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Mentoring
“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” – Mark Van Doren
I have been incredibly fortunate to work with some of the brightest and most outstanding students throughout my career. Below are some of those people that have made science not only enjoyable, but also have inspired me:
Mentorship in lab
Jungwon Lee, rotation student, Yale University | Fall 2024
Karina Ascunce-Gonzalez, graduate student, Yale University | 2024-Current
Emily Neumeyer, undergraduate student, Yale University | 2023-Current
Taylor Peterson, graduate student, Yale University | 2023-Current
Himani Pattisam, undergraduate student, Yale University | 2022-Current
James Nidetz, undergraduate student, University of Connecticut | 2021-2024
Sydney Gray, undergraduate student, Yale University | 2021-2023
Christina Paraggio, rotation student, Yale University | Fall 2022
Emily Siff, rotation student, Yale University | Spring 2021
Joshua A. Chevez, undergraduate student, UC Irvine | 2014-2018
Yocelyn Recinos, undergraduate student, UC Irvine | 2014-2017
David Au, rotation student, UC Irvine | Fall 2017
Joey Thai, undergraduate student, UC Irvine | 2014-2016
Rachel Waymack, rotation student, UC Irvine | Fall 2016
Athena Papasodero, rotation student, UC Irvine | Summer 2016
Rommel Santos, rotation student, UC Irvine | Spring 2016
Mentorship outside of lab
Esther Kang, Women In Science at Yale Mentorship Program | 2023-Current
Saron Akalu, Yale Mentoring & Professional Support for Postgraduates | 2023-2024
Hilina Bekele, Yale Mentoring & Professional Support for Postgraduates | 2023-2024
Desiree Macchia, UCI Physiology & Biophysics Graduate student | 2020-2021
Yara Alshwairikh, Women In Science at Yale Mentorship Program | 2019-2021
Avy Angela Farinas Osalvo, UCI Women and Minorities Mentorship Program | 2017-2022