About Us
We're trying to make Biology Research at WashU more easy, more accessible, and more fun for Undergrads. Feel free to reach out to our emails below if you have any questions about research, school, or anything at all! Remember, there's no such thing as a dumb question.
Vinayak Nair
Year: Junior
Major: Computational Biology and Genomics
Hometown: Princeton Junction, NJ
Long-term Plan: Med School, ER Medicine
Current Area of Research: Transmission of Anxiety from Parents to Children
Current/Future Research Interests: Social Media & Behavioral Addiction, Using AR/VR in Health Contexts
Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: Anything Thai, Penguin, and Creating Media that solves problems
Email: vinayak.nair@wustl.edu
Angel Lu
Year: Junior
Major: Biology
Hometown: Toronto, CA
Long-term Plan: Med School
Current Area of Research: Immune System in the Lung
Current/Future Research Interests: The role that complement C3 and it's proteolytic products have in reducing cell death/lung injury
Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: Alfredo Pasta, Flamingo, and Doing Puzzles
Email: angel.l@wustl.edu
Amanda Yang
Year: Junior
Major: Computational Biology and Genomics
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Long-term Plan: Med School
Current Area of Research: Aging-related diseases, Embryogenesis.
Current/Future Research Interests: Using stem-cell derived trophoblast organoids in modeling placental development.
Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: A Good Breakfast Burrito, Beluga Whale, Any outdoor activity
Email: amanda.yang@wustl.edu
Julia Trost
Year: Sophomore
Major: Biology
Hometown: Columbia, MD
Long-term Plan: Med School
Current Area of Research: Biochemistry
Current/Future Research Interests: Understanding factors that affect a novel ubiquitin-dependent signaling pathway involved in repairing DNA damage induced by alkylation
Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: French fries, Cats, Playing the Piano
Email: j.d.trost@wustl.edu
Yoon Shin
Year: Sophomore
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Long-term Plan: Med School
Current Area of Research: Glioblastomas
Current/Future Research Interests: Investigating the genes hijacked during glioblastoma oncogenesis. Identifying cancer types through DNA methylation patterns.
Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: Tteokbokki, Hedgehog, Sketching
Email: s.yoon-cheol@wustl.edu
Andy Huang
Year: Freshman
Major: Chemistry or Biology
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Long-term Plan: Med School
Current Area of Research: Endogenous opioids in pancreatic physiology and input in distinct neurological circuits
Current/Future Research Interests: Innovative ways to improve neuro-imaging through new biotechnology
Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: Sushi, Penguin, and Skiing, Hiking, or Rock Climbing
Email: a.h.huang@wustl.edu
Bryn Bahnks
Year: Freshman
Major: Biology
Hometown: Bettendorf, IA
Long-term Plan: Med School, Oncology
Current Area of Research: Genetics
Current/Future Research Interests: Genetic mutations, The Human Genome
Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: Sweet Potato Fries, Lion, and Running
Email: b.a.bahnks@wustl.edu