During Summer 2024, URI graduated its 14th cohort of UC Berkeley undergraduate students.
2024 Research Symposium
The 2024 URI interns were mentored by a diverse group of researchers. This year, our URI interns presented on the following topics at our annual Research Symposium:
Osayuwamen (Naomi) Eguavoen | How Material Diet Affects the Ability to Conceive while Undergoing In-Vitro Fertilization
Mentor: Paolo Rinaudo, MD, PhD
Alfredo Cruz | Youth Engagement in Research
Mentor: Cynthia Harper, PhD
Luna Velazquez | PRHE - Environmental Exposures and It's Effects on Maternal and Child Health
Mentor: Erin DeMicco
Myla Aranda | Hypoparathyroidism: Calypso & Pathway Study
Mentor: Dolores Shoback, MD
Jose Navarro Barba | Association of Dispensary Proximity with Cannabis Use Among US Adults
Mentor: Beth Cohen, MD, MA
David Calderon & Sanam Janah | Describing the Practice of Supraglottic Airway Device Use and Selection in the United States
Mentor: Irum Khan, MBBS, PhD
Darleene Nguyen | Advancing MedEd: Innovations in Tech-Based Teaching Tools and their Impact on Educator and Student Goals in Healthcare
Mentor: Arim Azzam
Taylor Carr | Tech-Based Innovation in MedEd: Enhancing Learning and Teaching Tools for Health Professions Education through Technology
Mentor: Arim Azzam
Yamilekx Hernandez Guzman | Revolutionizing Health: The Latest Breakthroughs in Carrier Screening
Mentor: Teresa Sparks MD, MAS
Sophia De La Rocha | Effects of Asprin on the Rate of Non-reportable cell-free DNA Results in Prenatal Screening
Mentor: Teresa Sparks, MD, MAS
Isabel Banayad | Studies on Endometriosis and its Effects on Diverse Populations
Mentor: Linda Giudice, MD, PhD
Abril Escobosa | NIRSIT Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Mentor: Arthur Wallace, MD, PhD
Julian Womack Batzdorf | Murine Rotor Cuff Analysis: Unveiling Hidden Mechanisms through Black Box Modeling
Mentor: Brian Feeley, MD
Kim Tran | Clinical Reminder Clicks and the Administrative Burden on Clinicians
Mentor: Priya Joshi, MD