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Meet the 2015-2016 Board!

Faculty Advisor

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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.


Executive Board

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Christina Day | President
Junior in
Biological Sciences

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!

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  Allison Tani | External Vice President
  Senior 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.

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  Nanxi Huang | Internal Vice President
  Junior 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.

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Yunlin Liu | Secretary
Junior in Nutrition Science


Hobbies: Badminton, comics, games
Fun Fact About Myself: I am learning Japanese right now.
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Washing powders contain enzymes that help to remove stains from clothes.

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  Khine Lin | Treasurer
  Sophomore 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.


Auxiliary Board

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Jerrie Au | Public Relations
Sophomore in
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology


Extracurriculars: I'm still looking for an organization that's just as cool as ASBMB to join!
Hobbies:
I really like to explore my surroundings. You'll probably see me biking around Davis trying to find some food or something fun to do. I can't sing, but I like to do karaoke with good company!
Fun Fact About Myself: I can speak four different languages. I also have a dog named JLO. She's the cutest!
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry:
Through biochemistry, scientists have been able to determine that ninety-nine percent of the human body's mass is made up of only six elements: hydrogen, carbon, calcium, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

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Chelle Lee | Public Relations
Sophomore in
Film Studies and Psychology

Extracurriculars:
Tercero Leadership Council
Hobbies:
Dancing and watching old films and Netflix
Fun Fact About Myself:
I'm actually really good at gift wrapping.
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry:
Bees also love caffeine, and it helps their brain by enhancing their long-term memory.

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Jason Phan | Events Coordinator
Junior in Biotechnology

Hobbies: Swimming, basketball, dancing, playing piano, watching Netflix  
Fun Fact About Myself: I once flew an airplane when I was eight.  
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Did you know that with recent CRISPR-Cas9 technology, we can now selectively edit human genomes? Imagine choosing eye color, body type, or even disease immunity for your offspring. So cool!

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Minh Le | Events Coordinator
Sophomore in
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Hobbies: Hiking, reading, and watching Korean variety shows.
Fun fact about myself: I'm learning how to play the piano. I've read the Harry Potter series about 5 times.
Coolest thing about Biochemistry: Ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase, the protein found in algae and the leaves of plants that fixes CO2 to make carbon, is the most abundant protein in the world.

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John Duque | Business Manager
Junior in Biological Sciences

Hobbies:
I like to adventure a lot and play the guitar.
Fun Fact About Myself:
I would drive a great distance just to get boba from somewhere good.
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry:
The breaking of disulfide bonds smells like eggs.

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Darren Fang | Resource Chair
Junior in Biotechnology

Extracurriculars:
Alpha Phi Omega
Hobbies:
Basketball, saxophone
Fun Fact About Myself:
I slept through a Magnitude 7.6 earthquake when I was a kid.
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry:
Diets high in saturated fat are good in weight loss.

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Kristin Sanchez | Historian
Sophomore in Microbiology

Hobbies: Watching Youtube videos and Korean variety shows, doing artsy things, playing games on my phone
Fun fact about myself: I spent my first moments after birth on the news because I was the first baby in that hospital born on February 29.
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Humans share 50% of DNA with a banana.



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Tanya Rodman | Graphic Designer
Senior in Design


Extracurriculars: Music Director for The Spokes (UCD all-female a cappella)
Hobbies: Binge watching The Cosmos, swimming, writing, and piano
Fun fact about myself: In 2012 I completed project 365 and later scrapbooked the whole thing, which turned out to be a 2.5-inch thick book.
Coolest Thing About Biochemistry: Humans contain more bacteria than actual human cells. Weird. 



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