Sumedha Bandi

Sumedha Bandi is a fourth-year Cellular and Organismal Physiology major with a minor in public health at the University of Minnesota. She has been an undergraduate researcher at the Center for Drug Design lab studying herpes virus for the past 3 years. On campus she enjoys being involved as a member of a competitive Bollywood dance team, Minnesota Junoon, meeting with prospective students as undergraduate student ambassador, and serving on the board to help put together a national dance competition that supports the non-profit, Women in Need. 

Muneet Gill

Muneet is a third-year undergraduate student from Vancouver, Canada who is concentrating in Neuroscience and on the pre-medical track at Brown University. She is involved in neuroscience research at the Hart laboratory, where she explores potential suppressors of neurodegeneration in molecular pathways that pertain to ALS in the nematode C. elegans. She is also a Woman in STEM coordinator and volunteers at the Rhode Island Hospital and Clínica Esperanza (Hope Clinic). She finds it very rewarding connecting with underserved populations in her local communities and strives to immerse herself in such experiences. Outside of academics, Muneet enjoys playing basketball, hiking, and spending time with her family and friends.

Helene Koumans

Helene is a third-year undergraduate student at Brown University studying Chemistry & Hispanic Literatures and Culture from Arlington, Virginia. She has served as Senior Lead on the Arlington COVID Support Team, where she manages the Active Monitoring team in the contact tracing process. On campus, Helene is an advocate with Connect for Health at the Center for Primary Care at Rhode Island Hospital and a medical interpreter at Clínica Esperanza and Rhode Island Free Clinic. In her free time, Helene enjoys playing ultimate frisbee and advocating for climate justice. 

Bryan Kwon

Bryan is a rising junior at Brown University from Overland Park, KS studying public health, specifically interested in prison reform and identifying health disparities within incarcerated populations. He is involved in immunology research at the Beura Lab, where they study the role of T cells in the reproductive barrier mucosal organs. At Brown, Bryan volunteers as an advocate at Connect for Health, is a peer advisor in the Meiklejohn program, and is in the Korean American Students Association. He also plays the bassoon in the Brown orchestra and loves watching movies with friends.

Joyce Lee

Joyce is a rising senior studying International & Public Affairs and Biology at Brown University. At Brown, she studies idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at the Elias/Lee Lab, tutors introductory chemistry, and works as an EMT for Brown EMS. She is Programming Director at Passionfruit, a bilingual Korean and English media collective that creates resources and showcases stories centered on issues of social justice. Additionally, she recently adopted several plants and welcomes all sorts of advice about plant parenthood. 

Aanchal Shah

Aanchal is a fourth-year Psychology major on the pre-medical track with a certificate in Dance in Medicine at the University of Florida. She serves on the executive board of the Center for Undergraduate Research at UF and has been a member of the Center for Arts in Medicine research lab for 3 years. Aanchal recently founded her own organization titled Down to Dance. Down to Dance is a free research-based dance program for individuals with Down Syndrome with the mission of improving health outcomes. Aanchal choreographs dances for children with Trisomy 21 all over the nation and has partnered with the National GiGi’s Playhouse Corporation.

Helen Zhang

Helen is a rising senior at Brown University studying Biology with a focus in Biotechnology and Physiology. She grew up in Shanghai, China, and is hoping to go to medical school to study surgery in the future. Outside of the classroom, she volunteers at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, mentors students as a lead coordinator for Women in Science and Engineering, and is a crisis counselor for a national hotline. She also enjoys debating in Model United Nations, trying new cooking recipes, and is in pursuit of finding the best coffee shop in Providence.

Bryan Kwon

Bryan is a second-year undergraduate student at Brown University from Overland Park, KS, studying public health on the pre-med track. He is involved in immunology research at the Beura Lab, where he utilizes mouse models to help investigate the roles of resident memory T cells on female mucosal organs. Aside from academics, Bryan enjoys teaching students math as an instructor at Mathnasium, playing bassoon in the orchestra, volunteering at the Rhode Island Hospital, and being involved in the Korean American Student Association and the Meiklejohn Peer Advising program.

Sidhartha Ramlatchan

Raj is a second year student at Drexel University from Ellicott City, Maryland where he is pursuing a BA in Chemistry in his school’s BA/BS+MD Early Assurance Program, and plans to study medicine at the Drexel University College of Medicine. He has done volunteer work at the cardiology department at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore and internship research on neuroprosthetics and soft robotics at Johns Hopkins. In his free time he enjoys playing his tenor saxophone, listening to lyrical rap, and reading comic books.

Rohan Mangal

Rohan is a third year undergraduate student at Johns Hopkins University, majoring in public health. He is passionate about helping the underserved. He is the founder and CEO of Satya Foods, a non-profit organization that aims to provide locally-sourced lipid-based dietary supplements for young children. His company was Recognized amongst top startups on campus by The Hatchery: the incubator for student ventures at Johns Hopkins University. Rohan also spearheaded the “Prison Cells to PhD” program, where he tutored formerly incarcerated men on basic sciences and English literacy.