Major: Biochemistry | Research Option Research Area: Structure elucidation of active Photosystems II through single-particle cryo-EM Research Mentor: Dr. Ingeborg Schmidt-Krey Email: cespy7@gatech.edu
Hannah Shin
Executive Vice President - Undergraduate Research Ambassadors
Major: Biology | Minor in Health, Medicine, and Society | Research Option Research Area: Measuring organization of biological knowledge around experimental design utilizing a card sorting task Research Mentor: Dr. Colin Harrison Email: hshin315@gatech.edu
Kaavya Gudapati
Vice President of Campus Relations - Undergraduate Research Ambassadors
Major: Neuroscience | Health and Medical Sciences Concentration | Minor in Spansih Research Area: Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering Research Mentor: Dr. Machelle Pardue Email: kgudapati3@gatech.edu
Xufei Liu
Vice President of Internal Affairs - Undergraduate Research Ambassadors
Major: Industrial Engineering | Advanced Operations Research and Statistics Concentration Research Area: Exploration and Optimization of Bartholdi’s Bucket Brigade Conjecture Research Mentor: Dr. Robert Foley Email: Xliu725@gatech.edu
Prahathishree (Premi) Mohanavelu
Vice President of Events - Undergraduate Research Ambassadors
Major: Computer Science | Pre-Health Concentration Research Area: Informatics-based Literature Mapping to Personalize Therapy for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Research Mentor: Dr. Cassie Mitchell Email: pmohanavelu3@gatech.edu
Charlie Wood
Vice President of Advertising - Undergraduate Research Ambassadors
Major: Chemistry | Pre-Health Concentration | Minor in Psychology Research Area: Former organic synthesis researcher, currently more focused on mental health research Research Mentor: Dr. Pamela Pollet Email: cwood45@gatech.edu
Kevin Tao
Vice President of Outreach - Undergraduate Research Ambassadors
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Pre-Health Concentration Research Area: DNA technologies and immunoengineering Research Mentor: Dr. Gabriel Kwong Email: ktao30@gatech.edu
Annabelle Lint
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Biotechnology Concentration Research Area: Computational modeling of self-assembling peptides Research Mentor: Dr. Anant Paravastu Email: alint3@gatech.edu
Annamarie Eustice
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Environmental Engineering | Minor in Spanish | International Plan | Research Option Research Area: Evaluating Ion Storage Mechanisms in Capacitive Deionization for Electrochemical Desalination Research Mentor: Dr. Marta Hatzell Email: aeustice3@gatech.edu
Matias Teixeira Prates
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Minor in Physiology Research Area: Wearable Robotics Research Mentor: Dr. Aaron Young Email: mprates3@gatech.edu
Manav Jain
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Minor in Materials Science and Engineering
Research Area: Developing functionalized systems for improved expansion of CAR-T Cell therapies.
Major: Material Science Engineering | Polymer & Fiber Concentration Research Area: Li-ion Batteries Research Mentor: Dr. Gleb Yushin Email: matildahlee00@gatech.edu
Melissa Ozbeyler
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Mechanical Engineering Research Area: Stem cell based therapies, characterizing heterogeneity in mesenchymal stem cells by spatial transcriptomic profiling in single cells Research Mentor: Dr. Ahmet Coskun Email: mozbeyler3@gatech.edu
Aarnav Saxena
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering Research Area: Janus microparticle functionalization and its optimization for protein secretion Research Mentor: Dr. Katily Ramirez Email: asaxena90@gatech.edu
Yassin Watson
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Double Major in Biology & Industrial Engineering | Concentration in Supply Chain Engineering | Minors in Social Justice, Anatomy, & Physiology Research Area: Neurocognitive Medicine (Alzheimer's Disease); Experimental Design in Biology Education Research Mentor: Dr. Cassie Mitchell (Alzheimer's Disease, BME); Dr. Colin Harrison (Biology Education, School of Biological Sciences) Email: ywatson1337@gmail.com
Soham Kulkarni
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biochemistry | Pre-Health Concentration | Minors in Health & Medical Sciences and Data Analysis Research Area: Classifying and Verifying Ranked Repurposed Drugs for SARS Coronavirus Treatment Utilizing Text-Mining Techniques Research Mentor: Dr. Cassie Mitchell Email: skulkarni302@gatech.edu
Keyana Komilian
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Minor in Computer Science Research Area: Biology Research Mentor: Dr. David Hu Email: keyana5@gatech.edu
Ana Cristian
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Minor in Chemistry and Biochemistry Research Area: High-throughput lipid nanoparticle delivery of gene therapies Research Mentor: Dr. James Dahlman Email: acristian3@gatech.edu
Andy Chea
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biology | Minors in French and Computation Data Analysis Research Area: Cell and Molecular Biology Research Mentor: Dr. Herron / Dr. Rosenzweig Email: andychea2000@gatech.edu
Ashi Awasthi
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Research Option Research Area: Enhancing the In-Vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Model to Improve Drug Delivery to the Brain Research Mentor: Dr. YongTae Kim Email: aawasthi30@gatech.edu
Carys Thompson
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biology | Pre-Health Concentration | Minor in Spanish Research Area: Modeling effects of particulate matter exposure on C. elegans Research Mentor: Dr. Hang Lu Email: carysthompson@gatech.edu
Deborah Lobaccaro
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering Research Area: Measuring the impact of ligand presentation on cellular contractility forces Research Mentor: Dr. Andres Garcia Email: dlobaccaro3@gatech.edu
Jordan Guistwhite
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Biotechnology Concentration | Minor in Biology Research Area: Chromosome Engineering Research Mentor: Dr. Lily Cheung Email: jguistwhite@gatech.edu
Kento Yamamato
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Pre-Health Concentration| Minor in Robotics Research Area: Developing hardware and software phantom models for neurosurgical robot testing and training, endoscopic surgical tool design Research Mentor: Dr. Jaydev P. Desai Email: kyamamoto31@gatech.edu
Lily Torp
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biology Research Area: Discovering novel ligands for G-protein coupled receptors, combining experimental and computational biochemistry Research Mentor: Dr. Pamela Peralta-Yahya Email: ltorp3@gatech.edu
Owen Hale
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biology | Research Option Research Area: Understanding the role heme in mycobacterial pathogenesis Research Mentor: Dr. Amit Reddi Email: ohale@gatech.edu
Sophia Wiesenfeld
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biology | Minor in Physics Research Area: Mechanisms of interbacterial antagonism and defense Research Mentor: Dr. Brian Hammer Email: swiesenfeld0@gatech.edu
William York
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Pre-Health Concentration | Research Option Research Area: Using Biomaterials to Immunomodulate Muscular Defects for Tissue Regeneration Research Mentor: Dr. Edward Botchwey Email: wyork8@gatech.edu
Henry Rose
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Research Area: Developing low cost, ultra safe, high energy batteries Research Mentor: Dr. Nian Liu Email: hrose8@gatech.edu
Evelyn Chen
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Energy Systems Concentration Research Area: Using electrodialysis for recovery of key organic molecules from hypersaline environments Research Mentor: Dr. Ellery Ingall Email: echen78@gatech.edu
