Meet the 2014-2015 Board!
From the left: Lakshmi, Yunlin, Edwin, Meelad, Amanda, Neil, Dr. Morand, Naoki, Linda, Taya, Allison, Khine, Nanxi (Not pictured: Christina and Sharrie)
Faculty Advisor
Dr Larry Morand, PhD | Faculty Advisor
Lecturer & Academic Coordinator in MCB
Current hobby: Trying to establish a BIS102 course in Japan for the UC Davis Summer Study Abroad Program
Lecturer & Academic Coordinator in MCB
Current hobby: Trying to establish a BIS102 course in Japan for the UC Davis Summer Study Abroad Program
Executive Board
Amanda Calzada | President
Senior in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Extracurriculars: Catholic Relief Services, science writer at Gold Country Media
Hobbies: Running, following science on Tumblr
Fun Fact About Myself: I have donated over a gallon of blood in my life
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: There is no difference in the mechanism of the botulinum toxin that induces botulism and that which is used for Botox treatment
Senior in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Extracurriculars: Catholic Relief Services, science writer at Gold Country Media
Hobbies: Running, following science on Tumblr
Fun Fact About Myself: I have donated over a gallon of blood in my life
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: There is no difference in the mechanism of the botulinum toxin that induces botulism and that which is used for Botox treatment
Linda Chou | President
Senior in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Paul Hom Asian Clinic, Neurology Lab
Hobbies: Art, watching TV shows
Fun Fact About Myself: I have hiked Mission Peak at 3 AM to catch the sunrise
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Laboratory research techniques
Senior in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Paul Hom Asian Clinic, Neurology Lab
Hobbies: Art, watching TV shows
Fun Fact About Myself: I have hiked Mission Peak at 3 AM to catch the sunrise
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Laboratory research techniques
Anastasia Utkina | Internal Vice President
Senior in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Biochemistry Lab
Hobbies: Watching movies, reading Russian classical literature
Fun Fact About Myself: My mom and dad couldn’t agree on my name, so I have two of them
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: We share about 50% of our DNA with a banana
Senior in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Biochemistry Lab
Hobbies: Watching movies, reading Russian classical literature
Fun Fact About Myself: My mom and dad couldn’t agree on my name, so I have two of them
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: We share about 50% of our DNA with a banana
Christina Day | External Vice President
Sophomore in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Hobbies: Hiking, skiing and snowboarding, hanging out with friends and family, watching Suits or Korean variety shows, playing badminton
Fun Fact About Myself: I can play the Chinese bamboo flute
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Everything is fascinating and so diverse. Researchers can also be funny and cool people!
Sophomore in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Hobbies: Hiking, skiing and snowboarding, hanging out with friends and family, watching Suits or Korean variety shows, playing badminton
Fun Fact About Myself: I can play the Chinese bamboo flute
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Everything is fascinating and so diverse. Researchers can also be funny and cool people!
Lakshmidevi Pabbisetty | Treasurer
Sophomore in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Volunteering
Hobbies: Reading, listening to music
Fun Fact About Myself: I love reading mysteries in my spare time
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: X-ray crystallography allows scientists to determine the structure of a protein
Sophomore in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Volunteering
Hobbies: Reading, listening to music
Fun Fact About Myself: I love reading mysteries in my spare time
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: X-ray crystallography allows scientists to determine the structure of a protein
Nanxi Huang | Secretary
Sophomore in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Piano, badminton
Hobbies: Watching TV shows
Fun Fact About Myself: I like spicy food
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Telomeres are very fascinating
Sophomore in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Piano, badminton
Hobbies: Watching TV shows
Fun Fact About Myself: I like spicy food
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Telomeres are very fascinating
Auxiliary Board
Khine Lin | Business Manager
Freshman in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Thai American Student Association, Volunteer work
Hobbies: Badminton, Basketball, watching shows, hanging out with my family and friends
Fun Fact About Myself: My favorite place to relax is at the aquarium
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: If your whole DNA sequence was stretched from one cell, it would be two meters long
Freshman in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Thai American Student Association, Volunteer work
Hobbies: Badminton, Basketball, watching shows, hanging out with my family and friends
Fun Fact About Myself: My favorite place to relax is at the aquarium
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: If your whole DNA sequence was stretched from one cell, it would be two meters long
Meelad Amouzgar | Public Relations
Junior in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Research, tutoring, volunteering
Hobbies: Music, 5k Fun Runs, TV shows, watching live theatre
Fun Fact About Myself: I love organic chemistry
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Disulfide bonds are responsible for the curliness of hair
Junior in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Research, tutoring, volunteering
Hobbies: Music, 5k Fun Runs, TV shows, watching live theatre
Fun Fact About Myself: I love organic chemistry
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Disulfide bonds are responsible for the curliness of hair
Allison Tani | Public Relations
Junior in Microbiology
Hobbies: Running, skiing, volleyball and other sports
Fun Fact About Myself: I love going fishing with my dad, though I am allergic to fish
Junior in Microbiology
Hobbies: Running, skiing, volleyball and other sports
Fun Fact About Myself: I love going fishing with my dad, though I am allergic to fish
Yunlin Liu | Resource Chair
Sophomore in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Nutrition Lab
Hobbies: Playing table tennis, reading comics
Fun Fact About Myself: I was a liberal arts major in high school, but I chose to be a science major in university.
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Washing powders contain enzymes that help to remove stains from clothes.
Sophomore in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Nutrition Lab
Hobbies: Playing table tennis, reading comics
Fun Fact About Myself: I was a liberal arts major in high school, but I chose to be a science major in university.
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Washing powders contain enzymes that help to remove stains from clothes.
Naoki Hirasawa | Event Coordinator
Senior in Biological Sciences
Extracurriculars: Neurobiology Lab, JASS
Hobbies: Games, soccer, guitar
Fun Fact About Myself: A friend had to teach me how to smile when I was a freshman (in college). Not sure if I've completely figured it out yet.
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: You can inject hybridoma cells into mice in order to make them generate antibodies in their abdomen.
Senior in Biological Sciences
Extracurriculars: Neurobiology Lab, JASS
Hobbies: Games, soccer, guitar
Fun Fact About Myself: A friend had to teach me how to smile when I was a freshman (in college). Not sure if I've completely figured it out yet.
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: You can inject hybridoma cells into mice in order to make them generate antibodies in their abdomen.
Neil Sanchez | Historian
Senior in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Tutoring middle school and high school students in math and science
Hobbies: Piano, games, photography, astronomy
Fun Fact About Myself: I'm a huge Taylor Swift fan
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Proteins are friggin' AWESOME. They do pretty much everything!
Senior in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Extracurriculars: Tutoring middle school and high school students in math and science
Hobbies: Piano, games, photography, astronomy
Fun Fact About Myself: I'm a huge Taylor Swift fan
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Proteins are friggin' AWESOME. They do pretty much everything!
Edwin Korouri | Assistant Graphic Designer
Freshman in Biological Sciences
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Sharrie Chen | Web Master
Senior in Computer Science
Extracurriculars: Web dev
Hobbies: Design, games
Fun Fact About Myself: I have two bunnies ／(・ㅅ･)＼ ♡ ／(⌯ㅅ⌯)＼
Senior in Computer Science
Extracurriculars: Web dev
Hobbies: Design, games
Fun Fact About Myself: I have two bunnies ／(・ㅅ･)＼ ♡ ／(⌯ㅅ⌯)＼
