Meet the team!
Sophia Wang - Co-founder
wangsophia@g.ucla.edu
Sophia Wang is a fourth year Public Affairs major and Geography minor. Her research interests include safety on public transit, sustainable infrastructure, and educational policy. When she’s not carrying three cameras around LA, you can find her petitioning Khalid to go on tour again, reading RF Kuang’s Substack, or playing the piano in Hooligan’s pit orchestra.
Dr. Jorge A. Avila - Co-founder
javila@college.ucla.edu
Dr. Jorge A. Avila is an Assistant Director at UCLA's Undergraduate Research Center-Sciences. His research is focused on behavioral neuroscience, and specifically the neural and molecular mechanisms that underlie cognitive dysfunction. When he isn't teaching or mentoring, he is a father, husband, chauffer, and adventurer.
Alisha Gupta - Co-Logistics Chair
Alisha is a second year Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics major and a Global Health minor. She is currently researching novel approaches to use gene editing to combat rare diseases. In her free time, she enjoys skiing, playing soccer, and going on spontaneous adventures.
Mai-Khoi Vu
Mai-Khoi is a second year Physiological Science major. She currently volunteers at the Golshani Lab, where she studies how large scale neuronal populations drive cognition, especially decision making. If she’s not hanging out with the mice in her lab, she’s usually reading Asian literature, going on a boba run, or practicing traditional Vietnamese music with friends!
Megan Huang
Megan Huang is a second-year Biochemistry major with an interest in drug discovery and development. When she’s not slaving away at the study lounge, you can find her chilling at sunset rec or trying out new cafes/restaurants in LA.
Maryam Farooqi
Maryam Farooqi is a second-year Enviornmental Science and Political Science double major with an interest in environmental policy and marine ecosystems. When she’s not working in the Boelter IRI Connection Lab on her blue carbon mapping app, you can find her writing her novel-in-progress or filming for her BookTok!
Maryam Farooqi
Michael Ajnassian is a third-year Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology major with research interests in pesticides and their links to Parkinson’s disease. When he’s not caring for zebrafish in the lab, you can find him playing basketball at Hitch or listening to house music.
Jasmine Smith
Jasmine Smith is a fourth year Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology major. Being a pre-med student, her research interests include endocrinology, specifically revolving around women’s hormones, and varying health disparities, such as substance abuse across the US. When she is not analyzing rat behavior/sleep in the Poe Lab, you can find her hanging around Westwood with her roommates, trying new cafes to study at, or enjoying a sunset walk.
Abrahim Noori
Abrahim Noori is a third year Business Economics major with research interests in the affects that policy changes have on local and national economies. When he’s not out hustling in the streets you can find him in the gym or heating up a burrito in Ackerman Union.
Sean Rosskopf
Sean is a fourth-year Political Science major with plans to continue his education after graduation. His research interests include political psychology, political polarization via social media, and AI governance. In his free time Sean enjoys playing intramural sports, reading, and cooking using his Instant Pot.
Alexander Hu - Webmaster
Alex is a first year Computer Science Major at UCLA. His research interests include AI and computer vision. In his free time, he enjoys playing chess.
Alumni
Carolyn Wang - Co-founder
Emily Kim
Derek Ren
Zephania Hartojo
Jennifer Yang
Jennifer Nguyen
Joyce Lin
Keertana Sreekumar
