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Madeleine Duquette

Madeleine Duquette
Co-Managing Director
Dhruv Khanduja
Co-Managing Director
Lauren Clubb
Partnerships Director
Vishant Gandhi
Partnerships Assistant Director
Thomas Freireich
Partnerships Assistant Director
Sanket Garg
Partnerships
Antonio Esho
Partnerships
Robert Benisch
Partnerships
Daniella Esho
Partnerships
Jocelyn Olvera
Partnerships
Iulia Rusu
Partnerships
Asama Lekbua
Co-Operations Director
Raghav Gurunathan
Co-Operations Director
Janet Joy
Operations
Selma Cifric
Operations/Education
Caitriona Brennan
Operations/Education
Debolina Sarkar
Operations
Becky Chinn
Co-Tech Sourcing Director
Alex Monell
Co-Tech Sourcing Director
Xiaoxue Lin
Tech Sourcing
Xuanmeng Luo
Tech Sourcing/Education
Celeste Kanne
Tech Sourcing
Sofia Howe
Tech Sourcing
Hailey Wheeler
Education
Julia Napoli
Education
Hannah Lewack
Education
Gabriel Ong
Communications
Meghan Rossi
Communications
Ian Newman
Chapter Advisor
Nik Chekshin
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UCSD<br />PhD Student — Madeleine Duquette
Co-Managing Director - UCSD
PhD Student

UCSD<br />PhD Student — Dhruv Khanduja
Co-Managing Director - UCSD
PhD Student

UCSD<br />Postdoc — Lauren Clubb
Partnerships Director - UCSD
Postdoc

UCSD<br />PhD Student — Vishant Gandhi
Partnerships Assistant Director - UCSD
PhD Student

Scripps Research<br />PhD Student — Thomas Freireich
Partnerships Assistant Director - Scripps Research
PhD Student

UCSD<br />PhD Student — Sanket Garg
Partnerships - UCSD
PhD Student

UCSD<br /> — Antonio Esho
Partnerships - UCSD

UCSD<br /> — Robert Benisch
Partnerships - UCSD

UCSD<br /> — Daniella Esho
Partnerships - UCSD

Partnerships - Salk Institute
PhD Student

Salk Institute<br /> — Iulia Rusu
Partnerships - Salk Institute

UCSD<br />PhD Student — Asama Lekbua
Co-Operations Director - UCSD
PhD Student

UCSD<br /> — Raghav Gurunathan
Co-Operations Director - UCSD

UCSD<br />PhD Student — Janet Joy
Operations - UCSD
PhD Student

UCSD<br /> — Selma Cifric
Operations/Education - UCSD

UCSD<br /> — Caitriona Brennan
Operations/Education - UCSD

UCSD<br /> — Debolina Sarkar
Operations - UCSD

UCSD<br /> — Becky Chinn
Co-Tech Sourcing Director - UCSD

UCSD<br />PhD Student — Alex Monell
Co-Tech Sourcing Director - UCSD
PhD Student

UCSD<br />PhD Student — Xiaoxue Lin
Tech Sourcing - UCSD
PhD Student

Scripps Research<br /> — Xuanmeng Luo
Tech Sourcing/Education - Scripps Research

UCSD<br /> — Celeste Kanne
Tech Sourcing - UCSD

SDSU<br /> — Sofia Howe
Tech Sourcing - SDSU

UCSD<br /> — Hailey Wheeler
Education - UCSD

UCSD<br /> — Julia Napoli
Education - UCSD

Education - UCSD

Scripps Research<br />PhD Student — Gabriel Ong
Communications - Scripps Research
PhD Student

UCSD<br />PhD Student — Meghan Rossi
Communications - UCSD
PhD Student

Scripps Research<br />PhD Student — Ian Newman
Chapter Advisor - Scripps Research
PhD Student

BMS<br />Scientist — Nik Chekshin
Ambassador - BMS
Scientist

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