People
Undergraduate Students
Claudia Phillips
Claudia is a first-year undergraduate student who intends to study bioengineering and ultimately pursue a career in research. Her interests include proteomics, the relationship between physiology and molecular biology, and novel biotechnologies in agriculture. In her free time, she enjoys coaching her local Science Olympiad team.
Caitlin Kunchur
Caitlin is a first-year undergraduate student planning on studying bioengineering or biomedical computation. She is currently interested in drug design, personalized medicine, and molecular diagnostics. On campus, she is involved in Stanford Students in Biodesign (SSB) and is a member of Stanford’s Biological Interdisciplinary Open Maker Environment (BIOME).
Elena Mujica
Elena is a bioengineering student at the University of California Berkeley, concentrating in synthetic and computational biology. She is most excited about the potential applications of genetic engineering, from curing heritable diseases to better feeding the planet. Her career aspirations are to obtain her doctorate degree and work in industry, with a focus on global health. At UC Berkeley, she is a team member and intern director for the Berkeley iGEM Team and is involved with the Bioengineering Honors Society (BioEHS).
Richard Phan
Richard is a first-generation sophomore undergraduate student interested in the biological sciences and clinical medicine. He aspires to become a physician and hopes to ameliorate disparities in health care, especially in underdeveloped countries. Outside of academics, he is a co-chair of Stanford’s Vietnamese Student Association (SVSA).
Samy Awwad
Samy is studying pre-med at Stanford and is interested in clinical ophthalmology and public health. His lab research interests include using proteomics to find therapeutic biomarkers for cancers of the eye, innovating molecular surgery, and streamlining cataract surgeries. He aspires to be a neuro-ophthalmologist serving under-privileged communities.
