People

Rahul (he/him) is from Seattle, Washington and is studying Human Biology and Nutrition. In the future he aspires to be a surgeon but these days he enjoys both college and professional football. He also has a strong interest in music and movies, dedicating time each week to discovering and reviewing new releases. Additionally, he loves exploring different cuisines and maintaining an active lifestyle through regular workouts. On campus, he is a board member of Circle K, a club oriented towards promoting community service by assembling a team of volunteers for different service projects while simultaneously building a strong social community.

Amaar (he/him) is from Sacramento, CA and majors in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior. In the future he would like to be a physician, but these days he enjoys hiking, going to the gym, gaming and photography. On campus he is the Founder and President of Aggie Society of Emergency Medical Technicians Involvement in the UC Davis Muslim Student Association.

Isabel is a third-year student in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences who is studying Animal Science and English. She is pre-vet; loves to run, hike, be outside and travel. On campus, she is involved in the Tri-Delta sorority, has a vet internship, and works in the Mitleohner lab.

Yasmin (she/her/hers is from Bakersfield, CA and majors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with a minor in Spanish. She is considering teaching, pediatric dentistry and gynecology as future career options. On campus, she is a BioLaunch Mentor, Student Assistant at the Contained Research Facility, and involved in Archery and Chinese learning club.

Yurun (she/her) is from Beijing, China and majors in Computer Science; in the future, she would like to pursue a Master's degree and possibly a Ph.D. Her interests include going to the farmer's market and plant sales, cooking Chinese food and trying new recipes. On campus she is involved in: Girls Who Code, Cog Sci CSSA, and UHP.

Nidhi (she/her) is from San Jose, CA and wants to pursue a graduate degree to later become an engineer at a tech company or medical company. Personal interests include watching sports/shows/movies, traveling with friends and family, and working out. On campus, Nidhi is an undergrad research assistant with Professor Seker's lab, a sub-team lead for Cyclone Robosub (an autonomous submarine design team), and NeuroTech@Davis (a club focused on designing BCI projects) and in UHP.

Marcus (He/Him/His) is from Santa Cruz, CA; he is majoring in Political Science and minoring in History. In the future, he aspires to work for the EU or UN. His personal interests include writing, reading, roleplaying games and music. On campus, he's casually involved in several clubs.

Maccabee (She/Her/Hers) is from Culver City, CA and is majoring in Human Biology. She aspires to a career as a Physician's Assistant (maybe!) and her interests include hiking, the gym, painting, community service, reading(sometimes), cooking/baking, and thrifting.

Kyra (she/her) is from Thousand Oaks, and is a Global Disease Biology major with a minor in Sociology. She aspires to be a dentist in the future. In her free time she enjoys journaling, cooking, running, cafe hopping, and recently she's been learning how to play guitar! She is part of a wide variety of organizations on campus which include the Japanese American Student Society, AATC as a calculus tutor, Outdoor Adventures as a Wild Guide, and she is also an undergraduate researcher for the Brady Lab! She wants to help students adjust to the fast pace nature of the quarter system while giving them advice based on her past mistakes and resources she wishes she discovered sooner. Additionally, knowing what classes to take with each other for content overlap can be a very useful tool with an already busy schedule!

Heather (she/her/hers) is from San Diego, CA, and is majoring in Molecular and Medical Microbiology. Her career interests include biotech, clinical research and healthcare. She enjoys spending time with friends, being outdoors, the gym, and cooking. On campus, she is an undergraduate research assistant in the Kost lab, analyzing diagnostic test critical values to standardize clinical pathology notification lists, BioLaunch mentor, member of Alpha Chi Omega and UCD Hunter Jumper Team. As a peer mentor, she wants to be able to help students succeed in their transition from high school to college and help them navigate academic and personal challenges that may come from this transition as she too was in their spot 2 years ago. When she started at UC Davis she felt excited for this new change in her life and very welcomed as she felt at home and had a great group of friends around to support and encourage her. As she joined UHP her second year, her advice to incoming students is to keep up with your studies and take advantage of professor's office hours, tutoring in the library, and your advisors, be active in student clubs on campus, and overall just enjoy your college experience and be open to trying new things.