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Chemistry
Alekhya

Alekhya

PhDMicrobiology

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Microbiology

  2. Indiana University - Bloomington

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Microbiology

Expertise

environmental microbiology; biotechnology; genetics; biology

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Rahul

Rahul

PhDChemistry

Education

  1. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Chemistry

  2. University of Georgia

    BSBachelor of Sci...2015

    Chemistry

Expertise

Chemistry, Math, Research, Aerospace, Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture, Automotive, Pre-clinical Diagnostics

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Vincent

Vincent

PhDChemistry

Education

  1. Johns Hopkins University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Chemistry

  2. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Chemistry

Expertise

drug delivery, biosensors, analytical chemistry, proteins, python, biomarkers

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Uday

Uday

PhD candidateMaterials Sc...

Education

  1. University of California Davis (UCD)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Materials Science

  2. University of California Davis (UCD)

    MSEMaster of Scien...2021

    Materials Science

Expertise

Nuclear energy, materials science

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John

John

PhD candidateChemical Eng...

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Chemical Engineering

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Chemical Engineering

Expertise

Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Batteries

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Tatiana

Tatiana

PhDNeurobiology

Education

  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2022

    Neurobiology

  2. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Neurobiology

Expertise

Biology; Neuroscience; Cardiovascular; Aging; Health; Stress

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Alexa

Alexa

PhDMicrobiology

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Microbiology

  2. Vanderbilt University

    BABachelor of Arts2019

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Drug discovery, microbial interactions, environmental microbiology, genome mining, bioengineering

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Julianne

Julianne

PhDChemical Eng...

Education

  1. Yale University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Chemical Engineering

  2. Yale University

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Chemical Engineering

Expertise

Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Water-Energy Nexus, Water Treatment, Sustainability, Public...

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David

David

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Neuroscience

  2. Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Molecular Biology

Expertise

Pain and opioid neuroscience, pharmacology, neuropharmacology

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Lily

Lily

MSNeuroscience

Education

  1. Florida State University (FSU)

    MSMaster of Science

    Neuroscience

  2. North Carolina State University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Reward and Motivation, Learning and Memory, Drugs, Psychopharmacolgy...

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Lauren

Lauren

PhD candidateAerospace En...

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Aerospace Engineering

  2. Stanford University

    MEngMaster of Engin...

    Aerospace Engineering

Expertise

I have degrees in chemical engineering, earth & planetary science, and aerospace engineering, but my...

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Yannick

Yannick

PhDChemical Eng...

Education

  1. Princeton University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Chemical Engineering

  2. Princeton University

    MAMaster of Arts2020

Expertise

Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Carbon Capture, Perovskite, Batteries

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Karly

Karly

PhD candidateBiochemistry

Education

  1. Duke University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biochemistry

  2. Bucknell University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2022

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Structural biochemistry

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Shalimar

Shalimar

PhD candidateMarine Science

Education

  1. East Carolina University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Marine Science

  2. Florida International University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2016

    Ecology

Expertise

Ecology, marine biology, oceanography, fisheries management, environmental policy, remote sensing

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Dakota

Dakota

MSBiochemistry

Education

  1. University of Utah

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Biochemistry

  2. Point Loma Nazarene University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Biochemistry

Expertise

biochemistry, chemistry, biology, biotech, pharma

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Sean

Sean

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Neuroscience

  2. James Madison University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2017

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Neurodevelopment, Neurodegeneration, sleep, sleep medications/pharmacology, Autism, Schizophrenia

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Joshua

Joshua

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Medical University of South Carolina

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Bob Jones University

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Biology

Expertise

Medicine, basic science, aerospace neuroscience, mental health counseling, professional writing

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Yohely

Yohely

MSBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Syracuse University

    MSMaster of Science

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. State University of New York College at New Paltz

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Biochemistry

Expertise

biochemistry, bioengineering, human diseases, disease treatment, genetics, DNA/RNA, bacterial culture...

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Courtney

Courtney

MD/PhD candidateGenetics

Education

  1. Stanford University

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Genetics

  2. Stanford University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Chemistry

Expertise

Genetics, biology, chemistry, medicine/human disease related projects, data science / coding in R unix...

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Dominique

Dominique

PhDBiochemistry

Education

  1. Howard University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2020

    Biochemistry

  2. Georgia State University

    MSMaster of Science2016

    Chemistry

Expertise

Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Chemistry, Biology, Microscopes, Immuology

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