barbara (Ruth) Velazquez, Public categorizing macroplastic Health consumption Mentor: Jose Sua rez, MD, PhD by longnose lancetfish (Alepisaurus Project (2019): A dietary intervention ferox) in the central North Pacific with nuts or olestra to enhance the Subtropical Gyre excretion of Persistent Organic Conference: SRC 2020 Pollutants Luke Colosi, Oceanic and Philip and Elizabeth Hiestand Atmospheric Sciences Scholarship for Cross-Disciplinary Mentors: Sarah Gille, PhD; Bia Villas Research in SIO and Engineering Bo as, PhD Project (2019): The Seasonal Cycle of Significant Wave Height in the Ocean: Alberto (Fredo) Avalos, Local vs Remote Forcing Nanoengineering Conference: 2020 Ocean Sciences Mentor: Ryan Kastner, PhD Meeting Project (2020): Fish Sense

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Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Trenton Adonis Grimes, Mechanical Ryan Myers, Marine Biology Engineering Mentor: Martin Tresguerres, PhD Mentor: Amato Evan, PhD Project (2020): Unique strategies for Project (2020): Evaluating Aerosol life at hydrothermal vents in the giant Optical Depth Retrievals from Space- tubeworm Riftia pachyptila Born Imagers at a Dusty AERONET Conference: SRC 2020 site in Southeastern California Amirhossein Rashidi Moakhar, Julia Guerrero, Mechanical Computer Science Engineering Mentor: Sarah Gille, PhD Mentor: Ryan Kastner, PhD Project (2019): Infra-Gravity Waves at Project (2020): Fish Sense the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica Conference: SRC 2020 Benjamin Werb, Oceanic and Arden Ma, Electrical Engineering Atmospheric Sciences Mentors: Ryan Kastner, PhD; Curt Mentor: Ryan Kastner, PhD Schurgers, PhD Project (2020): Smartfin: Gathering Project (2019): Mangrove Mapping, Oceanic Data from Recreational Image Segmentation, and Surfers Classification Conference: SRC 2020

Clair Ma, Computer Science Robert C. Dynes and Ann Parode (Bioinformatics) Dynes Research Scholarships for Mentor: Jules Jaffe, PhD Physics Project (2020): Accuracy of Multi- view Correspondence for Particle Jacob Buckman, Mech. Engineering Tracking Velocimetry in Marine Mentor: Michael Simmonds, PhD; Environments Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, PhD Project (2020): Impact of Helium Plasma on Plasma Facing Component of PISCES-RF Device Conference: SRC 2020 105

Undergraduate Research Scholarships Recipients (cont.)

Michael Hanson, Mechanical Kirollos Tadrousse, Human Biology Engineering Ledell (2019); Howell (2020) Mentor: Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, Mentor: Kellie Breen Church, PhD PhD Projects: (2019) Can exposure to Project (2019): Characterization of a unpredictable chronic mild stressors High Power Helicon Plasma Device disrupt estrus cyclicity and fertility in Conference: SRC 2019 female mice? (2020) Investigating neuronal activation during the Starbucks Sustainable Solutions and response to psychosocial stress in Learning Opportunities Research female mice Scholarship Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020

Joseph Vechinski, Marine Biology Will Tanaka, NanoEngineering Mentor: Eric Allen, PhD Starbucks (2019), Chancellor’s (2020) Project (2020): Trends in Microbial Mentor: Keith Pezzoli, PhD Communities of Southern California Project (2019, 2020): Mushrooms Marine Fishes from campus waste: tackling waste Conference: SRC 2020 and food insecurity with edible Multiple URS Scholarships fungus Conference: SRC 2019

Narinderbir Singh, Biology Chancellor’s (2019), Eurka (2020) Clara Wong, Human Biology Read Student Spotlight Here Ledell (2019), Julie Brown (2020) Mentor: Sonya Neal, PhD Mentor: Stephen Howell, MD Project (2019, 2020): Characterizing Project (2019, 2020): Efficacy of Dfm1’s Features in ERAD RSPO1-fusion Protein against Cancer Retrotranslocation of Integral Cells containing LGR receptors Membrane Proteins Conference: SRC 2020 Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020

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Additional UC San Diego Research Programs

In addition to the programs offered through Academic Enrichment Programs, there are many additional undergraduate research programs at UC San Diego. Nine of these programs and their students are recognized in this section.

• American Heart Association • Halıcıoğlu Data Science (AHA) Summer Undergraduate Institute (HDSI) Undergraduate Student Fellowship Program Scholarship Program • UC San Diego Computer • Summer Training Academy Science and Engineering Early for Research Success (STARS) Research Scholars Program • UC LEADS (Leadership (CSE-ERSP) Excellence through Advanced • Creating Scientists to Address Degrees) Cancer Disparities Program • Youth Enjoy Science (YES): • Electrical and Computer Multidisciplinary Educational Engineering Summer Research Approach to Reducing Cancer Internship Program (ECE SRIP) Disparities • Engineers for Exploration Research Experience for Undergraduates (E4E REU)

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American Heart Association Summer Undergraduate Student Fellowship

The American Heart Association Summer Undergraduate Student Fellowship Program (AHA Program) is a 10-week intensive research program that provides undergraduate students with faculty- mentored research experiences in cardiovascular- related fields. The program is sponsored and supported by the Academic Enrichment Programs office and the Departments of Medicine and Bioengineering at UC San Diego, in conjunction with the American Heart Association and the Institute of Engineering in Medicine. In addition to conducting research, participants also engage in a number of professional development activities.

Students participated in 2 the 2019 AHA Program

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Andrea Biju, Human Biology Sophie Siemsgluess, Molecular and Mentor: Stephan Lange, PhD Cell Biology Project: Investigating the role of non- Mentor: Farah Sheikh, PhD muscle actinin in nemaline myopathy Project: Investigation of the Role of Conference: SRC 2019 GJA1-20k in ARVC-Afflicted Cardiomyocytes in Vitro Conference: SRC 2019

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UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Early Research Scholars Program

The UCSD Computer Science and Engineering Early Research Scholars Program (CSE-ERSP) is a team- based research apprentice experience for computer science and engineering majors in their second year of the program. Students work in teams of four, and each team is matched with an active research project in the department. Students learn about research in computer science and then propose and carry out an independent research project over the course of an academic year. Students participated in the ERSP program

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Kimberly Almaraz, Computer Keshav Mittal, Computer Engineering Engineering Mentor: Niema Moshiri, PhD Mentors: Alex Snoeren, PhD; George Project: SEPIA: Simulation-based Porter, PhD Evaluation of Prioritization Project: Power Metrics Tool for Algorithms Optimizing Data Center Networks Conference: Dynamics & Evolution of Other Presentation: ERSP Poster HIV 2020 (See Poster Here) Presentation Award: Jacobs School Student Travel Fund Brian Nguyen Mentors: William Griswold, PhD; Sravya Balasa, Computer Science Sorin Lerner, PhD Mentors: Julian McAuley, PhD; Jianmo Project: Gamification to Aid the Ni, PhD Learning of Test Coverage Concepts Project: Workout Prediction (See Poster Here) Anh Pham Mentors: Debashis Sahoo, PhD; Tyler Jang, Computer Science/ Christine Alvarado, PhD; Vignesh Psychology Gokul Mentor: Jyoti Moshiri, PhD Project: Automated Gene Target Project: SEPIA: Simulation-based Report Card for Inflammatory Bowel Evaluation of Prioritization Disease Algorithms Conference: Dynamics & Evolution of Eman Sherif, Computer Science HIV 2020 (See Poster Here) Mentors: William Griswold, PhD; Sorin Lerner, PhD Andy Liu, Computer Science Project: Gamification to Aid the Mentors: William Griswold, PhD; Learning of Test Coverage Concepts Sorin Lerner, PhD Project: Gamification to Aid the Learning of Test Coverage Concepts

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Creating Scientists to Address Cancer Disparities Program

Creating Scientists to Address Cancer Disparities Program was a National Cancer Institute-funded eight- week program during the summer of 2019. This program was a joint SDSU-UC San Diego project run by Dr. Vanessa Malcarne (SDSU) and Dr. Georgia Robins Sadler (UC San Diego). The program taught students how disparities can influence the outcomes of cancer. Students learned the scientific process in bio- behavioral science labs and a theoretical understanding of the development and sustainment of cancer disparities. Students also gained experience in conducting in-depth analysis of scientific literature and preparing an abstract and poster for national conferences. UC San Diego Students participated in the Creating 15 Scientists to Address Cancer Disparities Program 112

Creating Scientists to Address Cancer Disparities Program Students

Anthony Cirilo, Microbiology Mariah Romero, Sociology Mentors: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD; Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Suzi Hong, PhD Project: Differential Smoking Project: Examining Barriers to Practices Impact on Lung Cancer Participation in Cancer Studies in the Rates among Native Americans Living Hispanic Community, Does in Oklahoma and California Radioactive Diagnostic Testing in Conference: International Cancer Infants Increase their Risk for Education Conference Poster Developing Adolescent Cancer? Presentation 2019 Conference: International Cancer Education Conference Poster Presentation 2019

Esau Estrada, Cognitive Science (Neuroscience) Mentor: Miguel Lopez-Ramirez, PhD Project: Potential Genetic Differences in Glioblastomas between Non- Hispanic White and Han Chinese Conference: International Cancer Education Conference 2019

Eduardo Gonzalez, Public Health Mentors: Pei-an (Betty) Shih, PhD; Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD; Jose Sua rez MD, PhD Project: Promoting the diversity of the health sciences workforce is a first step to reducing cancer disparities

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Summer Research Internship Program

ECE Summer Research Internships were full-time commitments in ECE labs where interns had the opportunity to observe and participate in the activities of a research group under the supervision of the PI or a member of his/her lab group. The program included an enrichment component for students consisting of workshops on research communication, research

writing, and other pertinent topics.

Undergraduate 101 Summer students 2019 178 participated in 77 Summer the ECE SRIP 2020

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Jared Acord, Electrical Engineering John Angiuli, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Mentor: Curt Schurgers, PhD Project (2019): Smart Wheelchair: Project (2020): Development of Microcontroller PCB and I2C Educational Technologies for Flipped Conference: SRC 2019 Classroom Conference: SRC 2020 Jamshed Ashurov, Electrical Engineering Matthew Aguilar, Electrical Mentor: Sam Hessenauer Engineering Project (2019): Python Integration of Mentor: Saharnaz Baghdadchi, PhD Alignment and Docking and Project (2019): Spatial and Spectral Collaborative Mobile Augmented Probing for the Early Detection of Reality Visualization of Molecules Cervical Cancer Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019 Allan Ateek, Electrical Engineering Juan Alapizco Vega, Electrical and Mentors: Daniel Cleary, MD, PhD; Computer Engineering Saharnaz Baghdadchi PhD Mentor: Saharnaz Baghdadchi, PhD Projects: (2019) Development of Project (2020): Optical Waveguide- Neurosurgical Simulations for based Biosensor Training Resident Physicians;(2020) Conference: SRC 2020 Optical Waveguide-based Biosensor Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Justin Andal, Computer Engineering Mentor: Curt Schurgers, PhD Jacob Ayers, Electrical Engineering Project (2020): Burrowing Owl Mentor: Curt Schurgers, PhD Classifier Project (2020): Acoustic Species Conference: SRC 2020 Identification Conference: SRC 2020

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Branson Beihl, Computer Yuliang Cai, Computer Engineering Engineering Mentors: Jack Silberman, PhD; Truong Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Nguyen, PhD Project (2020): Spatial Audio Projects: (2019) A SLAM-based Demonstration Navigation method on wheelchair Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019; (2020) Unity- based data collection for object Shivani Bhakta, Electrical detection in autonomous vehicles Engineering Conference: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Mentors: Jack Silberman, PhD; Dinesh Bharadia PhD Marlon Calderon, Electrical Projects: (2019) Triton Town; (2020) Engineering BLE Localization / COVID Mentor: Ramsin Khoshabeh, PhD Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Project (2019): Reverse Engineering of Apple Watch Jon Carlo Bibat, Computer Conference: SRC 2019 Engineering Mentor: Nuno Vasconcelos, PhD Yisu Cang, Electrical Engineering Project (2020): Mathematical and Mentor: Tzu-chien Hsueh, PhD Computational Methods for Accurate Project (2019): Digital Scan-chain Social Distancing Detection Interfaces Conference: SRC 2019 Micah Bryant, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Sebastian Obrzut, MD Zhidong Cao, Electrical Engineering Project (2019): Application of Mentor: Behrouz Touri, PhD Machine Learning Techniques to Project (2019): Diffusion and Predicting Parkinson’s Disease epidemics over random graphs Progression. Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Gino Carfano, Electrical Engineering Xiaowen Chen, Electrical Mentor: Prasad Gudem, PhD Engineering Project (2019): Measurement of the Mentor: Prasad Gudem, PhD Flight Trajectory of a Boomerang Project (2019): Ultra-wideband using Ultra-Wideband Position Technology for Tracking Athletes Location System Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019 Vivian Chiong, Computer Benjamin Chang Engineering Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Mentor: Pamela Cosman, PhD Project (2019): Real-World Project (2020): Real-time Detection Coordinate and Distance Estimation of Interruptions and Conversational from Depth Engagement Cues Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

Joseph Chang Austin Choe, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Mentor: Michael Yip, PhD Project (2019): Real-World Project (2019): Fastron RC Car Coordinate and Distance Estimation Conference: SRC 2019 from Depth Conference: SRC 2019 Vincent Chu, Computer Science Mentor: Steven Dow, PhD Tyler Chang, Electrical Engineering Project (2019): Supporting Mentor: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD sensemaking on design examples Project (2020): Robotic SLAM Conference: SRC 2019 Platform Development Conference: SRC 2020

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Aramis Conde, Computer Jinglong Du, Computer Science Engineering Mentor: Aaron Thode, PhD Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Project (2019): Embedded real-time Project (2019): Affordable Smart classification of whale and noise Wheelchair signals on a marine mammal Conference: SRC 2019 bioacoustic tag Conference: SRC 2019 Brandon Cramer, Electrical Engineering Xuanxi Du, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Prasad Gudem, PhD Mentor: Xinyu Zhang, PhD Project (2020): Impact of FR1 5G NR Project (2020): mmWave Software Jammers on UWB Indoor Position Defined Radio Location Systems Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2020 Sicong Duan, Computer Engineering David Ding, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Mentor: Duygu Kuzum, PhD Project (2019): A SLAM-based Project (2019): Evaluation of Navigation method on wheelchair Durability of Transparent Graphene Conference: SRC 2019 Electrodes for Chronic In vivo Experiments Raelyn Dybicz, Electrical Conference: SRC 2019 Engineering Mentor: Nicholas Abi Samra Bang Du, Electrical Engineering Project (2019): Study of the Impacts Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD of Series Capacitors on Extra High Project (2019): Multi-camera 3D Voltage (EHV) Transmission Systems Reconstruction Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Hassan Eid, Electrical Engineering Isabella Gomez Torres, Electrical Mentor: Ira Zukanovic Engineering Project (2019): Maya Archaeology Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Tunnel Mapping Project (2019): The Affordable Smart Conference: SRC 2019 Wheelchair Conference: SRC 2019 Jesus Fausto, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Qichun Gui, Electrical Engineering Project (2019): Smart Wheelchair: Mentor: Chris Mi, PhD User Safety and Software Project (2020): Modeling of a electric Development power system for all-electric aircraft Conference: SRC 2019 for 200 passengers Conference: SRC 2020 Ivan Ferrier, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Yayi Guo, Computer Engineering Project (2019): Triton Town Mentor: Xinyu Zhang, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2019): Robust Pedestrian Dead Reckoning Conference: SRC 2019 Jiajian Fu, Computer Engineering Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Project (2020): Feature detection and Zijia Guo, Electrical Engineering matching Mentor: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project (2020): Hitchhike Mother- board Conference: SRC 2020 Benhur Ghebrecristos, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Gholamreza Esmaili, PhD Project (2019): Solar Power Plant for Residential Application Conference: SRC 2019

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Miriam Hamidi, Electrical Alireza Heydarpourdiba, Electrical Engineering Engineering Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Mentor: Gholamreza Esmaili, PhD Project (2020): Spatial Audio Project (2019): Power Converters and Demonstration Control for wind turbine Application Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019

Chang Han, Electrical Engineering Bao Hoang, Computer Engineering Mentor: Zhichao Li Mentors: Jack Silberman, PhD; Project (2019): SLAM Quadrotor Ramsin Khoshabeh PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Projects: (2019) Triton Town; (2020) IOT communication API for PCB RC Bassel Hatoum, Electrical car Engineering Conference: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Project (2019): Looking at the Driver Hyun Hong, Electrical Engineering in Autonomous Vehicles to Predict Mentor: Ramsin Khoshabeh, PhD Switching to Autonomous Mode Project (2019): Machine Learning Conference: SRC 2019 Vehicle: Fastron and MPnet Conference: SRC 2019 Scott He, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Jun Hao Hu, Electrical Engineering Project (2020): Spatial Audio Mentor: Sonia Martinez Diaz, PhD Demonstration Project (2019): Multi-Agent Conference: SRC 2020 Kinodynamic Planning for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Conference: SRC 2019

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Yaocong Hu, Electrical Engineering Hannah Hui, Computer Engineering Mentor: Sabur Hassan Baidya, PhD Mentor: Nikolay Atanasov, PhD Project (2019): QoS Prediction of V2X Project (2020): Autonomous Robot Collaborative Computations over Exploration and Occupancy Mapping Heterogeneous Multi-hop Wireless in a 3-D Python Simulation Networks Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019 James Hutchinson, Electrical Yihan Hu, Electrical Engineering Engineering Mentor: Nicholas Abi Samra, PhD Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Project (2019): Understanding Social Project (2019): Smart Wheelchair: Behavior Through Audio Recording Controls & Prototype Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

Tanish Jain, Electrical Engineering Gaopo Huang, Electrical and Mentors: Jack Silberman, PhD; Tara Computer Engineering Javidi PhD Mentor: Saharnaz Baghdadchi, PhD Projects: (2019) Smart Wheelchair: Project (2020): Optical Waveguide- User Safety and Software based Biosensor Development; (2020) UV-C Drone: Conference: SRC 2020 Drone Localization / COVID

Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Po Hsiang Huang, Electrical

Engineering Armin Jamshidi Bahmani, Electrical Mentor: Nuno Vasconcelos, PhD Engineering Project (2019): Large Scale 3D Mentor: Won Bae, PhD Dataset Collection Project (2019): Application of Deep Conference: SRC 2019 Learning Segmentation in a Translational Workflow Involving Quantitative Knee MRI Conference: SRC 2019

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Adam Kadwory, Bioengineering Zephaniah Kim, Electrical Mentor: Vikash Gilja, PhD Engineering Projects: (2019) Development Mentor: Gholamreza Esmaili, PhD Towards a Headcap with an Project (2019): Solar Power Plant For Integrated Counterweight System for Residential Application Electrophysiology in Small Animals; Conference: SRC 2019 (2020) Development of an automated recording and analysis pipeline for Saikiran Komatineni, Electrical avian song Engineering Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Project (2019): 3D Reconstruction of Sean Kamano, Electrical Engineering the Human Body Mentor: Nuno Vasconcelos, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Projects: (2019) Large Scale 3D Dataset Collection; (2020) Datasets Chunjhen Lai, Electrical and for Natural World 3D Computer Computer Engineering Vision Mentor: Pamela Cosman, PhD Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Project (2020): Quantifying Reading Order and Completeness Using Eye- Kevin Kao, Electrical Engineering tracking Mentor: Gholamreza Esmaili, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project (2019): Power Converters and Control for Wind Turbine Application Kaustubh Lall, Computer Conference: SRC 2019 Engineering Mentor: Won Bae, PhD Merve Kilic, Electrical Engineering Project (2019): Application of Deep Mentor: Siavash Mir Arabbaygi, PhD Learning Segmentation in a Project (2020): A Fast Translational Workflow Involving Implementation of Root-to-Tip Quantitative Knee MRI Rooting for Virus Phylogenies Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Isaias Larios, Electrical Engineering James Li, Computer Engineering Mentor: Duygu Kuzum, PhD Mentor: Ramsin Khoshabeh, PhD Project (2020): Radio modulation Project (2020): Not-So-Smart PCB classification with neuromorphic Racer computing Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2020 Michael Li Hao Le, Global Health Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Project (2019): Smart Wheelchair: Project (2020): An Automated and Controls & Prototype Synthetic Testbed for Diverse Driving Conference: SRC 2019 Data Generation Conference: SRC 2020 Muzhou Li, Computer Engineering Mentor: Sam Hessenauer Nicolette Olivia Le, Electrical Project (2019): Python Integration of Engineering Alignment and Docking and Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Collaborative Mobile Augmented Project (2020): Disparities in the Reality Visualization of Molecules Patient Pain Experience Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020 Yejun Li, Electrical Engineering Guanqing Li, Signal and Image Mentor: Ramsin Khoshabeh, PhD Processing Project (2020): 3D Machine Learning Mentor: Pamela Cosman, PhD Training Environment for PCB RC car Project (2020): Real-time Detection Conference: SRC 2020 of Interruptions and Conversational Engagement Cues Yidong Li, Computer Engineering Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD Project (2020): Universal IoT Gateway Conference: SRC 2020

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Zhimin Lin, Computer Engineering Songyu Lu, Computing Engineering Mentor: Xinyu Zhang, PhD Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Project (2019): Indoor Positioning Project (2020): Spatial Audio Demo and Navigation Using Visible Lights Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019 Mia Lucio, Computer Engineering Tyus Liu, Computer Science Mentor: Curt Schurgers, PhD Mentors: Truong Nguyen, PhD; Peter Project (2020): Radio Collar Shin Telemetry Project (2019): Canvass for Security: Conference: SRC 2020 Automating the Detection of Vulnerabilities in Software Jiachen Luo, Electrical Engineering Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Project (2020): electronic harness to Zack Liu, Electrical Engineering assist elbow movement Mentor: Ramsin Khoshabeh, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project (2020): Brushed DC Motor Driver Printed Circuit Board (PCB) & Jiayi Luo, Electrical Engineering Battery Management System (BMS) Mentor: Cheolhong An, PhD For Autonomous Remote Control (RC) Project (2020): Lensless camera: Car Simultaneous Depth and Scene Conference: SRC 2020 reconstruction Conference: SRC 2020 Samantha Long, Electrical Engineering Harsh Maheshwary, Electrical Mentor: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD Engineering Project (2020): Programming Mentor: Nicholas Abi Samra ScatterMIMO Smart Surfaces via BLE Project (2019): Study of the Impacts links of Series Capacitors on Extra High Conference: SRC 2020 Voltage (EHV) Transmission Systems Conference: SRC 2019

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Anastasiia Makhniaieva, Computer Jonathan Mi, Electrical Engineering Engineering Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Mentors: Michael Yip, PhD; Dimitri Project (2020): A New Computer Schreiber Vision Platform Project (2020): Surgical Robotic Conference: SRC 2020 System Tracking within an MRI Scanner Jake Millhiser, Electrical Conference: SRC 2020 Engineering Mentor: Piya Pal, PhD Greg Maki, Electrical Engineering Project (2020): Overcoming Mentor: Hanh-Phuc Le, PhD Diffraction Limits with Correlation- Project (2020): Extremely High based Super-Resolution Algorithms Voltage Power Converter for Soft Conference: SRC 2020 Robots Conference: SRC 2020 Jesi Miranda-Santos, Electrical Engineering Fanhang Man, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Project (2019): Smart Wheelchair: Project (2019): Triton Town Microcontroller PCB and I2C Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

Punit Mehta, Electrical Engineering Keshav Mittal, Computer Mentor: Gholamreza Esmaili, PhD Engineering Project (2019): Power Converters Mentor: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD and Control for Wind Turbine Project (2019): Accurate Indoors BLE Application based localization for smart devices Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Jason Morris, Electrical Engineering Ariane Nazemi, Electrical Mentor: Ramsin Khoshabeh, PhD Engineering Project (2020): Brushed DC Motor Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Driver Printed Circuit Board (PCB) & Project (2019): Power System for Battery Management System (BMS) Miniature Autonomous Vehicle For Autonomous Remote Control (RC) Testbed Car Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020 Weifan Ou, Computer Engineering Nicholas Munoz, Elec. Engineering Mentor: Nikolay Atanasov, PhD Mentor: Curt Schurgers, PhD Project (2020): Autonomous Robot Project (2020): Burrowing Owl Exploration and Occupancy Mapping Classification in a 3-D Python Simulation Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2020

Hector Murguia Gastelum, Electrical Zhenhao Pan, Electrical Engineering Engineering Mentor: Tse Nga (Tina) Ng, PhD Mentor: Prasad Gudem, PhD Project (2019): Printable Organic Project (2019): Impact of FR1 5G NR Light-emitting Electrochemical Cell Jammers on UWB Indoor Position (OLEC) Location Systems Conference: SRC 2019 Conferences: SRC 2019, International conference on Indoor Positioning and Eamon Patamasing, Electrical Indoor Navigation 2019 (See Video Engineering Here) Mentor: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD Publications: IEEE, Indoor Position Project (2020): Large-scale Location Systems (See Article Here); Retrodirective mm-Wave Tags for AIAA, Flight Dynamics of Traffic Sign Identification Boomerangs: Impact of Drag Force Conference: SRC 2020 and Drag Torque (See Article Here)

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Ilya Petrov, Electrical Engineering Tian Qiu, Electrical and Computer Mentor: Xinyu Zhang, PhD Engineering Project (2020): mmWave Software Mentor: Pamela Cosman, PhD Defined Radio Project (2020): Viewport-adaptive Conference: SRC 2020 360-degree video streaming Conference: SRC 2020 Jason Pham, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Jarrett Ratelle, Computer Project (2020): Generating Depth Engineering Maps for Autonomous Driving Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Applications Project (2019): Triton Town Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019

Jacob Pollard, Computer Timothy Ries, Electrical Engineering Engineering Mentor: Nicholas Abi Samra Mentor: Nuno Vasconcelos, PhD Project (2019): Study of the Impacts Project (2020): Exploring Methods of Series Capacitors on Extra High for 3D Reconstruction Voltage Transmission Systems Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019

Jia Ming (Jimmy) Qiu, Computer Reed Rouland, Electrical Engineering Engineering Mentor: Sonia Martinez Diaz, PhD Mentor: Ramsin Khoshabeh, PhD Project (2019): Distributed Project (2020): Optical Blood Controllers for Microgrid Frequency Pressure Sensing Regulation Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Keshav Rungta, Electrical Justin Sun, Computer Engineering Engineering Mentor: Curt Schurgers, PhD Mentor: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD Kshitiz Project (2020): Development of Bansal Educational Technologies for Flipped Projects: (2019) All Weather Radar Classrooms for Autonomous Driving; (2020) Conferences: SRC 2020, International Sensor Fusion: Imaging for Conference on Indoor Positioning and Autonomous Driving Indoor Navigation 2019 Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 William Sun, Computer Engineering Evan Serrano, Computer Engineering Mentor: Pamela Cosman, PhD Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Project (2020): Quantifying Reading Project (2019): Smart Wheelchair: Order and Completeness Using Eye- Navigation Stack tracking Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

Prem Shelat, Computer Engineering Haaris Tahir-Kheli, Computer Project (2019): Wearable Engineering Neurotechnology for Brain-Computer Mentor: Saharnaz Baghdadchi, PhD Interface Project (2019): Spatial and Spectral Conference: SRC 2019 Probing for the Early Detection of Cervical Cancer Jesse Soto, Electrical Engineering Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Ramsin Khoshabeh, PhD Project (2020): RC Car Chassis Hong Tang, Electrical Engineering Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Ramsin Khoshabeh, PhD Project (2020): 3D Machine Learning Training Environment for PCB RC car Conference: SRC 2020

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Richard To, Computer Engineering Carson Valdez, Electrical Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Engineering Project (2019): Smart Wheelchair: Mentors: Abdelkrim El Amili, PhD; Navigation Stack Saharnaz Baghdadchi PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Projects: (2019) Opto-Electric Probes for Silicon Chip Testing; (2020) Manh Truong, Electrical Engineering Integrated Optical Phased Arrays for Mentor: Gholamreza Esmaili, PhD Optical Trapping Project (2019): Solar Power Plant For Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Residential Application Conference: SRC 2019 Minh Vo, Computer Engineering Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Tai Truong, Electrical Engineering Project (2020): Fall Risk Detection Mentor: Pamela Cosman, PhD From Video Using Key Joint Locations Projects: (2019) Speech Processing; Conference: SRC 2020 (2020) Renewable Power Supply System for Remote Area Brandon Wade, Electrical Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Engineering Mentor: Sebastian Obrzut, MD Cole Tynan-Wood, Computer Project (2019): Application of Engineering Machine Learning Techniques to Mentor: Sonia Martinez Diaz, PhD Predicting Parkinson’s Disease Project (2019): Distributed Progression. Controllers for Microgrid Frequency Conference: SRC 2019 Regulation Conference: SRC 2019 Nihar Wahal, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Pamela Cosman, PhD Project (2019): Speech Processing for Quality of Life Tools Conference: SRC 2019

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Henry Wang, Electrical Engineering Chenfeng Wu, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Saharnaz Baghdadchi, PhD Mentor: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD Project (2020): Integrated Optical Project (2019): Indoor Navigation Phased Arrays for Optical Trapping Using WiFi Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019

Hong Wang, Electrical Engineering Gaotong Wu, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Chris Mi, PhD Mentors: Ramsin Khoshabeh, PhD; Project (2020): Modeling of an Pengtao Xie PhD extremely high power charging Projects: (2019) Machine learning system for all electric airplanes vehicle: fastron and Mpnet; (2020) Conference: SRC 2020 Self-supervised learning for time- series classification Kaiwen Wang, Electrical Engineering Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Mentor: Tzu-chien Hsueh, PhD Project (2019): High-Speed Wireline Raini Wu, Electrical Engineering Transceiver Emulations Mentor: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2020): Viewport-adaptive 360-degree video streaming Karl Wang, Computer Engineering Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD Project (2019): Capttery: a human- Si Wu, Computer Engineering safe, long range wireless power Mentor: Paul Siegel, PhD transfer technology Project (2019): NAND Flash Memory Conference: SRC 2019 Error Detection Using Machine Learning Techniques Conference: SRC 2019

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Tony Wu, Electrical Engineering Ziyi Ye, Computer Engineering Mentor: Drew Hall, PhD Mentor: Prasad Gudem, PhD Project (2019): BioCoin Project (2019): Aerodynamics of Conference: SRC 2019 Drones and Boomerangs Conference: SRC 2019 Anfeng Xu, Electrical Engineering Mentors: Curt Schurgers, PhD; Tara Alexander Yeh, Electrical Javidi PhD Engineering Projects: (2019) Reef-Sensor Encased Mentor: Gholamreza Esmaili, PhD Application; (2020) Mathematical Project (2019): Power Converters and Underpinning of Information Control for Wind Turbine Application Acquisition Systems Conference: SRC 2019 Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Fei Yin, Electrical Engineering Haoru Xue, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Mentor: Ramsin Khoshabeh, PhD Project (2020): Multi-view Project (2020): CV-Based Localization Reconstruction on Educational Autonomous Robotic Conference: SRC 2020 Car Conference: SRC 2020 Weginbara Youpele, Electrical Engineering Nuoyi Yang, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Mentor: Saharnaz Baghdadchi, PhD Project (2019): Wearable Project (2019): Spatial and Spectral Neurotechnology for Brain-Computer Probing for the Early Detection of Interface Cervical Cancer Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Xinyang Yu, Electrical Engineering Jiawen Zeng, Computer Engineering Mentor: Zhichao Li Mentors: Behrouz Touri, PhD; Projects: (2019) SLAM Quadrotor; Pengtao Xie PhD (2020) Autonomous Quadrotor Projects: (2019) A Study of Robots Preferential Attachment Network; Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 (2020) Contrastive Self-supervised Learning for Graph Classification Zhaowei Yu, Electrical Engineering Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Mentor: Dimitri Schreiber, Project (2019): CT Robot Xiangjian Zeng, Elect. Engineering Conference: SRC 2019 Mentors: Duygu Kuzum, PhD; Imanuel Lerman MD Zhicheng Yu, Electrical Engineering Projects: (2019) The Integration of Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Graphene Electrodes and Miniature Project (2020): Spatial Audio Microscope in In Vivo Sampling; Demonstration (2020) RLS Harmonic Powerline Conference: SRC 2020 Noise Cancellation in Median Nerve Recording Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Mohammad Zarei, Electrical Engineering Zhen Zhai, ECE and MATH Mentor: Tzyy-Ping Jung, PhD Mentor: Paul Siegel, PhD Project (2019): A Wearable Multi- Project (2020): Belief Propagation Modal Bio-Sensing System List Decoder for Polar Code Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

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ECE SRIP Students (cont.)

Qingyuan Zhang, Computer Yiming Zhao, Computer Engineering Engineering Mentor: Siavash Mir Arabbaygi, PhD Mentor: Truong Nguyen, PhD Project (2019): Effectiveness of Projects: (2019) 3D Scene Removing Errors in Multiple Reconstruction for VR; (2020) Sequence Alignments Human Inspired Computer Vision Conference: SRC 2019 Platform Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Siyuan Zhu, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD Shengzhe Zhang, Electrical Projects: (2019) 4D Radar for Engineering Autonomous Driving; (2020) FMCW Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Radar Imaging for Autonomous Project (2019): Power System for Driving Miniature Autonomous Vehicle Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 Testbed Conference: SRC 2019 Ehsan Ziaeikajbaf, Electrical Engineering Weifan Zhang, Electrical Engineering Mentor: Todd Hylton, PhD Mentor: Drew Hall, PhD Project (2019): A Smart Camera Project (2019): BioCoin Using Predictive Machine Learning Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

Minghui Zhao, Electrical Engineering Mohammad Ali Zolfaghari, Mentor: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD Electrical Engineering Projects: (2019) VR Tracking; (2020) Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD ULoc - Robust, Scalable, cm-accurate Project (2019): Triton Town UWB based localization Conference: SRC 2019 Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020

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Engineers for Exploration Research Experience for Undergraduates

Engineers for Exploration (E4E) is a one of kind program promoting multidisciplinary and collaborative research projects with the broad goals of protecting the environment, studying wildlife, uncovering mysteries related to cultural heritage, and providing hands-on learning experiences for undergraduate students. We team student engineers with scientists from a wide range of disciplines to create innovative technologies that are deployed around the world.

Approximately ~20 Summer 40 students 2019 40 participated in ~20 Summer E4E REU 2020

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Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute Undergraduate Scholarship Program

The Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program at University of California San Diego awards $2,500 to each student project, all of them guided by experienced mentors. The yearlong fellowships focus on providing hands-on training to emerging data science talent. All UC San Diego undergraduate students enrolled full-time are eligible to apply for research funding. Each researcher works with a mentor to develop analytical skills, data science portfolios, and foster novel data-driven approaches to problem solving. The research program is geared to producing results, with students submitting final reports highlighting accomplishments.

Students received awards 27 for the 2019-2020 year

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E4E Students

Arden Ma, Electrical Engineering Benjamin Werb, Oceanic and Mentors: Ryan Kastner, PhD; Curt Atmospheric Sciences Schurgers, PhD Mentor: Ryan Kastner, PhD Project: Mangrove Mapping, Image Project (2020 Summer): Smartfin: Segmentation, and Classification Gathering Oceanic Data from Recreational Surfers Conference: SRC 2020

HDSI Scholarship Program Students

Catherine Eng, Cogn. and Behavioral Advitya Gemawat, Data Science Neuroscience Project: Vista: An end-to-end Psychology Honors Program declarative transfer learning system Mentor: Drew Walker, PhD for multimodal analytics with deep Project: Students’ gender biases neural networks toward professors Arunav Gupta, Data Science Kian Faizi, Molecular Biology Project: Quantifying the effect of Mentor: Kuo-Fen Lee, PhD redlining policies on racial Project: Single-cell transcriptomics segregation in America’s urban and web mining for rapid reverse centers genetics in plants Karthik Guruvayurappan, Data Science Project: Quantifying tennis player performance

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HDSI Scholarship Program Students (cont.)

Stanley Hicks, Electrical Engineering Nicole Lee, Data Science Project: Mangrove mapping, image Project: Building an inference model segmentation, and classification to classify Chinese computational propaganda bots Zhaoyi Hou, Data Science Project: Using machine learning for Alex Liebscher, Cognitive Science diagnosis in oculofacial plastic Project: Effects of battle and journey surgery metaphors on charitable donations for cancer patients Eric Jiang, Data Science Project: Quantifying tennis player Xiang Lu, Applied Mathematics performance Project: Weather forecasting using hybrid model Justin Kang, Data Science Project: Predicting the outcome of an Arden Ma, Electrical Engineering NFL play using pursuit curve features Project: Mangrove mapping, image segmentation, and classification

Alexandra Keamy, Data Science Project: A supervised machine Shone Patil, Data Science learning approach to predicting mild Project: Predicting the outcome of an cognitive impairment (MCI) among NFL play using pursuit curve features diverse Latinos Nikolas Racelis-Russell, Data Shweta Kumar, Data Science Science Project: Quantifying tennis player Project: Building an inference model performance to classify Chinese computational propaganda bots

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HDSI Scholarship Program Students (cont.)

Sasami Scott, Data Science Julia Xu, Cognitive Science (Machine Project: Video games and player Learning and Neural Computation) retention Mentor: Judith Fan, PhD Project: How does visual context Katherine Qi, Marine Biology influence sketched representations of Project: Mangrove mapping, image faces? segmentation, and classification Xinrui Zhan, Data Science Samson Qian, Data Science Project: ASL (American Sign Project: Reassessment of P2P credit Language) signs recognition risk modeling with macroeconomic factors Haoming Zhang, Data Science Project: 3D Wireframe Detection Justin Yang, Cognitive Science/Math (Computer Science) Mentor: Judith Fan, PhD Project: How do humans convey what they perceive and know about objects in visual form?

Shuyi Judy Yang, Data Science Project: Using geographic data and social media to predict the potential health problems

Eric Yu, Data Science Project: Identifying biomarkers in recurrent Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) patients

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Summer Training Academy for Research Success

The University of California, San Diego Summer Training Academy for Research Success (STARS) program is an eight-week summer research academy for community college students, undergraduate students, recent college graduates, and masters students. Opened to all disciplines, STARS offers student participants a rigorous research opportunity with esteemed UC San Diego faculty, informative transfer and graduate school preparation workshops, and educational, cultural, and social activities in sunny San Diego. UC San Diego Undergraduate 17 Summer Students 2019 30 13 Summer participated in 2020 STARS 139

UC LEADS Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees

The UC LEADS program prepares promising undergraduate students for advanced education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This program is designed to identify educationally or economically disadvantaged undergraduates enrolled in UC San Diego who are likely to succeed in graduate school, and to provide these students with undergraduate educational experiences that will prepare them to assume positions of leadership in industry, government, public service, and academia following completion of a doctoral STEM degree.

Students 5 2017-2019 Cohort participated 5 2018-2020 Cohort 5 2019-2021 Cohort 15 in UC LEADS

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STARS Students

Leonard Almero, Biochemistry and Janelle Coleen Dela Cueva, Cell Biology Electrical Engineering Mentor: Francisco Villarreal, MD, PhD Mentor: Veronica Eliasson, PhD Project (2019): Therapeutic Effect Of Project: Shear Dominated Crack An ACE Inhibitor On The Global Propagation Passive Mechanics Of The Left Conference: SRC 2019 Ventricle After Myocardial Infarction Conference: SRC 2019 Sylas Eckhart, Environmental Systems (Ecol, Behav & Evol) Natalia Avina-Ochoa, Molecular and Mentor: Amy Non, PhD Cell Biology Project (2020): Hair Cortisol Mentors: Steven Mayfield, PhD; Yasin Concentrations as a Measurement of Torres-Tiji Chronic Stress Project (2019): Expression of Conference: SRC 2020 myoglobin in the microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for the Caín Alexander Elizarraras Galván, production of a sustainable algae- Electrical Engineering based meat substitute Mentors: Dimitri Deheyn, PhD; Conference: SRC 2019 Massimo Franceschetti, PhD Projects: (2019) Eye Detection Jairo Chavez, Cognitive Science Through Convolutional Neural (Machine Learning and Neural Network, (2020) Imaging of vine Computation) holding pads to find inspiration for Mentor: Bradley Voytek, PhD mechanical interlocking adhesive Project (2019): Linking spiking device activity and LFP phase bands in the Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 avian brain Conference: SRC 2019

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STARS Students (cont.)

Nicholas Fisher, Cognitive Science Arianna Girmai, Human Biology (Neuroscience) Mentor: Jacobo Myerston, PhD Mentor: Bradley Voytek, PhD Project (2020): Effects of Social Project (2019): Patterns with EEG Networks Data Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2019 Raed Good, Sociology Noah Gaitan, Biology Mentor: Akos Rona-Tas Mentor: Chris Tyler Project (2020): Predictive Policing: A Project (2020): Investigating the Comparative Analysis of Four effects of integrin β7 blockade in an Countries interleukin 10 (IL-10) deficient Conference: SRC 2020 model of chronic colitis Conference: SRC 2020 Marisa Grams, Cogn and Behavioral Neuroscience Ruby Gamboa, Mechanical Mentor: Lara Rangel, PhD Engineering Project (2019): Rhythmic Mentor: Dimitri Deheyn Coordination between the Dentate Project (2020): The Potential of Gyrus (DG) and CA3 During a Spatial Spectral Reflectance altering Pattern Separation Task Thermal Properties of Bird Feathers Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020 David Hernandez, Mathematics Jacob Gill, Mathematics Mentor: Daniel Kane, PhD Mentor: Edwin Jua rez, PhD Project (2020): Queen Packing on an Project (2020): Demonstrating an Infinite Chessboard Information-Theoretic Metric’s Conference: SRC 2020 Usefulness in Associating Gene Expression with Cellular Phenotypes Conference: SRC 2020

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STARS Students (cont.)

Maiyi Huang, Cognitive Science Aivan Kakoz, Human Biology (Neuroscience) Mentor: Matthew Daugherty, PhD Mentor: Angela Yu, PhD Project (2019): The Constant Project (2019): Computational Evolutionary Struggle between Hosts modeling of social face perception and Viral Pathogens and decision-making in humans Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019 Isaac Kiah, Mechanical Engineering Sidney Huen, Mechanical Mentor: Shengqiang Cai, PhD Engineering Project (2019): Artificial Muscles Mentor: Michael Tolley, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Projects: (2019) Characterization of the Mechanical Behavior of Starfish- Carolina Lopez, Biochemistry/ inspired Soft Robotic Actuators Chemistry (2020) Simulation of a Soft Robot Mentor: Amy Non, PhD Walking Gait with Directionally Project (2020): The influence of Adhesive Suction Discs genetic ancestry data on clinician’s Conferences: SRC 2019, SRC 2020 treatment choice for white and mixed race patients with hypertension Haniyeh Javaheri, Human Biology Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: David Cauvi, PhD Project (2019): Kinetic analysis of Samuel Mayfield, Environmental Hsp70 expression during the cellular Economics and Policy stress response Mentor: Richard Carson, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project (2020): Implications of Temporal Misalignment of Reported Maryam Kaka, Molecular and Cell COVID-19 Statistics for Forecasting Biology the Pandemic’s Progression Mentor: Stanley Lo, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project (2019): Instructors’ Views on Diversity Conference: SRC 2019 143

STARS Students (cont.)

Zahra Mesrizadeh, Bioengineering Syreeta Nolan, Psychology (Health) Mentor: Liangfang Zhang, PhD Mentor: Attilio Iemolo, PhD Project (2020): Engineered cell Project (2019): ΔFosB as a marker of membrane-coated nanoparticles long- lasting changes in animal functionalized with MECA-79 to models of THC abuse target high endothelial venules for Conference: SRC 2019 enhanced T cell activation Conference: SRC 2020 Salma Michelle Parra Pulgarin, Public Health Ali Nekouei, Chemical Engineering Mentor: Hemal H. Patel, PhD Mentors: Ted Wang; Thomas Bussey, Project (2020): Caveolin-3 PhD Modulation of Heart Function in Type Project (2020): BioChemAR in the 2 Diabetes Classroom Conference: SRC 2020 Conference: SRC 2020 Xavier Perez, Electrical Engineering Derek Nguyen Mentor: Vikash Gilja, PhD Mentor: Timothy Gentner, PhD Project (2020): Low-Cost Home-Made Project (2019): Development towards Recording Chambers for Zebra Finch an integrated Commutator with a Birds Variable Radius Pulley for Conference: SRC 2019 (Vocalization of Electrophysiology Recordings in Birds Translated to Human Speech); Small Animals SRC 2020 (STARS Project) Conference: SRC 2019

Kha Nguyen Mentor: Joanna McKittrick, PhD Project (2019): 180-Degree Digital Image Correlation Setup for Materials' Torsion Test Conference: SRC 2019

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Christina Puzzanghera, Marine Daniella Vo, Biology (Bioinformatics) Biology Mentor: Debashis Sahoo, PhD Mentors: Dimitri Deheyn, PhD; Diana Project (2019): Discovery of Logical Rennison, PhD Relationships between Microbes Projects: (2019) Self-stimulating using Boolean Analysis Bioluminescence? (2020) Conference: SRC 2019 Determining the role of predation in the evolution of sexual dimorphism in threespine stickleback Conference: SRC 2019, SRC 2020

UC LEADS Scholars

Jojo Chen, Cognitive Behavioral Janelle Coleen Dela Cueva, Neuroscience Electrical Engineering Mentor: Chengbiao Wu, PhD Mentor: Veronica Eliasson, PhD Project (2020): Mechanisms of Projects: (2019) Shear Dominated Cortical-Striatal Atrophy in Crack Propagation; (2020) Blast Huntington Disease interaction with structures Conference: SRC 2019 Other Presentation: UC LEADS 2020 Sylas Eckhart, Environmental Symposium Systems (Ecol, Behav & Evol) Publication: Publication: Dela Cueva, Mentor: Amy Non, PhD J.C.A., Zheng, L., Lawlor, B., et al. Project (2020): Hair Cortisol (2020). Blast wave interaction with Concentrations as a Measurement of structures: an application of Chronic Stress exploding wire experiments. Conference: SRC 2020 Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling. Experiments and Design. DOI: 10.1007/s41939-020-00076-0 (View Article Here) 145

Youth Enjoy Science: Multidisciplinary Educational Approach to Reducing Cancer

Multidisciplinary Educational Approaches to Reducing Cancer was a National Cancer Institute- funded program through their Youth Enjoy Science initiative. This 2019-2020 program accepted 29 students and was run by Dr. Dr. Silvio Gutkind and Dr. Georgia Robins Sadler. Through classroom and laboratory activities, students learned about cancer, the development and exacerbation of cancer disparities associated with bio-behavioral factors, and possible resolutions to these disparities. Students also gained experience in conducting in-depth analysis of scientific literature and preparing an abstract and poster for national Conference.

UC San Diego Students participated in the Youth Enjoy

24 Science Program

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YES Students

Richard Burnett, Microbiology Esau Estrada, Cognitive Science Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD (Neuroscience) Project: Genetic Testing Disparities Mentor: Miguel Lopez-Ramirez, PhD and Cancer Disparities Project: Importance for using Conference: SRC 2020 Kazakhs in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Paola Cancino, Psychology Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Eduardo Gonzalez, Public Health Project: Improving Cancer Care with Mentors: Pei-an (Betty) Shih, PhD; Better Diagnostic for Autism Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD; Jose Spectrum Disorder Sua rez MD, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project: Pesticide exposure: A risk factor for childhood leukemia among Hispanic Americans Anthony Cirilo, Microbiology Conference: SRC 2020 Mentors: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD; Suzi Hong, PhD Project: Infantile Radioactive Dalia Koujah, Physiology and Diagnostic Testing as a Possible Neuroscience Indicator Mentors: Maximiliano D'Angelo, PhD; Conference: SRC 2020 Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Project: Exploring the Age-Related Role of NUP210 in ER+ Breast Cancer Andres Espinoza, Human Biology Conference: SRC 2020 Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Project: Epigenetic abnormalities and their contribution to cancer outcomes Juan Andrew Leal, Human Biology among African Americans Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project: Childhood Cancer Survivorship and Health Outcomes Among Minority Populations Conference: SRC 2020

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YES Students (cont.)

Nicole Lee, Biology Andrea Padilla, Biology Mentors: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD; Mentors: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD; Olivier Harismendy, PhD Veronica Cardenas, PhD Project: Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Project : Additional Barriers to End-of (DCIS): An overlooked risk factor for -Life Care among Hispanics with invasive breast cancer (BC) in Advanced Cancer: Negative African American Women (AAW) Connotations and Financial Conference: SRC 2020 Limitations Conference: SRC 2020 Joseph Morales Mentors: Ithaar Derweesh, MD; Ryan Park, Microbiology Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD; Paula Mentor: Jing Yang, PhD Aristizabal, MD Project: Tumor Micro-environment Project: Renal Cell Carcinoma: Factors effects on Breast Cancer Development Correlated with Lower Survival Rates Conference: SRC 2020 Among Hispanic Americans; Sociodemographic and Contextual Hao Pham, Biochemistry/Chemistry Factors Associated with Trust in Mentors: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD; Physicians among Hispanic Christina Jamison, PhD Caregivers of Children with Newly- Project: Promising Strategies to Diagnosed Cancer improve Prostate Cancer death rate Conferences: International Cancer among Native Americans and Alaska Education Conference Poster Natives Presentation 2019, SRC 2020 Conferences: International Cancer Education Conference 2019, SRC 2020

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Naomi Pineda, Chemistry Rowan Ustoy, Biology Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Mentors: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD; Project: Genetics may put Hispanic Jason Sicklick, MD Americans at Higher Risk of Liver Project: The underrepresentation of Cancer and Science may not be Able HIV+ participants in cancer clinical to Help due to Lack of Participation trials and the barriers faced involving Conference: SRC 2020 cancer treatment Conference: SRC 2020 Jocelyn Quiroz, Bioengineering Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Yilin Xu, Biochemistry/Chemistry Project: Cancer risk among victims of Mentors: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD; human trafficking Angelique Richardson, MD, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project: The survival disparities and BRCA mutations in breast cancer Mariah Romero, Sociology among women of African Ancestry Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project: Cervical Cancer Screening, Practices, and Barriers among the Ethan Yi Zhu, Biochemistry and Cell LGBTQ+ Community: A Literature Biology Review Mentors: Maximiliano D’Angelo, PhD; Conference: SRC 2020 Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Project: Help Us Help You: How Sally Trinh, Biochemistry and Cell Racially and Ethnically Diverse Biology Biobank Contributions Enable Mentor: Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Stronger Basic Biology Research Project: HPV oral cancer Conference: SRC 2020 contributions and what we can do about it Conference: SRC 2020

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Additional Undergraduate Research Experiences (AURE)

In addition to the undergraduate research programs at UC San Diego listed above, at least 222 students participated in research through external programs and other internal opportunities such as honors

projects, independent study, and as a volunteer.

Neda AbuGharbiyeh, Human Biology Jocelyn Aguilar, Psychology (Human Mentor: Anjan Debnath, PhD Health) Project: Search for Potential Drug Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Leads Against Giardia lamblia using a Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental High-throughput Screening Assay Health

Azeez Aderounmu, Structural Jina Ahn, Psychology (Development) Engineering MESA (Modeling the Emergence of Mentor: Veronica Eliasson, PhD Shared Attention) Program Project: Dynamic Fracture of Carbon Psychology Honors Program Fiber Laminates Mentors: Gedeon Dea k, PhD; Betina Conference: SRC 2019 Karshaleva Project: The Relationship Between Infants’ Responsiveness and Maternal Speech Conference: Biennial International Conference on Infancy Studies 2020 150

AURE Students (cont.)

Sifat Alam, Global Health Ubaldo Alvarenga, Psychology Mentor: Paula Saravia, PhD (Clinical) Project: Global health impact of Mentor: Leslie Carver, PhD natural disasters Ashley Amaladhas, Global Health/ Fahad Alim, Psychology Psychology (Health) Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Mentor: Ellen Kozelka Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Project: Birds and Bees: The Effects of Health Comprehensive Sexual Health Education on Adolescents Manar Alkuzweny, Public Health Conference: OURS 2020 (View Mentor: Sanjay Mehta, MD Presentation Here) Project: Preparing for a COVID-19 Award: Undergraduate Library surge Research Prize, 2nd place Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Riddhi Ananth, Chemistry Publications: (1) Alkuzweny, M., Raj, Mentor: Michael J. Sailor, PhD A., & Mehta, S. R. Preparing for a Project: Facile, bench-top stabilization COVID-19 surge. EClinicalMedicine. of porous silicon nanostructures using Letter. June 4, 2020. (Read Letter heterocyclic silane grafting chemistry Here); (2) Alkuzweny, M., Raj, A., & Conference: SRC 2019 Mehta, S. R. Preparing for a COVID-19 Surge: ICUs. Letter. August 18, 2020. Victoria Araiza, Global Health (Read Letter Here) Mentor: Bonnie Kaiser, PhD Project: Barriers to Accessing Salam Allahwerdy, Human Biology Reproductive Health Care Services for Mentor: Jiun Do, MD, PhD Indigenous Women in the United Project: Effects of Neural Stem Cells States: A Call for Research and Action on Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival and Axonal Regeneration Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) 151

AURE Students (cont.)

Mina Balen, Human Biology Audrey Berardi, Cogn and Behavioral Mentor: Anjan Debnath, PhD Neuroscience Project: Drug discovery for Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Acanthamoeba keratitis Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Health Lawrence Balitaan, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Pushpita Bhattacharyya, Cognitive California Current Ecosystem Long Science (Neuroscience) Term Ecological Research, Research Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Experience for Undergraduates Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental (CCE LTER REU) Health Mentors: Art Miller, PhD; Nathali Cordero Quiros, MS Anna Blanchard, Marine Biology Project: ENSO Physical-Biological Mentor: Martin Tresguerres, PhD Composites in ROMS-NEMURO Projects: (1) An Exploration of the Simulations of the California Current Intracellular Biomineralization Model in the Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea Veronica Barajas, Human gigas) (2) The Involvement of SLC Developmental Sciences/Psychology Genes in Sodium Transport in Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Zebrafish (D. rerio) Under Acidic Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Conditions Health Ana Boisvert, Cognitive Science Fernando Beltran Jr., Physiology and Mentor: Sara Browne, MD Neuroscience/Cogn and Behavioral Project: A Rapid Review of Neuroscience Methamphetamine Use Disorder Mentor: Sam Pfaff, PhD Treatment and Adherence to Project: Investigating the Role of Antiretroviral Medication in HIV+ Spinal Circuits in Motor Control Population Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2020

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Thomas Brailey, Political Science Hamish Carr Delgado, (Data Analytics) NanoEngineering Mentor: Inbok Rhee, PhD Mentor: Darren Lipomi, PhD Project: Targeting the Core or Swing?: Project: Exploring the limit of human Campaign Strategy during the 2017 tactile perception Kenyan Presidential Election Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: SRC 2019 Presentation Here)

Brandon Bulger, Psychology Erica Chan, Public Health Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD UCSD/SDSU Partnership Scholars Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Program Health Mentor: Kiyomi Tsuyuki, PhD Project: Feminine Gender Norms and Anne Cardenas, NanoEngineering Syndemic Harmful Drinking, Sexual Read Student Spotlight Here Violence, and STIs Among Black Mentor: Darren Lipomi, PhD Women at Risk for HIV Project: Combining High Sensitivity Awards: Irwin Jacobs Award in Public and Dynamic Range: Wearable Thin- Health Research from the Department Film Composite Strain Sensors of of Family Medicine and Public Health Graphene, Ultrathin Palladium, and (June 2019), Independent Study in PEDOT:PSS Public Health Research Award (May Award: 2020 NSF Graduate Research 2020) Fellowship Winner Annie Chen Parker Carnahan, Bioengineering Endocrine Society Summer Research Mentor: Ratnesh Lal, PhD Fellowship (2020) Project: Magnetic Nanoparticles for Mentor: Varykina Thackray, PhD Diagnostics and Therapeutics Project: Optimizing dihydrotestosterone polycystic ovary mouse model, effect of increased fiber intake on PCOS metabolic and reproductive phenotypes

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Emerson Chin, NanoEngineering Kenny Dao Mentor: Mickey Finn Mentor: Willis Li, PhD Project: Screen for heterochromatin- Jeffrey Chiu, Microbiology promoting drugs for cancer therapy Mentor: Justin Shaffer, PhD Publication: Zhang, L, Dao, K., Kang, A., Project: Metagenome-assembled et al. (2020). A screening method for genomic insights into the gut identification of heterochromatin- microbiomes of animals promoting drugs using drosophilia. J Vis Exp. DOI: 10.3791/60917 (View Article Here) Yong Hoon Chung, Cogn and Behavioral Neuroscience Mentor: John Serences, PhD Abdul Dahman, Public Health Project: Hidden Memory State Mentor: Bonnie Kaiser, PhD Pinging: Sensory Driven or Feedback Project: Stigma of Former Offenders Driven? Conference: SRC 2019 Sydney Davey, Business Psychology Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Jane Collier, Cognitive Science Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Health Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Health Lourdes de Jesus, Psychology (Clinical) Maxine Covello, Psychology (Clinical) Mentor: Angela Lowe Mentor: Adena Schachner, PhD Project: Facial Feedback Hypothesis Project: Hearing water temperature: and Its Effect on Emotional Response Characterizing the development of Conference: OURS 2020 (View cross-modal auditory event Presentation Here) perception Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

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Diana De La Toba, Human Biology Nguyen Do, Human Biology Mentor: Karl Wahlin, PhD Mentor: Louise Laurent, MD, PhD Project: Photoreceptor trans- Project: Trophoblast Stem Cell Gene differentiation by CRISPR-Cas9 as a Reprogramming tool for endogenous regeneration Conference: OURS 2020 (View Kelly Dong, Physiology and Presentation Here) Neuroscience Mentor: Christopher Coyne, MD Caroline de-Ocampo, Global Health Project: Improving Cancer Pain Project: Mental Health Conditions Management in the ED: An EMR Associated with Natural Disasters Solution Conference: OURS 2020 (View Emma Deters, Biochemistry/ Presentation Here) Chemistry Regents Scholars Research Initiative Eric Duong, Bioengineering Mentor: Alexis Komor, PhD (Bioinformatics) Project: Molecular Dynamic Mentor: Alexander Wenzel (Mesirov Simulation of TRM10 Lab) Project: Evaluation of ssGSEA for sc- Paola Diaz, Theatre RNA Sequencing Mentor: Robert Castro, MFA Project: How to Be Uncomfortable All Skye Edwards, Bioengineering the Time (BioSystems) Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Joanna McKittrick, PhD Project: Hierarchical Architecture in Juan Diaz Delgado, Cognitive Science Jamming Technology for Soft Robotics (Machine Learning and Neural Conference: SRC 2019 Computation); Mathematics and Econ Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Health

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AURE Students (cont.)

Shin Ehara, Data Science Juliana Foley, Chemical Engineering Mentor: Michael Davidson, PhD Mentor: Darren Lipomi, PhD Project: Political economy of China's Project: Stretchable PEDOT:PSS electricity market Samantha Fong, Mechanical Gabriel Espiritu, Psychology Engineering (Clinical) Mentor: Joanna McKittrick, PhD Mentor: Amy Lansing, PhD Project: Project Lim(b)itless Project: Predictors of aggression Conference: SRC 2019 among early-onset, persistent delinquent youth: Demographic Emily Frink, Human Biology considerations related to emotional Mentor: Edward Castillo, PhD intelligence, shame and guilt Project: Influenza Reporting in the Conference: SRC 2019 UCSD Health System Conference: OURS 2020 (View Kenny Ferman, Cogn and Behavioral Presentation Here) Neuroscience Mentor: Andrew Marin, MA Simone Froley, Human Developmental Sciences Filemoni Filemoni, Mathematics Decision Making By Dyads (Applied Science) Human Development Science Honors Emerging Technologies Continuing Program Umbrella of Research (ET CURE) Mentor: Gedeon Dea k, PhD Mentor: Michael Bouvet, MD Project: Learning in the social multi- Project: Near Infrared armed bandit task: An exploration of Photoimmunotherapy Promotes Colon joint action and reward-seeking Cancer Cell Death in Vitro behavior Conference: SRC 2019

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AURE Students (cont.)

Francis Galang, Interdisc Computing Amor Goetz, Biochemistry and Cell and the Arts/Sociology Biology Mentor: Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra, PhD Mentor: Gary Vilke, MD Project: “I know I’ll make it someday.” Project: Impact of Cardiology Studies Aspiration and institutional logic on ED Length of Stay and Disposition within the digital music industries Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Presentation Here) Jennifer Gonzalez Luis Garcia San Diego Nanotechnology Mentor: Joanna McKittrick, PhD Infrastructure Project: Hierarchical Architecture in Mentor: Daniela Valdez-Jasso, PhD Jamming Technology for Soft Robotics Project: Silicone Casting of Conference: SRC 2019 Vasculature in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Affected Rats Hobie Gementera, Biochemistry and Conference: SRC 2019 Cell Biology Mentor: Soumita Das, PhD Gillian Grennan, Cogn and Behavioral Neuroscience Nebiyu Getahun, Physiology and Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Neuroscience Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Mentor: Christian Dameff, MD Health Project: Exploring Opinions Around Cybersecurity Informed Consent Xingyi (Stella) Gu, Economics Conference: OURS 2020 (View Mentor: Julie Cullen, PhD Presentation Here) Project: Empirical tests of conditional asset pricing models Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

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AURE Students (cont.)

Ryan Hajj, Cogn and Behavioral Jean Hong, Cognitive Science Neuroscience (Language and Culture) Mentors: Robert Rissman, PhD; Shawn Mentor: Sarah Creel, PhD Firouzian, MS Project: Approximant production in 3 Project: Drug Detection using Machine to 5 year old clear speech: Do categori Learning es converge or diverge? Conferences: SRC 2019, OURS 2020 Conferences: Scarborough (View Presentation Here) Undergraduate Linguistics Conference 2020, UC San Diego Biomedical Shervin Harirchian, Human Biology Engineering Society Lab Expo 2020 Mentors: Joseph Valentine; Shannon Reilly, PhD Bindhu Hosuru, Molecular and Cell Biology Erin Harryman, Molecular Biology Mentor: Matthew Daugherty, PhD Mentor: Mary Corr, MD Project: An Evolutionary Perspective Project: The roles of interferon on Flaviviruses Proteases and their regulatory factors in tactile allodynia Host Targets in autoimmune arthritis Conference: SRC 2019 Guanwei Hu, Int’l Studies (Int’l Bus) Mentor: Michael Davidson, PhD Daniel Heredia, NanoEngineering Project: Chinese Electricity Markets: San Diego Nanotechnology Political determinants of electricity Infrastructure market efficiency Mentor: Ping Liu, PhD Project: Nb2O5 as High Performance Jennifer Huang, Human Biology Anode Materials for LIBs Biological Sciences Honors Program Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: John Ravits, MD, PhD Project: Sigma-1 Receptors in the Human Brainstem Publication: Abstract in 2019-2020 Saltman Quarterly, Page 43 (View Abstract Here) 158

AURE Students (cont.)

Troy Hussain, Physics (Biophysics) Michael Jaber, Mathematics Mentor: Tyler Seibert, MD, PhD (Computer Science) Project: Time course of dose- Mentor: Russell Impagliazzo, PhD dependent hippocampal atrophy after Project: The fine-grained complexity radiation therapy of mult-dimensional ordering Conference: Biomedical Engineering properties Society (BMES) Annual Meeting 2019 Christyn Jackson, Linguistics (Speech Brendan Hwang, Psychology and Language Science) Mentor: Caren Walker, PhD Mentor: Alison Wishard Guerra, PhD Project: Knowing When to Quit Project: Child-Parent Narratives and Conference: OURS 2020 (View Parent Discipline Styles Presentation Here) Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Lizbeth Ibarra, Sociology (Social Inequality) John Jun, Computer Science Mentor: Frances Contreras, PhD (Bioinformatics) Project: Food and Housing Insecurity: Mentor: Pablo Tamayo, PhD Assessing Basic Need Efforts and Project: WNT signaling driven by R- Understanding the Experiences of spondin 1 and LGR6 in high grade Underrepresented Undergraduate serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) Students at UCSD Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: SRC 2019 Presentation Here)

Alvin Igna, Mechanical Engineering Mentor: Veronica Eliasson, PhD Project: High-Velocity Fracture Mechanics of PMMA Conference: SRC 2019

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AURE Students (cont.)

Angela Kang, Human Biology Matthew Klimper, Cogn and Mentor: Willis Li, PhD Behavioral Neuroscience Project: Screen for heterochromatin- Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD promoting drugs for cancer therapy Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Publication: Zhang, L, Dao, K., Kang, A., Health et al. (2020). A screening method for identification of heterochromatin- Caitlin Knight, Psychology promoting drugs using drosophilia. J (Cognitive) Vis Exp. DOI: 10.3791/60917 Mentor: Teresa Lind, PhD (View Article Here) Project: Emergent Life Events in Community Mental Health Settings: Firouzeh Khoobchehr, Microbiology Relationship with Therapist Use of Biological Sciences Honors Program Evidence-based Practice Techniques Mentor: Partha Ray, PhD Conference: OURS 2020 (View Project: Characterization of an anti- Presentation Here) KIT aptamer Vashti Knight, General Biology Audrey Kim National Institute of Health Initiative Mentor: Bonne Kaiser, PhD for Maximizing Student Development Project: A Medical Anthropological Mentor: Mark Lawson, PhD Perspective on the Impact of Ebola on Project: GLUT1 and its Role in Maternal Health Gonadotrope Function Conference: SRC 2019 Mahoko Kimura, Ed Abrd Exch Prog Project: Salmon industry development Aditi Krishnakumar, Cognitive and associated economic impacts in Science (Machine Learning and Neural Northern Patagonia, Chile Computation) Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Health

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AURE Students (cont.)

Atharv Kulkarni, Physiology and Leilani Kwe, NanoEngineering Neuroscience San Diego Nanotechnology Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Infrastructure Projec: Brain Body Basis of Mental Mentor: Shaochen Chen, PhD Health Project: 3D Printing of Multi-Material Construction Shubham Kumar, Electrical Conference: SRC 2019 Engineering Mentors: Truong Nguyen, PhD; Sarah John Lauder, Physiology and Graham, PhD Neuroscience Projects: (1) Fall risk assessment of Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD the elderly based on video and other Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental physiological features (2) Depth Health estimation analysis for a novel camera system Cassidy Lee, Biochemistry and Cell Biology Surya Kumaraguru, Cognitive Mentor: Derek Welsbie, MD, PhD Science Project: CRISPR Knockout of DLK/ Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD LZK as a Therapeutic Strategy to Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Improve RGC Survival Health Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Daniel Kupor, Chemical Engineering Mentor: Joanna McKittrick, PhD Doheon Lee, Mechanical Engineering Project: Creating density-controlled Mentor: Joanna McKittrick, PhD wood-templated epoxy-silicon Project: Characterizing the Torsional carbide composites for structural and Properties of the Heltical Macro- impact resistant applications Porosity Structure of the Cholla Cacti Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

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AURE Students (cont.)

Alexandre Leonelli, Physics Zhuoying Lin, Chemistry Mentor: Alexey Arefiev, PhD Mentor: Corrigan Craig Project: The effect of particles exiting Project: Optimize Caffeine Extraction the simulation domain in Particle In from Black Tea and Coffee Cell (PIC) codes Conference: OURS 2020

Lehan Li, General Biology Weichong Ling, Mathematics Mentors: Brodie Ranzau, MS; (PI) (Computer Science) Alexis Komor, PhD Mentor: Amarnath Gupta, PhD Project: Evolution of an EdU- Project: The Exploratory Analysis for recognizing nuclease Knowledge Graph Using Graph Entropy Conference: OURS 2020 (View Zhixiong Li, Bioengineering Presentation Here) Mentor: Joanna McKittrick, PhD Project: Bioinspired Ceramic Monoliths from Freeze-Casting for Qing Liu Filtration Applications Mentor: Jeffrey Esko, PhD Conference: SRC 2019 Project: Genome-wide Analysis of Heparan Sulfate Biosynthesis

Kenny Lin, Bioengineering Mentor: Jeff Omens, PhD Yuxin Liu Project: Computing Vector Mentors: Angela Lowe; Michael Cardiograms from Patient data McCullough, PhD; Celeste Pilegard, PhD Projects: (1) Effects of different note Yingxi Lin, General Biology/ taking strategies on learning (2) How Computer Science (Bioinformatics) Empathic Concern and Social Mentor: Lukas Chavez Kuss, PhD Evaluation affect Altruistic Behavior (Mesirov and Chavez Labs) (3) Facial Feedback Hypothesis and Its Project: Role of p53 in Senescence Effect on Emotional Response Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here (1), (2), (3))

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AURE Students (cont.)

Myriam Lopez, Mechanical Xiang Lu, Mathematics (Applied) Engineering Mentor: Won Bae, PhD Mentor: Luz Chung, PhD Project: Deep learning in Medical Project: Understanding the Needs of Image Registration Underrepresented Minority Conference: OURS 2020 (View Engineering Students in Developing Presentation Here) Resources that Target Systematic and Cultural Disadvantages Rachel Luu, Mechanical Engineering Conference: OURS 2020 (View Mentor: Marc Meyers, PhD Presentation Here) Project: Bioinspired Horse Hoof Model Conference: SRC 2020 Mariela Lopez-Valencia, Cogn and Behavioral Neuroscience Julia Madura, Psychology (Clinical) Mentor: Olivia Osborn, PhD Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Project: Models of antipsychotic- Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental induced food intake and weight gain Health in mice Conference: The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Hannah Mahan, Cogn and Behavioral Students (ABRCMS) 2019 Neuroscience/Business Psychology Publication: Wei, H., Zapata, R. C., Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Lopez-Valencia, M., et al. (2020). Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Dopamine D2 receptor signaling Health modulates pancreatic beta cell circadian rhythms, Angela Mak, General Biology Psychoneuroendocrinology, 113, Mentor: Adena Schachner, PhD 104551. DOI: 10.1016/ Project: Gesture Production & Theory j.psyneuen.2019.104551 (View of Mind Article Here) Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

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AURE Students (cont.)

Marigold Malinao, Chemical Sophia McDaniel, Biochemistry and Engineering Cell Biology Mentor: Darren Lipomi, PhD Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Project: Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Haptic Feedback Health

Sabeel Mansuri, Computer Science Lidia Mendoza, Psychology (Clinical) (Bioinformatics) Mentor: Adena Schachner, PhD Mentor: Niema Moshiri, PhD Project: Gesture production and Project: What to do after AP CS? A theory of mind case study on short technical modules Conference: OURS 2020 (View for post-AP-exam high school students Presentation Here)

Garrett Martin, Sociology (Law and Sarah Meng, Computer Science Society) Department of Biomedical Informatics Mentor: Jeff Haydu, PhD (DBMI) Summer Internship Program Project: Mortality Salient Activism Mentor: Niema Moshiri, PhD Conference: OURS 2020 (View Project (2020): An end-to-end Presentation Here) profiling of standard viral Award: Undergraduate Library phylogenetics workflows Research Prize, 1st Place Conference: 2020 DBMI Internship Symposium Joseph Martin Mentor: Joanna McKittrick, PhD Yinuo Meng, Biochemistry and Cell Project: Project Lim(b)itless Biology Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Francesca Telese, PhD Project: The Function of CASK in Nicole Martindale, Computer Science Regulation of Transcription in Mentor: Robin Knight, PhD Neurons Project: Simulating and Classifying Conference: SRC 2019 DNA sequences with ML

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AURE Students (cont.)

Huilai Miao, Data Science/Economics Xelestiál Moreno-Luz, Visual Arts Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD (Media) Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Read Student Spotlight Here Health Mentor: Rube n Ortiz-Torres, MFA Project: LGBTQIA+ Latin American Charlene Miciano, Biology Communities (Bioinformatics) Conference: CRASSH Fall 2019 Mentor: Shi Huang Project: ANEMONE: A Powerful Web Felipe Morfin Martinez, Tool for Exploring Gene Regulatory Communication Information Cultural Incubator Program Conference: OURS 2020 (View Mentor: Briana Weisinger, MA Presentation Here) Project: Refugee's Co-working Space Conference: SRC 2019 Priyanka Mishra, Mathematics (Computer Science) Oscar Munoz, Physiology and Mentors: Shi Huang; Daniel McDonald, Neuroscience PhD (Knight Lab) National Institute of Health Initiative Project: Microbiome-based prediction for Maximizing Student Development of dietary intakes using machine Mentor: Mark Lawson, PhD learning techniques Project: Translational Control of RNA Binding Proteins and its Effects on LH Morgan Montoya, Cogn and Synthesis, mRNA Stability, Behavioral Neuroscience Translation, and Reproductive Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Function in Gonadotropes Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Conference: SRC 2019 Health Mohamed Musa, Structural Marisa Moran Cepeda, Engineering NanoEngineering Mentor: Nicolas Boechler, PhD Mentor: Darren Lipomi, PhD Project: Mechanochem/Instability Track 165

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Eric Ngo, Mathematics (Computer Anphong Nguyen, Cogn and Science) Behavioral Neuroscience McKittrick Group Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Mentor: Isaac Cabrera Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Project: Project Lim(b)itless Health Conference: SRC 2019 Christopher Nguyen Titan Ngo, Computer Science Mentor: Mary Corr, MD Mentor: Niema Moshiri, PhD Project: Cell specific type I interferon Project: Sepia (Simulation-Based receptor signaling is critical for Evaluation of Prioritization arthritis in mice Algorithms) Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: HIV Dynamics & Presentation Here) Evolution Conference (View Poster Here) Katelyn Nguyen, Microbiology Mentor: Matthew Daugherty, PhD Andrew Nguyen Project: Inflammatory Activity of Mentor: Jose Sua rez, MD, PhD NLRP Proteins in Response to Viral Project: Associations of Infection Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition Between Pesticide Spray Seasons with Kevin Nguyen Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Mentor: Veronica Eliasson, PhD Adolescents, and the Role of Sex and Project: Shock Wave Propagation Adrenal Hormones on Gender Conference: SRC 2019 Moderation Publication: Suarez-Lopez, J.R., Nguyen, A., Klas, J. et al. Exposure and Health (2020). DOI: 10.1007/s12403- 020-00361-w (View Abstract/Request Article Here)

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Rebecca Nguyen, Int’l Studies Ella Olgin, Cogn and Behavioral (Political Science) Neuroscience Mentor: Munseob Lee, PhD Mentor: Javier Cepeda, PhD Project: Medical Tourism in South Project: Preferences and Acceptability Korea of Law Enforcement Initiated Conference: OURS 2020 (View Referrals for People who Inject Drugs: Presentation Here) A Mixed Methods Analysis

Sophie Nguyen, Biochemistry/ Lalin Ozyazgan, Ethnic Studies/ Chemistry Psychologyy (Clinical) Mentor: Ruben Abagyan, PhD Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Thi Nguyen Health Mentor: Kevin Lewis, PhD Conference: Lewis L. Judd Young Project: Come Together, Right Now Investigators Symposium 2020 (Over Tinder): How Online Mediums Change the Dating Process Shibangi Pal, Biochemistry and Cell Conference: OURS 2020 (View Biology Presentation Here) Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Camille Nievez, Cognitive Science Health (Neuroscience) Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Yunchun Pan, Mathematics (Applied) Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental California Current Ecosystem Long Health Term Ecological Research, Research Experience for Undergraduates Shruti Nishith, Cogn and Behavioral (CCE LTER REU) Neuroscience Mentors: Art Miller, PhD; Nathali Mentor: Adena Schachner, PhD Cordero Quiros, MS Project: Digital Media Parent Project: ENSO Physical-Biological Questionnaire Composites in ROMS-NEMURO Conference: OURS 2020 Simulations of the California Current 167

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Prasad Pankhuri, Economics/ Int’l Krusha Patel, Human Biology Studies (Political Science) Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Culture Incubator Program Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Mentor: Briana Weisinger, MA Health Project: Culture Incubator - Project Future Force Swapnil Patil, Computer Science Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Maria Paula Parga Nina, Computer Health Science Mentor: Russell Impagliazzo, PhD Kathryn Pérez, General Biology Project: The Fine-Grained Complexity Mentor: Gail Heyman, PhD of Multi-Dimensional Ordering Project: Do Adolescents Misperceive Properties Effort as Poor Learning? Conference: OURS 2020 (View Allison Park, Linguistics Presentation Here) Mentor: Will Styler, PhD Project: The Linguistic Nature of Patricio Perez-Dickson, Chemistry Keysmashes Mentor: Willis Li, PhD Conference: OURS 2020 (View Project: MicroRNAs as Cancer Presentation Here) Biomarker

Janki Patel, Human Biology Minh Pham, Electrical Engineering Biological Sciences Honors Program Mentor: Nikolay Atanasov, PhD Mentor: Matthew Banghart, PhD Project: Autonomous Quadrotor Project: Molecular identification of Robots neurons in the descending pain Conference: SRC 2020 modulatory pathway that may contribute to opioid analgesia

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Sheila Pham Linda Reyna, Cogn and Behavioral Mentor: Jack Silberman, PhD Neuroscience Project: The Affordable Mentor: Hassiba Beldjoud, PhD SmartWheelchair (George Lab) Conference: SRC 2019 Project: The effect of the beta- adrenergic antagonist propranolol on Flavia Ponce, Psychology (Clinical) saccharin self-administration and Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD motivation Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Conference: SRC 2019 Health Nathanael Rizo, Psychology (Clinical) Kaitlyn Quach, Human Biology Mentor: Olivier George, PhD Mentor: Mahadevan Rajasekaran, PhD Project: Genome-Wide Association Project: The Human Microbiome and Study of Cocaine Addiction: Analysis the Urinary Tract of Cohort Effect Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: SRC 2019 Presentation Here) Ivette Roca Mercado, General Yvonne Rangel, Biochemistry and Biology Cell Biology Mentor: JoAnn Trejo, PhD Project: Analyzing heavy metal Project: The regulatory role of content of plant tissues ARRDC3 in LPA-mediated activation of the Hippo Pathway in Breast Cancer Metastasis Vesal Razavimaleki, Engineering Conference: SRC 2019 Physics IRIS-HEP Fellows Program (Jul-Sept 2020) (View IRIS-HEP Bio and Proposal Here) Mentor: Javier Duarte, PhD Project: Adapting GNN Particle Tracking for FPGAs with hls4ml

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Mona Roshan, Biochemistry and Cell Maryana Saoor, Human Biology Biology Mentor: Gretchen Bandoli, PhD Mentor: Karl Wahlin, PhD Publication: Bandoli, G., Bertrand, K., Project: The Directional Outgrowth of Saoor, M., & Chambers , C. D. (2020). Retinal Ganglion Cells Using a 3D The design and mechanics of an Printed Scaffold accessible human milk research Conference: OURS 2020 (View biorepository. Breastfeeding Medicine Presentation Here) 15(3), 155-162. DOI: 10.1089/ bfm.2019.0277 (View Abstract/ Siddhi Salunke, Global Health Request Article Here) Mentor: Saiba Varma, PhD Project: The Illusion of Medical Caleb Schimke, Biology Neutrality in State Versus Civilian Mentor: Stanley Lo, PhD Conflicts Project: Assessment of the Validity Conference: OURS 2020 (View and Reliability of Data Gathered by Presentation Here) Undergraduate Students in Course- Based Undergraduate Research Alexa Samaniego, Business Psych. Experiences (CUREs) Leadership and Organization Change Conference: SRC 2020 for Implementation (LOCI) Study Mentor: Gregory A. Aarons, PhD David Sharp Project: The Impact of Team Mentor: Veronica Eliasson, PhD Consensus of Transformational Project: High-Velocity Fracture Leadership on Psychological Safety Mechanics of PMMA Climate Conference: SRC 2019 Conference: SRC 2019

Prem Shelat, Computer Engineering Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Health

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Niyonika Sheth, Computer Science Kyle Skelil, NanoEngineering Mentor: Joanna McKittrick, PhD National Institute of Health Initiative Project: Project Lim(b)itless for Maximizing Student Development Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Tod Pascal, PhD Project: Molecular Dynamics Aman Shihora, Pharmacological Simulations of Binding Energy Chemistry Between Single Strand DNA and Silver Mentor: Lalit Deshmukh, PhD Nanoparticles Project: Assisting the study of the Conference: SRC 2020 proline-rich domain of ALIX Bryce Smith Giuliana Sidhu, General Biology Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Health Health Joo-Ryun So, Psychology (Clinical) Meenakshi Singhal, Bioengineering: Mentor: Leslie Carver, PhD BioSystems Project: Infant Perception Study Mentor: Prashant Mali, PhD Project: Development of a Tiffany Soebroto, NanoEngineering Vascularized Cardiac Patch to Identify Mentor: Darren Lipomi, PhD Transcriptomic Differences Associated Project: T-array Tattoo Sensor with the Maturation of Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Jining Song, Computer Science Conference: SRC 2019 Mentor: Amarnath Gupta, PhD Project: Multi-model Indexing Data Structure and Query Design Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

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Miranda Song, Bioengineering Vani Taluja, Cogn and Behavioral (Bioinformatics) Neuroscience Mentor: Niema Moshiri, PhD Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Project: SEPIA: Simulation-based Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Evaluation of Prioritization Health Algorithms Conference: HIV Dynamics Conference Katherine Tang, Mechanical 2020 (View Poster Here) Engineering (Mechanics of Materials) Mentor: Joanna McKittrick, PhD Anvitha Soordelu, Cogn and Project: 3D printed models of the Behavioral Neuroscience arrangement of components in two- Mentor: Amy Lansing, PhD phase composites Project: Examining the Adolescent Conference: SRC 2019 Physical Health Consequences of Domestic Violence Exposure James Taniguchi, Cogn and Conference: OURS 2020 (View Behavioral Neuroscience Presentation Here) Cognitive Science Honors Program Mentor: Douglas Nitz, PhD Anna Stuhlfire, Molecular Biology Project: Reconstruction of the Mentor: Matthew Hangauer, PhD Cognitive Map in Spatial, Temporal, Project: Understanding Mutagenesis and Geometrical Frameworks in Human Cancer Conference: SRC 2020 Other Presentation: Cognitive Science Ipek Su Talu, Psychology Honors Program Presentation Mentor: Andrew Marin, MA (Carver Lab) Alexandria Tran, Bioengineering Project: Infant Perception Study (Bioinformatics) Mentor: Julian Schroeder, PhD Project: Bioinformatic analyses of whole genome sequences

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Richelle Tran, Psychology Ashley Ugarteche, Cogn and Psychology Honors Program Behavioral Neuroscience Mentor: Pamela K. Smith, PhD Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Project: Examining the Effects of Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Language on Perceived Power and Health Competence Other Presentations 2020 Senior Armando Urbina, Chemical Honors Presentation Engineering San Diego Nanotechnology Aaron Trando, Molecular Biology Infrastructure Mentor: Jamie LaBuzetta, MD Mentor: Darren Lipomi, PhD Project: Proposing a Framework to Project: A study of metal-graphene Assess Outcomes of Neurological ICU and metal-hBN composite Survivors piezoresistance and morphology Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: SRC 2019 Presentation Here) Swan Van, Biochemistry/Chemistry Rebecca Tsai Mentors: Elizabeth Komives, PhD Mentor: Sandra Sanchez-Roige, PhD Alexis Komor, PhD Project: Cadm2 Project: Atomistic insights into the nucleic acid binding activity of the Michelle Tu, Human Biology Trm10 enzyme Mentor: Shigeki Miyamoto, PhD Conference: SRC 2020 Project: RhoA induces mitophagy through PINK1 stabilization to confer Preethi Veeragandham, Human cardioprotection Biology Conference: Experimental Biology Mentor: Chao-Wei Hung Hung, PhD Conference 2020 (Saltiel Lab)

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Barbara Ruth Velazquez, Public Raechel Walker, Data Science Health Mentors: Robin Knight, PhD; Daniel Mentor: Jose Sua rez, MD McDonald, PhD Project: Dietary intervention to Project: Characterizing Microbiota enhance the excretion of persistent Using Neural Networks organic pollutants using nuts and Conference: OURS 2020 (View olestra Presentation Here) Conference: SRC 2019 Howard Wang, Computer Science Mai Vu Mentor: Won Bae, PhD Mentor: Derek Welsbie, MD, PhD Project: Accelerating T2-mapping for Project: Evaluation of MAP Kinases Quantitative MRI using Machine Scaffold Protein in Ganglion Cell Learning and Multi-threading Death Conference: OURS 2020 Conference: OURS 2020 (View (View Presentation Here) Presentation Here) Phoebe Wang, Biochemistry/ Jaxon Wagner, Microbiology Chemistry Mentor: Matthew Daugherty, PhD Mentor: Richard Childers, MD Project: Evolution and antiviral Project: No Urine, No Problem: How specificity of IFIT genes Urinalysis Impacts Antibiotic Prescription Rate in the Emergency Avleen Walia, Psychology (Clinical) Department Mentor: Ariel Lang, PhD Conference: OURS 2020 Project: The Relation Between Mood (View Presentation Here) Symptoms and Cognition in Parkinson’s Disease: A Review of Literature Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here)

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Shanqing Wang, Computer Science Kylie Wells, Pharmacological (Bioinformatics) Chemistry Mentor: Lukas Chavez Kuss, PhD Mentor: Michael Gilson, MD, PhD (Mesirov and Chavez Labs) Project: Microtubule Stabilizing Project: Detection of ecDNA in Cloud Ligand Replacement Genomics Databases Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Vania Wang, Biochemstry and Cell Biology Alexander Westra, Structural Mentor: William Kim, PhD Engineering Project: Utilizing the CRISPR/CasRx Mentor: Veronica Eliasson, PhD system to study EMT pathway of triple Project: Blast wave interaction with negative breast cancer cell lines structures: an application of exploding wire experiments Madeline Weerts, Psychology Publication: Dela Cueva, J.C.A., Zheng, Mentor: Caren Walker, PhD L., Lawlor, B., et al. (2020). Blast wave Project: Gestures and Analogical interaction with structures: an transfer: Investigating whether application of exploding wire children who use gestures during experiments. Multiscale and explanation are more likely to be Multidisciplinary Modeling. successful in solving analogous Experiments and Design. DOI: problems 10.1007/s41939-020-00076-0 (View Conference: OURS 2020 Article Here) (View Presentation Here)

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Jack Whiteley, Physiology and Weiguang Wu, Oceanic and Neuroscience Atmospheric Sciences Mentor: Carol Marchetto, PhD Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Project: Potassium Chloride- Summer Student Fellowship, 2019 Dependent Activation of Immediate Mentors: Sarah Gille, PhD; Bia Villas Early Genes in an Induced Neuron Bo as, PhD model Projects: (UC San Diego) Sea Surface Conference: OURS 2020 (View Temperature Response to Alongshore Presentation Here) Winds Off the California Coast, Award: Undergraduate Research (WHOI) Directional Wavenumber Library Prize, 2nd Place Spectrum of Ocean Internal Waves

Andrea Widanta, Human Biology Qinghui Xia, Computer Engineering Mentor: Edward Castillo, PhD Mentor: Won Bae, PhD Project: Impact of Geriatric Project: Accelerating T2-mapping for Emergency Medicine Interventions on Quantitative MRI using Machine Throughput and Readmissions of Learning and Multi-threading. Senior Patients Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Presentation Here) Jiangnan Xu, Computer Science Katherine Wong, Human Biology (Bioinformatics) Mentor: Chengbiao Wu, PhD Mentor: Anjan Debnath, PhD Project: Drug discovery for parasitic diseases

Mingzhi Xu, Biochemistry/Chemistry Mentor: Joseph Simpson, PhD Project: Enhancing the low expression of proline rich proteins Conference: SRC 2019

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Zoey Jialu Xu, Mathematics and Colin Young, Computer Science Econ/ Political Science (Int’l Mentor: Niema Moshiri, PhD Relations) Project: An end-to-end profiling of Mentor: Michael Davidson, PhD standard viral phylogenetics Project: Political determinants of workflows electricity market efficiency Justin Yu, Biochemistry and Cell Vivian Yan, Psychology (Cognitive) Biology/Business Psychology Mentor: Angela Lowe Biological Sciences Honors Program Project: Facial Feedback Hypothesis Mentor: Shigeki Miyamoto, PhD and Its Effect on Emotional Response Project: The role of NEK7 in Conference: OURS 2020 (View regulation of autophagy in Presentation Here) cardiomyocytes Publication: Abstract in 2019-2020 Xueying Yang, Sum Ses International Saltman Quarterly, Vol 17, Page 49 Student (View Abstract Here) Leichtag Biomedical Research Neuroscience Department Mariam Zafar-Khan, Global Health/ Mentor: Xu Chen, PhD Psychology (Health) Project: Modulating PNKP activity as Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD a therapeutic strategy in SCA3 and Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Alzheimer's disease models Health Conference: SRC 2019 Lingzhi Zheng, Mechanical Goutham Yegappan, Mathematics Engineering (Computer Science) Mentor: Veronica Eliasson, PhD Mentor: Jyoti Mishra, PhD Project: Shock Wave Focusing Project: Brain Body Basis of Mental Phenomenon Health Conferences: SRC 2019, American Physical Society annual Division of Fluid Dynamics meeting 2019

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Sherry Zheng, Molecular Biology/ Jenny Zhu, Physiology and Music Neuroscience/Economics Mentor: Andrew Chisholm, PhD Mentor: Caren Walker, PhD Project: Why should we care about a Project: Counterfactual Reasoning worm and its skin? and Belief Revision Conference: OURS 2020 (View Conference: OURS 2020 (View Presentation Here) Presentation Here) Award: 2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Winner

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To the 489 mentors below … THANK YOU! Undergraduate research is thriving at UC San Diego Nicolette Olivia Le, Dr. Georgia Robins Sadler Dr. France Nguyen-Grozavu because of your dedication and 2019 International Cancer Education Conference mentorship to the students.

Anthropology Lakshmi Chilikuri, PhD Thomas Csordas, PhD Andrew Chisholm, PhD Jade d'Alpoim Guedes, PhD Matthew Daugherty, PhD Joseph Hankins, PhD Rachel Dutton, PhD Bonnie Kaiser, PhD Mark Estelle, PhD Dredge Byung'chu Kang, PhD Jacob Garrigues Ellen Kozelka Timothy Gentner, PhD Thomas Levy, PhD Shelley Halpain, PhD Carol Marchetto, PhD Randolph Hampton, PhD Amy Non, PhD Nan Hao, PhD Nancy Grey Postero, PhD Jeff Hasty, PhD Paula Saravia, PhD Yishi Jin, PhD Saiba Varma, PhD Susan Kaech, PhD Rihan Yeh, PhD Amy Kiger, PhD Kuo-Fen Lee, PhD Biological Sciences Stanley Lo, PhD Eric Allen, PhD Steven Mayfield, PhD Matthew Banghart, PhD Sonya Neal, PhD Carlisle Bascom, PhD James Nieh, PhD Eric Bennett, PhD Satchidananda Panda, PhD

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Amy Pasquinelli, PhD Shannon Ellis, PhD Sam Pfaff, PhD Betina Karshaleva Joseph Pogliano, PhD Stephen Macneil, PhD Diana Rennison, PhD Douglas Nitz, PhD Cory Root, PhD Ryan Place, PhD Milton Saier, PhD Lara Rangel, PhD Eric Schmelz, PhD Federico Rossano, PhD Julian Schroeder, PhD Zhuowen Tu, PhD Justin Shaffer, PhD Bradley Voytek, PhD Reuben Shaw, PhD Drew Walker, PhD Yasin Torres-Tiji Haijun Xia, PhD Kay Tye, PhD Angela Yu, PhD Lidija Vukovic Communication Center for Energy Research Zachary Osborn Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, PhD Michael Simmonds, PhD Critical Gender Studies Karen Shelby, PhD Chemistry and Biochemistry Thomas Bussey, PhD Economics Corrigan Craig Titan Alon, PhD Lalit Deshmukh, PhD Prashant Bharadwaj, PhD Judy Kim, PhD Richard Carson, PhD Elizabeth Komives, PhD Julie Cullen, PhD Alexis Komor, PhD Marc Muendler, PhD Colleen McHugh, PhD Brodie Ranzau, MS Education Studies Michael J. Sailor, PhD Luz Chung, PhD Joseph Simpson, PhD Sherice Clarke, PhD Susan Taylor, PhD Shana Cohen, PhD Ted Wang Frances Contreras, PhD Jerry Yang, PhD Makeba Jones, PhD Brian Zid, PhD Christoforos Mamas, PhD Alison Wishard Guerra, PhD Cognitive Science Andrea Chiba, PhD Eleanor Roosevelt College: General Sarah Creel, PhD Education Word History Virginia de Sa, PhD Matthew Herbst, PhD Gedeon Dea k, PhD Steven Dow, PhD

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Ethnic Studies Ryan Kastner, PhD Kirstie Dorr, PhD Sorin Lerner, PhD Ye n Le Espiritu, PhD Julian McAuley, PhD Jose Fuste , PhD Niema Moshiri, PhD Shaista Patel, PhD Jianmo Ni, PhD K. Wayne Yang, PhD Ramaohan Paturi, PhD George Porter, PhD Extension Debashis Sahoo, PhD Nicholas Abi Samra Jurgen Schulze, PhD Jingbo Shang, PhD Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute Alex Snoeren, PhD Robert Twomey, PhD Jacobs School of Engineering: History Electrical and Computer Engineering Claire Edington, PhD Cheolhong An, PhD Nikolay Atanasov, PhD Institute for Neural Computation Saharnaz Baghdadchi, PhD Leanne Chukoskie, PhD Sabur Hassan Baidya, PhD Kshitiz Bansal Jacobs School of Engineering: Dinesh Bharadia, PhD Bioengineering Pamela Cosman, PhD Pedro Cabrales Arrevalo, PhD Abdelkrim El Amili, PhD Adam Engler, PhD Gholamreza Esmaili, PhD Stephanie Fraley, PhD Massimo Franceschetti, PhD Ester Kwon, PhD Vikash Gilja, PhD Ratnesh Lal, PhD Vignesh Gokul Prashant Mali, PhD Prasad Gudem, PhD Christian Metallo, PhD Drew Hall, PhD Bernhard Palsson, PhD Tzu-chien Hsueh, PhD Robert Sah, MD, ScD Todd Hylton, PhD Nicole Steinmetz, PhD Tara Javidi, PhD Daniela Valdez-Jasso, PhD Miles Jones, PhD Ramsin Khoshabeh, PhD Jacobs School of Engineering: Duygu Kuzum, PhD Computer Science and Engineering Hanh-Phuc Le, PhD Christine Alvarado, PhD Zhichao Li Yoav Freund, PhD Chris Mi, PhD Sicun Gao, PhD Siavash Mir Arabbaygi, PhD William Griswold, PhD Tse Nga (Tina) Ng, PhD Russell Impagliazzo, PhD Truong Nguyen, PhD

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Piya Pal, PhD Kenneth Vecchio, PhD Dimitri Schreiber Liangfang Zhang, PhD Curt Schurgers, PhD Peter Shin, MS Jacobs School of Engineering: Paul Siegel, PhD Structural Engineering Raghav Subbaraman Rodrigo Carren o Vallejos, PhD Behrouz Touri, PhD Veronica Eliasson, PhD Nuno Vasconcelos, PhD Falko Kuester, PhD Pengtao Xie, PhD Kenneth Loh, PhD Michael Yip, PhD Shabnam Semnani, PhD Xinyu Zhang, PhD Ira Zukanovic Knight Lab Shi Huang Jacobs School of Engineering: Mechanical and Aerospace Linguistics Engineering Andrew Kehler, PhD Alexey Arefiev, PhD Will Styler, PhD Nicolas Boechler, PhD Isaac Cabrera Literature Shengqiang Cai, PhD Carol Arcos-Herrera, PhD Renkun Chen, PhD Gloria Chacon, PhD Nicholas Gravish, PhD Dennis Childs, PhD Sonia Martinez Diaz, PhD Amelia Glaser, PhD Joanna McKittrick, PhD Stephanie Jed, PhD Tod Pascal, PhD Seth Lerer, PhD Jack Silberman, PhD Margaret Loose, PhD Frank Talke, PhD Luis Martin-Cabrera, PhD Michael Tolley, PhD Jacobo Myerston, PhD Max Parra, PhD Jacobs School of Engineering: Rosaura Sa nchez, PhD NanoEngineering Megan Wesling, PhD Jinhye Bae, PhD Marco Wilkinson, MFA Shaochen Chen, PhD David Fenning, PhD Mathematics Mickey Finn Alina Bucur, PhD Jesse Jokerst, PhD Shawn Firouzian, MS Darren Lipomi, PhD Daniel Kane, PhD Ping Liu, PhD Jonathan Novak, PhD Marc Meyers, PhD Cristian Popescu, PhD Nisarg Shah, PhD David Quarfoot, PhD

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Claus M. Sorensen, PhD Adena Schachner, PhD John Serences, PhD Music Caren Walker, PhD Sarah Hankins, PhD Kristen Wells, PhD (SDSU)

OASIS Rady School of Management Berenice Jau, MA Kristene Ehrich, PhD Uma Karmarkar, PhD Office of Innovation and Vish Krishnan, PhD Commercialization Christopher Oveis, PhD Briana Weisinger, MA Pamela K. Smith, PhD

Philosophy Raza Resource Centro Saba Bazargan-Forward, PhD Gerardo Arellano, PhD Monte Johnson, PhD Clinton Tolley, PhD Salk Institute of Biological Studies Sreekanth Chalasani, PhD Physics Molly Matty, PhD Javier Duarte, PhD Steven Zhao, PhD Tongyan Lin, PhD Karin Sandstrom, PhD San Diego Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Political Science Ksenia Krupina, PhD Pamela Ban, PhD LaGina Gause, PhD San Diego Super Computer Sean Ingham, PhD Amarnath Gupta, PhD Inbok Rhee, PhD Sebastian Saiegh, PhD School of Global Policy and Strategy Michael Davidson, PhD Psychology Munseob Lee, PhD Leslie Carver, PhD Judith Fan, PhD School of Medicine: Anesthesiology Michael R. Gorman, PhD Hemal H. Patel, PhD Christina Gremel, PhD Imanuel Lerman, MD Gail Heyman, PhD Angela Lowe School of Medicine: Biomedical Andrew Marin, MA Informatics Michael McCullough, PhD Olivier Harismendy, PhD Celeste Pilegard, PhD Alexander Wenzel Vilayanur Ramachandran, PhD

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School of Medicine: Cellular and Lukas Chavez Kuss, PhD Molecular Medicine Ju Chen, PhD Jenna Christensen, PhD Mary Corr, MD Don Cleveland, PhD Taylor Alan Doherty, MD Jeffrey Esko, PhD Rebecca Fielding-Miller, PhD Samara Reck-Peterson, PhD Richard Garfein, PhD Gene Yeo, PhD Stephen Howell, MD Jin Young Huh, PhD School of Medicine: Dermatology Chao-Wei Hung Hung, PhD Matthew Hangauer, PhD Trey Ideker, PhD Bryan Sun, MD, PhD Attilio Iemolo, PhD Mohit Jain, MD, PhD School of Medicine: Emergency Edwin Jua rez, PhD Medicine William Kim, PhD Edward Castillo, PhD Kevin King, MD, PhD Richard Childers, MD Stephan Lange, PhD Christopher Coyne, MD Willis Li, PhD Christian Dameff, MD Miguel Lopez-Ramirez, PhD Gary Vilke, MD Natasha Martin, PhD Sanjay Mehta, MD School of Medicine: Family Medicine Ravinder Mittal, MD and Public Health Leonardo Nogueira, PhD Jose Burgos, MD Jeff Omens, PhD Job Godino, PhD Olivia Osborn, PhD Eric Hekler, PhD Renate Pilz, MD Suzi Hong, PhD Mahadevan Rajasekaran, PhD Georgia Kayser, PhD Shannon Reilly, PhD Victoria Ojeda, PhD Angelique Richardson, MD, PhD Jose Sua rez, MD, PhD Thomas Rogers, MD, PhD Alan Saltiel, PhD School of Medicine: Institute of Tyler Seibert, MD, PhD Engineering in Medicine Farah Sheikh, PhD Alan Hargens, PhD Jay Silverman, PhD Tzyy-Ping Jung, PhD Tatum Simonson, PhD Laramie Smith, PhD School of Medicine: Medicine Pablo Tamayo, PhD Jill Blumenthal, MD Pam Taub, MD Sara Browne, MD Francesca Telese, PhD Darren Casteel, PhD Kiyomi Tsuyuki, PhD Javier Cepeda, PhD Chris Tyler

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Joseph Valentine Soumita Das, PhD Francisco Villarreal, MD, PhD Stella-Rita Ibeawuchi, PhD Jennifer Wagman, PhD Jonathan Lin, MD, PhD Amir Zarrinpar, MD Mana Parast, MD, PhD Christina Sigurdson, DVM, PhD School of Medicine: Neurosciences Jessica Wang-Rodriguez, MD Timothy Brown, PhD Xu Chen, PhD School of Medicine: Pediatrics Christina Gigliotti, PhD Paula Aristizabal, MD Joseph Gleeson, MD Ferhat Ay, PhD Takaki Komiyama, PhD Gretchen Bandoli, PhD Jamie LaBuzetta, MD Sandra Daley, MD Roberto Malinow, PhD Kyle Gaulton, MD John Ravits, MD, PhD Robin Knight, PhD Robert Rissman, PhD Dennis Kuo, MD Matthew Shtrahman, MD, PhD Nathan Lewis, PhD Chengbiao Wu, PhD Daniel McDonald, PhD Victor Nizet, MD School of Medicine: Obstetrics, Livia Zaramela, PhD Gynecology and Reproductive Karsten Zengler, PhD Sciences Kellie Breen Church, PhD School of Medicine: Pharmacology Linda Brubaker, MD Joan Brown, PhD Louise Laurent, MD, PhD Michael Karin, PhD Mark Lawson, PhD Shigeki Miyamoto, PhD Pamela Mellon, PhD Shabnam Shalapour, PhD Varykina Thackray, PhD Roger Sunahara, PhD JoAnn Trejo, PhD School of Medicine: Ophthalmology Jing Yang, PhD Jiun Do, MD, PhD Peter Shaw, PhD School of Medicine: Psyhiatry Karl Wahlin, PhD Gregory A. Aarons, PhD Derek Welsbie, MD, PhD Natacha Akshomoff, PhD Hassiba Beldjoud, PhD School of Medicine: Orthopaedic Savita Bhakta, MD Surgery Lauren Brookman-Frazee, PhD Koichi Masuda, MD Veronica Cardenas, PhD Colin Depp, PhD School of Medicine: Pathology Olivier George, PhD Nigel Calcutt, PhD Tamar Gollan, PhD

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Sarah Graham, PhD Amato Evan, PhD Ariel Lang, PhD Alexander Gershunov, PhD Amy Lansing, PhD Sarah Gille, PhD Ellen Lee, MD Amro Hamdoun, PhD Teresa Lind, PhD Jules Jaffe, PhD Jyoti Mishra, PhD Art Miller, PhD Raenne Moore, PhD Bradley S. Moore, PhD Sandra Sanchez-Roige, PhD Richard Norris, PhD Dawn Schiehser, PhD Daniel Petras, MS Pei-an (Betty) Shih, PhD David Pierce, PhD Neal Swerdlow, MD, PhD Greg Rouse, PhD Susan Tapert, PhD Stuart Sandin, PhD Sidney Zisook, MD Jane Teranes, PhD Aaron Thode, PhD School of Medicine: Radiology Martin Tresguerres, PhD Won Bae, PhD Bia Villas Bo as, PhD Sebastian Obrzut, MD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and School of Medicine: Surgery Pharmaceutical Sciences Michael Bouvet, MD Ruben Abagyan, PhD David Cauvi, PhD Anjan Debnath, PhD Daniel Cleary, MD, PhD Michael Gilson, MD, PhD Weg Ongkeko, MD, PhD Philip Gordts, PhD Partha Ray, PhD Anthony O'Donoghue, PhD Georgia Robins Sadler, PhD Dionicio Siegel, PhD Jason Sicklick, MD Jair Siqueira-Neto, PhD

School of Medicine: Urology Sociology Ithaar Derweesh, MD Abigail Andrews, PhD Christina Jamison, PhD Ivan Evans, PhD David Fitzgerald, PhD Scripps Institution of Oceanography Jeff Haydu, PhD Marco Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, PhD Bennetta Jules-Rosette, PhD Daniel Cayan, PhD Kevin Lewis, PhD Jacques Chirazi Kwai Ng, PhD Anela Choy, PhD Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra, PhD Nathali Cordero Quiros, MS Akos Rona-Tas, PhD Tristan de Rond, PhD John Skrentny, PhD Dimitri Deheyn, PhD April Sutton, PhD Gerald D'Spain, PhD Charles Thorpe, PhD

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Christena Turner, PhD Janelle Iglesias, MFA Huai Li (Lee Pickowicz), MFA Theatre and Dance Nicole Miller, MFA Eva Barnes, MFA Rube n Ortiz-Torres, MFA Robert Castro, MFA Mariana Wardwell, PhD Jade Power-Sotomayor, PhD Emily Roxworthy, PhD Warren College-Writing Lawana Richmond, EdD Niall Twohig, PhD

Urban Studies and Planning Nanome, Inc. Richard Chavez, PE Sam Hessenauer Leslie Lewis, PhD Isaac Martin, PhD Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Keith Pezzoli, PhD Discovery Institute Maximiliano D'Angelo, PhD Visual Arts Norman Bryson, PhD The Chinese University of Hong Kong Elizabeth Cartwright, PhD Emily (Ka Yi) Kong Jordan Crandall, Thomas Kwong, PhD Brian Cross, MFA Ronald Ma Edwin Cruz, MDesS Sunny Wong Dino Dinco Ricardo Dominguez, MA

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