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