2016 Event Organizers
Anne d'Aquino is a graduate student in the Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (IBiS) program at Northwestern University. She works in the lab of Dr. Michael Jewett and studies the cell's protein-synthesizing machine: the ribosome. Anne enjoys playing any and all sports, dancing, exploring Chicago, reading and cooking.
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Andrea d'Aquino is a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University. Andrea works in the lab of Professor Chad Mirkin and conducts research in the field of organometallic chemistry where she designs and synthesizes organometallic host-guest cages. These cages find applications in drug delivery, separations, catalysis and encapsulation, among others. Andrea enjoys playing sports, being outside, dancing, reading and writing.
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Constanza Vásquez Doorman is a graduate student in the Interdepartmental Biological Sciences Program (IBiS) at Northwestern University and JCLC Director. Constanza works in the Petersen Lab and conducts research in the field of tissue regeneration. Her research focuses on gene expression changes in pluripotent stem cell in response to injury using planarian flatworms as a model. Constanza loves cats, enjoys weaving, knitting and crafting in general, as well as teaching science to young kids and general audience.
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Jessica Perez is a PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University and MORE Director. Her research focuses on engineering bacteria to produce proteins containing non-standard amino acids, which has applications in medicine and biomaterials. Jessica's hobbies include nail art, pottery, and a large array of TV shows. In the future she hopes to pursue a career in science education.
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Adelita Mendoza is a graduate student in the Interdepartmental Biological Sciences Program (IBiS) at Northwestern University and SACNAS Chapter at NU President. Her research involves studying the role that zinc plays in promoting fertility in the soil worm C. elegans in the O'Halloran laboratory. She has many interests outside of science, including practicing yoga and meditation, listening to Podcasts, reading science fiction, and playing with her two cats. She plans to work for NASA in the future.
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Organizations
M.O.R.E.The Northwestern University Mentorship Opportunities for Research Engagement (MORE) exists to provide graduate students and post-docs opportunities to mentor high school students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). We strive to expand and improve high school independent research, while encouraging high school students to pursue STEM career paths.
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Jugando con la CienciaJugando con la Ciencia (JCLC, "Playing with Science") addresses the disparity in academic performance between Latino students and non-minorities. We design science programs in Spanish aimed at inspiring the next STEM leaders.
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SACNAS Chapter at NUSACNAS is a society of scientists dedicated to fostering the success of Hispanic/Chicano and Native American scientists—from college students to professionals—to attain advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership in science.
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