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 ASHLEY CONTRERAS (PROGRAM FOUNDER-aac99)

Study Group Leader/Office Hour Tutor

Hometown: Brownsville, Texas 
Cornell Activities: PSP Participant 2018, CHAMPS Participant 2019, PSP TA 2019, Chem 2070 TA, Chem 2070/2080 Tutor, BSP Vice President of Social Affairs, P3 Member, OADI Research Scholars 2019, Underground Railroad Project Member, A&S Student Advisor and Ambassador
Research: Crane Lab (chemical biology)
Hobbies: reading psychology research, reading, watching Kdramas

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Meet your TAs: Meet the Team
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GRADUATE STUDENT: BUFAN ZHANG (bz326)

MS'19 in Chemistry

 

Lecturer and Office Hours TA

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Hometown: Beijing, China

Former Cornell Chem TA and Current Graduate student at University of Rochester

Research: Neidig Lab (URochester)

COURTNEY HARRIS (csh98)

Study Group Leader

Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Cornell Activities:
PSP Participant 2018, CHAMPS Participant 2019, PSP TA 2019, Chem 2070 TA, BSP Member, P3 Member, OADI Research Scholars 2019
Research: Kurpios Lab (Molecular Medicine)
Hobbies: singing and dancing

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SYDNEY DEVORE (sed227)

Lecturer/Study Group Leader/Office Hours Tutor

Hometown: Rochester, NY
Cornell Activities: CHAMPS 2019, Chem 2070 TA, BSP member, Chem 2070/2080 Tutor
Research: Cerione Lab (chemical biology)
Hobbies: volunteering in hospice, biking along the Erie Canal

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BRENDAN PARENT (bdp67)

Lecturer/Study Group Leader

Hometown: Pelham, NH

Cornell Activities: PSP TA 2019, Chem 2070 TA

Hobbies: watching and playing hockey, reading, listening to podcasts

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CORREL FASSINOU (arf75)

Lecturer and Study Group Leader

Hometown: Cotonou, Benin
Cornell Activities: CALS Ambassador, PCAT, BSP Member
Research: Selvaraj Lab (Integrative Physiology) 
Hobbies: Poetry, Cooking, Photography

Meet your TAs: Meet the Team

JENNIFER ZHAO (jz476)

Study Group Leader/Office Hour Tutor

Hometown: Alpharetta, GA
Cornell Activities: Chem 2070 TA
Research: Tschida Lab (Psychology)
Hobbies: Reading, binge-watching TV shows

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Meet your TAs: Meet the Team

ALANIS VILLANUEVA (anv26)

Study Group Leader/Office Hour Tutor

Hometown: Aguadilla, PR
Cornell Activities: PSP Participant 2018,
CHAMPS Participant 2019, PSP 2019 TA, Chem 2070 TA, BSP President, P3 Member, OADI Research Scholars 2019
Research: August Lab (Immunology)
Hobbies: playing the violin, going to the beach

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SAMANTHA CHU (skc77)

Lecturer/Office Hours Tutor

Hometown: Scottsdale AZ
Cornell Activities: Chem 2070 TA, Chem 2070 Tutor
Research: Tschida Lab (Psychology)
Hobbies: volunteering at Crisis Textline, working as a barista

DANIELLA GONZALEZ (dmg349)

Study Group Leader

Hometown: Miami, FL
Cornell Activities: PSP Participant 2018,
CHAMPS Participant 2019, PSP 2019 TA, Chem 2070 TA
Research: Bonassar Lab (Biomedical Engineering Lab)
Hobbies: painting, drawing, spending time outdoors

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SAMANTHA GRANJA (sg927)

Study Group Leader/Office Hour Tutor

Hometown: Miami, FL
Cornell Activities: CHAMPS 2019, PSP 2019 TA, Chem 2070 TA
Research: Wilson Lab (Chemistry)
Hobbies: Swimming, spending time with family and friends

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GABRIELA MARTIN (gm463)

Study Group Leader/Office hours tutor

Hometown: Miami, FL

Cornell Activities: Arts and Science Student Ambassador/Adviser, BSP Secretary, CASA, GlobeMed
Research: Ojalehto Lab (Cognitive Science)
Hobbies: Discovering new music, watching sitcoms

WILLIAM ZHUANG (wez5)

Office Hours Tutor

Hometown: Overland Park, KS
Cornell Activities: PSP 2019 TA, Chem TA 2019, Cornell DEBUT, CSA, KDSAP
Research: White Lab (Cell biology)
Hobbies: eating, sleeping

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JOELLE PARK (yp88)

Study Group Leader

Hometown: Bay Area, CA
Cornell Activities: Cornell Chorus, PCAT
Research: Bretscher lab (Biology Lab)
Hobbies: visiting coffee shops and making spotify playlists

SIMON ORTIZ

Office Hour Tutor

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Cornell Activities: PSP Participant 2018,
CHAMPS Participant 2019, PSP 2019 TA, Chem 2070 TA, BSP Junior Class Representative
Research: Marjolein van der Meulen Lab (Biomedical Engineering)
Hobbies: playing videogames and watching football

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CHRISTINE KIM (cyk29)

Office Hours Tutor

Hometown: Irvine, CA
Cornell Activities: Biog 1500 TA
Research: Cheong Lab (vet school)
Hobbies: playing tennis, cooking, playing the violin

AKACHUKWU UBA (afu2)

Marketing

Hometown: South Plainfield, NJ
Cornell Activities: PSP Participant 2018,
CHAMPS Participant 2019, PSP 2019 TA, Chem 2070 TA, BSP Member
Research: Nishimura Lab (Biomedical Engineering)
Hobbies: watching documentaries, spending time with family and friends

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SAMA JOSHI (sj533)

Study Group Leader

Hometown: Potamac, MD
Cornell Activities: Cornell Health International, OneLove, Loaves and Fishes, SAFC Rho Psi Ets

Research: Healthy Aging Lab
Hobbies: backing, gymnastics, running!

ERIKA GONZALEZ

Administrative logistics

Hometown: NJ
Cornell Activities: PSP Participant 2018,
 BSP Member, Pre-Professional Association Towards Careers in Health, First Generation Student Union Member, Cornell Minds Matter Member

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Amanuel Asras (aa739)

Office Hours Tutor

Hometown: Buffalo, BY
Cornell Activities: PSP Alumni 2018, CHAMPS Alumni 2019, PSP TA 2019, McNair Scholar, BSP Member, Special Project Chair for BBMTA, P3 Member, OADI Research Scholar 2019  

Research: Crane Lab
Hobbies: I like to read, exercise, and learn new skills such as web design

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