Group Members

Chandra Gravel '20

Pronouns: she/her

B.A, Biochemistry, Mount Holyoke College

Hometown: Ware, Massachusetts 🇺🇸

Member since: 2018

Project Area: ProQ-RNA interactions, B3H assay development, Course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) leader

Diana Joseph Benedict Shobia '27

Pronouns: she/her

Major: Neuroscience

Hometown: Tamil Nadu, India 🇮🇳 and Singapore 🇸🇬

Member since: 2024

Project Area: RNA-encoded molecular memory

Hobbies: cooking, pilates, self-care

Lila Wilson '26

Pronouns: they/them

Major: Biochemistry

Hometown: Austin, Texas 🇺🇸

Member since: 2024

Project Area: RNA-encoded molecular memory

Hobbies: reading scifi/fantasy, doing origami and watching animated shows/movies that were probably meant for children

Madeline Wright '27

Pronouns: she/they

Major: Biochemistry

Hometown: Penngrove, California 🇺🇸

Member since: 2025

Hobbies: dancing, drawing, karate, hot cups of morning tea, marmot appreciation

Idranne Naike Mbah Ndum '27

Pronouns: she/her

Major: Biochemistry + Computer Science

Hometown: Bafoussam, Cameroon 🇨🇲

Member since: 2024

Project Area: Optimization of B3H Assay

Hobbies: playing tennis, cooking, reading

If I had a superpower, it would be: reading minds

Tessa Griffor '26

Pronouns: she/her

Major: Biochemistry + Minor: English

Hometown: North Stonington, CT 🇺🇸

Member since: 2024

Project Area: Novel RNA-binding Proteins 

Hobbies: playing piano, cooking, reading, and creative writing

Nouha Kessou '26

Pronouns: she/her

Major: Biochemistry; Minor: Physics

Hometown: Rabat, Morocco 🇲🇦

Member since: 2024

Project Area: ProQ-RNA interactions

If I had a superpower, it would be: stopping time at will 

Yiling Shi '27

Pronouns: she/her

Major: Biochemistry

Hometown: Shanghai, China 🇨🇳

Member since: 2024

Project: Bacterial KH-domain proteins

If I had a superpower, it would be: flight.