Sophia Zhang - PRESIDENT
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Heyy! I’m Sophia Zhang, your President for this year! I’m on the traditional science track, and am currently pursuing research in materials science, where I work with hydroxyapatite and stainless steel powders to fabricate composite scaffolds for bone tissue.
In my free time, I enjoy going on long walks with my dog, discovering new music, and finding cute coffee shops to work in. I’m also obsessed with the color sage, collecting laptop stickers, and oversized t-shirts. I love making new friends, so if you see me around, feel free to say hi! I’m so excited to be apart of the RO team this year, and I hope to spread my love for research with y’all :) |
Pranav Singaraju - VICE PRESIDENT
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Hey everyone, I am Pranav Singaraju! I will be your Research Organization Vice-President! Currently, I am on the Computer Science track, conducting research under Dr. Adam Yang in Biomedical Engineering and Dr. Eduardo Blanco in Natural Language Processing. In the former lab, I am working on building a biomedical machine learning application to identify cardiac organoids and track development to treat cardiovascular diseases. In the latter, I am working on machine learning algorithms to enhance conversations between humans and machines that reduce communication barriers.
I spend most of my time at the recreation center, playing basketball, or on my laptop playing video games. I also love to watch the NBA- I am obsessed with Stephen Curry from the Golden State Warriors! Anyways, I am very excited to mentor everyone as part of the Research Organization! I look forward to our journey in continuing excellence and promoting innovation! |
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Shreya Nair - CO-DIRECTOR OF COMPETITIONS
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Sup dudes! My name is Shreya Nair and I will be serving as the co-competitions director for RO this year. My research focuses on investigating plant defense responses and mechanisms to promote plant resistance against pests such as the green peach aphid. I’m on the biomedical engineering track and am also serving as the TAMS BMES President! In my freetime, you can find me maxing out my card on Chipotle and watching baby animals (specifically baby goats) as a destresser :P I can’t wait to meet and work with all of you! Feel free to reach out to chat (RO and non-RO related) or to use my flex (I tend to have at least $150 to spare the last week of school)! :)
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Arianna Fa - CO-DIRECTOR OF COMPETITIONS
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Yo. My name is Arianna. You can also call me James if you’d like. I’ll be your co-competitions coordinator this year. I’m working in Dr. Skellam’s lab in microbiology/biochemistry, where I’m working on the heterologous expression of PKS genes in several unexplored fungal genomes.
Outside of RO, I’m also the swim captain, so if you’d ever like to join us for practice down in the rec center, you’ll see me there. You’ll see me at the gym a lot, in the morning, or at Apogee stadium, running. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you. |
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Shreya Amalapurapu - ASPIRE MENTORSHIP DIRECTOR
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Hey everyone!!! My name is Shreya and I will be your ASPIRE director for this year! Outside of being one of your RO execs, I will also be one of your HOPE committee heads and your Girls Who Code committee head. I am currently conducting research in Dr.Bozdag’s lab in computational biology, more specifically, drug repurposing and drug discovery. In my free time, I spend copious amounts of time at Starbucks and more recently Willis. I also love to code (shout out to all the girls in CS), paint, and chat about random things, so feel free to come up to me and talk about anything! I am super excited to meet all of you guys and I can’t wait for you all to see the amazing plans we have for RO this year!!!
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Alyssa Rodriguez - Program Advisor
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Hello, I’m Alyssa Rodriguez, and I will be the Program Advisor for RO this year! I am a senior UNT student majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry and Business. Outside of RO, I am the Program Advisor for JETS and Naturally, secretary for the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students, and a member of the North Texas 40 and the Medically Dedicated Students Organization. I love traveling, trying new foods, playing volleyball, skincare, and fashion. I can’t wait to meet everyone and hope to make RO a meaningful experience for you all!
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