Efren Heredia is a senior majoring in Biochemistry in the College of Sciences. He was an awardee of the 2022 OUR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Mentored by Dr. Ernesto Abel-Santos, Professor of Biochemistry, Heredia's research focuses on Stability Assay of Anti-germination Compounds. Heredia also presented his work as a lightning talk at the Fall 2022 Undergraduate Research…

This month, we're featuring Seonghyeok "Sammy" Cox, a senior majoring in biochemistry and member of Dr. Pradip Bhowmik's Materials Chemistry Lab. Since Fall 2021, he has been working with the group as an undergraduate researcher where he synthesizes, purifies, and characterizes novel organic compounds for use in extensive applications such as ionic liquids and discovering new alternatives…

Nallely Lozoya is a senior majoring in History in the College of Liberal Arts. She is an awardee of the 2022 OUR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Mentored by Dr. Maria Raquel Casas, Associate Professor of History, Lozoya's research focuses on the contribution of Mexican women towards an intelligentsia movement during the Mexican Revolution. What are your current research…

Alexandra Lungu is a junior majoring in Hospitality Management in the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality. She is an awardee of the 2022 OUR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Under the mentorship of Dr. Cass Shum of the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, Lungu's research interests focuses on paradoxical leadership in hospitality. What are your current research interests…

Safiyya (Saff) Bintali is a junior double-majoring in Secondary Education in the College of Education and English in the College of Liberal Arts. She is a 2022 OUR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow. Under the mentorship of Dr. Shaoan Zhang, Safiyya’s research proposal entitled “Enhancing Preservice Teachers’ Identity Through an Informal Learning Community” has been accepted for the Association…

  Savanna Vacek is a senior studying civil engineering in the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering with a minor in Spanish. She currently conducts research under Dr. Erica Marti and is a Water Resources Intern for Wade Trim. What are your research interests and future career goals? My research interests lie in wastewater, environmental engineering, sustainability, and water reuse. In…

Brittny Mikhaiel is a junior majoring in biological sciences with a concentration in cell & molecular biology in the College of Sciences. Mikhaiel is a pre-medicine student and conducts research in Dr. Edwin Oh’s Lab of Neurogenetics & Precision Medicine. What are your research interests and future career goals? I am an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Edwin Oh’s Lab of Neurogenetics…

Aaron Cheng is a senior majoring in biological sciences in the College of Sciences and psychology in the College of Liberal Arts. He serves as an undergraduate research assistant for the Oh Lab of Neurogenetics and Precision Medicine. Cheng was one of the twelve UNLV undergraduate researchers who presented at the 10th Annual National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC) organized…

Yonosuke Aoki DeJesus is a senior majoring in biological sciences in the College of Sciences. Aoki DeJesus was one of the twelve UNLV undergraduate researchers who presented at the 10th Annual National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC) organized by Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association. Aoki DeJesus was a session finalist for the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) Fall 2020…

Bailey Udin is a senior majoring in psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and theatre arts in the College of Fine Arts. Udin is a current research assistant in Dr. James Hyman’s HivE Lab and was a session finalist for the OUR Fall 2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Udin was one of the twelve UNLV undergraduate researchers who presented at the 10th Annual National Collegiate…

Katelin Gilbertson is a junior majoring in economics in the Lee Business School with minors in Brookings public policy and information systems. She currently works as a researcher for Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute. Katelin will also be presenting her work at the National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC) at Harvard University along with 10 other UNLV undergraduate…

Nathalie Martinez is a senior majoring in French and anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts. She currently serves as an oral historian for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Research Project in the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives. What are your research interests and future career goals? Language and the way diverse communities express their…