Reach Out!

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.

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biologyresearchambassadors@wustl.edu

Andy Huang (president)

Year: Senior

Major: Genomics and Computational Biology

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Long-term Plan: Med School

Current Area of Research: Cell-type Specific Role of Endogenous Opioid Receptors in Pancreatic Hormone Secretion

Current/Future Research Interests: Mapping the Effect of Prescribed Opioids on Metabolic Function Through the Mu-Opioid Receptor (MOPR)

Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: Sushi, Penguin, and Skiing, Hiking, or Rock Climbing

Email: a.h.huang@wustl.edu

Bryn Bahnks

Year: Senior

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

Ethan Luo

Year: Senior

Major: Genomics and Computational Biology

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Long-term Plan: Med School

Current Area of Research: Pulmonary Immunology, Protein Biochemistry

Current/Future Research Interests: Interleukin-33 interactions with RAGE (Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts)

Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: Beef Noodle Soup, Turtles, and Biking

Email: e.luo@wustl.edu

Vinisha Tripathi

Year: Junior

Major: Public Health / Biology Minor

Hometown: Denver, CO

Long-term Plan: Med School + MBA

Current Area of Research: Tropical Infectious Diseases, Oncology Public Health

Current/Future Research Interests: Developing Novel Therapeutics, Diagnostic Techniques, Public Health Initiatives for Reducing Tropical Disease and Cancer Disparities

Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: Pad See Ew, Butterflies, and Crossword Making

Email: t.vinisha@wustl.edu

Chloe Doan

Year: Junior

Major: Data Science / Cognitive Neuroscience

Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Long-term Plan: PhD in (hopefully) Neurotechnology

Current Area of Research: Cognitive Control and Aging

Current/Future Research Interests: Neurodegenerative Diseases and Health-economic Equity

Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: Japanese Foods, Any Fat Calico Cat (it has to be very specific!), Anime Binging (I have watched a lot and can definitely yap for hours about my controversial opinions)

Email: c.b.doan@wustl.edu

Sadie Navid

Year: Junior

Major: Biology

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Long-term Plan: Med School

Current Area of Research: Cancer neuroscience and cancer immunology with a focus on Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Current/Future Research Interests: Developing novel treatments to effectively treat optic pathway glioma growth

Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: Mac n' cheese, sloth, soccer

Email: n.sadie@wustl.edu

Serina Cao

Year: Junior

Major: Biology with Specialization in Neuroscience

Hometown: Los Altos, CA

Long-term Plan: Physician-Scientist

Current Area of Research: Neuro-Immune interactions and Gut Microbial Role in intestinal homeostasis, Enteric Nervous System development and Gastrointestinal Motility

Current/Future Research Interests: Drug/Therapeutics Development, Clinical Biomarker Discovery, Role of ENS and its mechanisms in Inflammation and Cancer/Autoimmune Diseases, Gut-Brain Axis

Favorite Food, Animal, and Hobby: Most Asian Foods, puppy, baking/cooking

Email: c.serina@wustl.edu