Directory

Hello! My name is Benjamin and I am currently a senior on the pre-med track double-majoring in Neuroscience and Biochemistry/Molecular Biology. When I first arrived on campus, I was very interested in working in a research lab. I thought research would allow me to explore my interests and develop new ones along the way! However, the task of reaching out to professors and how to communicate with them was daunting and worrying. With the help of the OURS office, I was able to learn new communication techniques and find many intriguing opportunities for research on campus, leading me to work in

Hi everyone! My name is Caroline, and I am a junior studying Microbiology and Public Health Sciences on the pre-medical track and am a member of the Commonwealth Honors College as well! Ever since coming to UMass, I wanted to make use of all the resources we have available to us– research opportunities being one of them. I am currently a member of the Somneuro Lab studying the connections between physical activity and sleep patterns in preschool-aged children. I also did research this past summer at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard in the Schmidt Lab on my project ‘Engineering

Hi! My name is Myrger, I am a junior majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I began participating in research during my freshman year, working for Rotello Lab. Nowadays, I am still part of Rotello Lab, working with protein expression and purification while also testing different delivery techniques. I also interned at AbbVie during the summer of my freshman year, where I was part of the Immunology department, specifically FC biology team. I worked mostly with DNA there, exploring how different inducted mutations could affect Covid variants. I also experimented with how changes in the

I am a senior honors student studying biomedical engineering. When I first entered college, I had a difficult time figuring out how to incorporate all my interests into a field of study that was satisfying and challenging. I started out as an anthropology major, and after switching an additional 2 times, I ended up in the College of Engineering. Learning about new things has always been appealing to me, and when I was trying to figure out what opportunities were available to me at UMass, OURS was instrumental in helping me realize how involvement in on campus research had the potential to

Hi! I’m Sriya! I’m a junior Biochemistry & Molecular Biology major in the Commonwealth Honors College with a certificate in iCONS, or Integrated Concentration in Science. Entering college, I recognized that I wanted to gain practical experience and knowledge about the applications of my discipline. However, I noticed that I would only get into the depth of these skills later down the line in my major. Reaching out to OURS helped me identify the skills I wanted to gain or improve on and also guided me to isolate opportunities on campus that incorporated many of my interests. I learned how to

Hello! My name is Anastasia, and I am a senior majoring in chemistry. I’ve been involved with research since my first year of college, and I’m excited to help other students jumpstart their research journeys. I’ve been involved in several different types of research, including NSF REU summer internships, independent study projects, and research for academic credit, and I look forward to sharing my experience in finding these opportunities.

Currently, I work in Dr. DuChene’s lab in the chem department, where I use electrochemistry to synthesize shape-specific copper nanoparticles for use in

Hello! My name is Hillary. I am a sophomore studying neuroscience and psychology with a minor in IT. As an OURS mentor, I am here to bridge the gap between you and your undiscovered research interests!

I am currently a research assistant at the Self-Regulation, Emotions, And Early Development Lab, and the project that has piqued my interest the most so far is the Tantrum Study. This study focuses on understanding tantrum behaviors in children with the use of wearable devices. Our goal in the long term is to predict tantrums before they happen with the use of advanced computer science methods

Hi! I’m Jamie, a sophomore neuroscience track student planning to dual degree in computer science. I knew I wanted to be involved in research early on in my university career. Through the Biology Undergraduate Apprenticeships (BUA), I joined Normark Lab in my first semester as a research assistant. With my love of genetics and computer science, I began work on an independent bioinformatics research project there that I continued over the summer as part of the CAFE Summer Scholars program.

Now, I am also part of CoDe Neuro, the Cognitive and Developmental Neuroscience Lab. In the lab, I will

Hi! I am a junior pursuing a B.S. in Psychology along with a certification in Social Work under the Commonwealth Honors College. As someone deeply fascinated by and passionate about research, I am thrilled to be working as a research mentor for students at UMass. Being a student at UMass can be overwhelming at times due to the breadth of research opportunities offered in various areas of study. As a research mentor, I look forward to helping my peers navigate their journey and relationship with research based on their expectations, experience, and future aspirations. Being an avid user of the

Hi! I’m Hayley, a third year Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry double major in the Commonwealth Honors College. I began my endeavors in research here at UMass in the fall of my first year and have been participating in groundbreaking projects spanning multiple fields since then. My current research in the Schiffman Lab combines my passion for chemistry with life sciences in engineering living systems. 

Outside of the innovative research I’ve pursued at UMass, I’ve interned at Blueprint Medicines in Cambridge, working on optimization of pharmaceutical formulations of drug products. This