SI Leader Info and Session Schedules

TTh 2pm-3:20pm

SI Leader: Maggie Kolchina

Major/Minor: Global Health
Hometown: Moscow/Singapore
Campus Involvement: USC Club Track, Southern California Research Journal, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Research Assistant at USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Volunteer
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Doing sunrise beach runs, my favorite is Manhattan beach
Fun Fact: I love traveling and I’ve lived in 8 countries growing up:)

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 5-6 pm (In-Person, DMC 160)
• Tuesday 5-6 pm (In-Person, THH 108)
• Thursday 8-9 Pm (Zoom)

MWF 9-9:50am
SI Leader: Nate Ackerman

Major/Minor: Biology BA
Hometown: Pottstown, PA
Campus Involvement: CURA Magazine writing chair, Crisis Textline Volunteer/Campus Advocate, Brain Exercise Initiative volunteer and outreach chair, member of USC Brazilian jiu jitsu (blue belt), research at the Andrus school of gerontology
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Taking the metro with some friends to Santa Monica after midterms — relaxing on the beach and watching the beautiful sunsets never disappoints.
Fun Fact: My friend and I coparent a stuffed animal pig from Dave and Busters, so you may see me carrying him around campus. His name is Cracka and he’s two years old 🙂

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 2-2:50 pm (Hybrid, THH 217)
• Wednesday 5-5:50 pm (Hybrid), THH 201)
• Thursday 5-5:50 pm (Hybrid, ZHS 159)

MWF 10-10:50

SI Leader: Rajyk Bhala

Major/Minor: Health and Human Sciences/Health Policy/Spanish/Natural Science

Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas
Campus Involvement: USC Science Outreach, Teach For Los Angeles, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Research Assistant at the Benayoun Lab
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Visit nearby coffee shops, trying new restaurants I find on Tik Tok, go to Laguna Beach
Fun Fact: I love to cook (@rajyk_cooks)!!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 7:30-8:30 pm (In-Person, THH 213)
• Tuesday 6:30-7:30 pm (In-Person, SLH 200)
• Thursday 5:00-6:00 pm (Zoom)

TTh 12:30-1:50

SI Leader: Natalie Brar

Major/Minor: Human Biology and Business Administration

Hometown: Torrance, CA
Campus Involvement: Trojan Health Volunteers, Partners In Health Engage, USC Cancer Relief Chapter, Volunteer at OIC, and Cathartic
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Going to the beach and trying new coffee shops
Fun Fact: I love snowboarding and want to go in Switzerland

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 6:00-7:00 pm (Zoom)
• Monday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, ZHS 252)
• Thursday 6:00-7:00 pm (In-Person, SGM 101)

MWF 10-10:50

SI Leader: Brandon Ye

Major/Minor: Quantitative Biology/Artificial Intelligence Applications, Healthcare Studies
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Campus Involvement: CSI-Cancer, EMSC, SCRJ, QBA
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Taking late-night walks, finding free food on and off campus, and playing basketball and Spikeball with friends!
Fun Fact: I used to swim competitively, but am afraid of the ocean!

Weekly SI Sessions:

• Tuesday 6:00-7:00 pm (In-Person, DMC 154)
• Wednesday 6:00 pm-7:00 pm (Hybrid, THH 213)
• Thursday 6:00-7:00 pm (Q & A, In-PerMson, DMC 157)

TTh 9:30-10:50

SI Leader: Joanne Yip

Major/Minor: Health and Human Sciences/Health Care Studies, Dance/PDP in Global Medicine
Hometown: Alameda, CA
Campus Involvement: USC THV, USC JEP, USC Mobile Clinic, Research @ CHLA’s CHD & Brain Development Lab, APAMSA, WorldMED, and GlobeGramSC
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Late night drives and food runs with friends 🙂
Fun Fact: In 2020, I had a boba count of 283

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 7:00-8:00 pm (Hybrid, THH 115)
• Tuesday 5:30-6:30 pm (Hybrid, THH 115)
• Wednesday 8:00-9:00 pm (In-Person, SOS B2)

MWF 11-11:50am

SI Leader: Jana Zatar

Major/Minor: Human Biology/Intermedia Arta
Hometown: Charleston, WV
Campus Involvement: Undergraduate Researcher in the Chiolo Lab, USC Virtual Chemistry Lab Design Project, Delta Delta Sigma Pre-Dental Honor Society (DDS), Oral Systemic Health Project (OSHP), Joint Educational Project (JEP), and Middle Eastern/North African Student Assembly (MENASA)

Favorite thing(s) to do in LA:Finding new restaurants, going to the beach, and playing tennis with friends!

Fun Fact:I’ve been into photography since I was 11, and it’s given me the chance to shoot senior portraits and action shots at sports games!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 7:00-8:00 pm (Hybrid, GFS 222)
• Wednesday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, GFS 222)
• Thursday 6:00-7:00 pm (Zoom)

MWF 12-12:50
SI Leader: Anya Shah

Major/Minor: Biological Sciences (MCDB)
Hometown: Palos Verde, CA
Campus Involvement:SC Healthcare Outreach, Alpha Epsilon Delta, SCout, Research Assistant at CHLA
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA:Finding cute coffee shops, thrifting, going to the beach, and taking a picture of every cute dog I see!
Fun Fact:I climbed the Sydney Bridge in Australia (I have a fear of heights)!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 5:00-6:00 pm (In-Person, THH 208)
• Tuesday 7:00-8:00 pm (Hybrid, THH 114)
• Wednesday 8:00 pm-9:00 pm (In-Person, THH 116)

MWF 12-12:50pm
SI Leader: Mia Montiel

Major/Minor: Biomedical Engineering (Molecular/Cellular Engineering)
Hometown: Newport Beach, CA
Campus Involvement: Lab intern at Applied Movement and Pain Laboratory (AMPL), Treasurer of Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering (ASBME), Make-a-Thon committee member, MEDesign, hospice care facility volunteer, WiE mentor
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Grabbing boba with friends!
Fun Fact: I love to ski and my dream is to ski in Switzerland.

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 5:00-6:00 pm (Hybrid, DMC 254)
• Tuesday 6:00-7:00 pm (Hybrid, DMC 205)
• Wednesday 5:00-6:00 pm (Hybrid, DMC 154)

SI Leader: Jacob Liskh

Major/Minor: Human Biology/Spanish, Health Care Studies
Hometown: New Lenox, IL
Campus Involvement: USC Norris Research Assistant, USC HEAL Research Assistant, Trojan Health Volunteers.
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Go to Manhattan Beach, Try to find the best tacos in LA, Drive around and see what I can find!
Fun Fact: My comfort food is chips and guacamole.

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 4:00-4:50 pm (In-Person, KAP 156)
• Wednesday 4:00-4:50 pm (Hybrid, LVL 16)
• Friday 2:00-2:50 pm (In-Person, THH 114)

MWF 9-9:50am
SI Leader: Finn Cassady

Major/Minor: Biology/Computer Science

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Campus Involvement: CTroy Camp – Director of High School Programming, Arnold Research Lab – Undergraduate Researcher, Inter-Health Council – Mentor
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Hiking, going to the beach, and trying restaurants around LA
Fun Fact: I love to cook (pizza, steak, pasta, etc.) and bake (cakes, breads, cookies)

• Monday 6:00 pm-7:00 pm (Hybrid, THH 208
• Monday 7:00 pm-8:00 pm (Hybrid, THH 208)
• Thursday 6:00 pm-7:00 pm (Hybrid, SLH 100)

MWF 10-10:50am
SI Leader: Shamoli Ghosh

Major/Minor: Human Biology/ French and Healthcare Studies

Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA

Campus Involvement: Co-President of HSEP; Director of External Affairs for Trojan Shelter; Anatomical Sciences Research Assistant at Keck School of Medicine
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Trying out new restaurants in LA, cafe hopping, going to the farmers’ market!

Fun Fact: I’ve never watched Breaking Bad, but everyone assumes I have (including my mom).

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, DMC 200)
• Wednesday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, THH 102)
• Thursday 6:30-7:30 pm (Hybrid, ZHS 159)

MWF 11-11:50am
SI Leader: Marcus Chang

Major/Minor: Human Biology
Hometown: Dyer, IN
Campus Involvement: Alpha Epsilon Delta, Trojan Health Volunteers, SCout, Keck Medical Volunteer
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Hangout at the LA beaches, watch Lakers, Clippers, Rams games, find new food in DTLA or Koreatown and Little Tokyo!
Fun Fact: My family was on family feud!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 8:00pm-9:00 pm (In-Person, THH 118)
• Tuesday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, SGM 101)
• Thursday 5:00-6:00 pm (Zoom)

MWF 11-11:50am
SI Leader: Melissa Qin

Major/Minor: Neuroscience (B.S.)/Health Policy Minor
Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Campus Involvement: Undergraduate Researcher at Arnold Research Lab
Scholars Leading Scholars Mentor
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Alpha Phi Sorority
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Explore new favorite restaurants
Beach days
Fun Fact: I really enjoy skateboarding!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Tuesday 5:00-6:00 pm (In-Person, SAL 101)
• Tuesday 6:00-7:00 pm (Hybrid, SAL 101)
• Wednesday 6:00-7:00 pm (In-Person, THH 201)

SI Leader: Helen Highland

Major/Minor: Chemistry, Chemical Nanoscience. Minor: Video Game Programming
Hometown: Beijing, China
Campus Involvement: USC Trojan Boxing Club, Research @ Marinescu’s Group
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Coffee shop hopping
Fun Fact: I love playing rhythm games, might catch me casually playing at Leavey during a “study break”

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 7:00-8:00pm (Hybrid, ZHS 360)
• Thursday 7:00-8:00 pm (Hybrid, ZHS 360)
• Friday 7:00-8:00 pm (Q&A, Zoom)

MWF 9-9:50

SI Leader: Alex Fazilat

Major/Minor: Neuroscience/Middle Eastern Studies
Hometown: Los Altos, CA
Campus Involvement: Dornsife Ambassador, Researcher at the NeuroEndocrinology of Social Ties (NEST) Lab, FSH Outreach & Mentorship, COPE Health Scholars, Researcher at the Hagey Laboratory
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Go to the beach (Manhattan Beach is the best), find the most delicious sushi spots, and play pick-up basketball!
Fun Fact: I love solving the Rubik’s Cube!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Tuesday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, DMC 154)
  
• Thursday 7:00-8:00 pm (Hybrid, DMC 157)
• Friday 3:00-4:00 pm (Q&A, In-Person, DMC 210)
  

MWF 9-9:50
SI Leader: Emma D’Addezio

Major/Minor: Human Biology
Hometown: Chatham, NJ
Campus Involvement: Historian of Womxn RISE, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Team Awareness Combating Overdose (TACO), Step-Up Tutor, Addiction and Self-Control Research Assistant at the Brain and Creativity Institute, Brain and Alcohol Research Assistant at Keck School of Medicine.
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Scouting out niche coffee shops, going beach hopping and occasionally surf, and petting all the dogs I encounter! 🙂
Fun Fact: I am a certified spin instructor!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Tuesday 7:30-8:30 pm (In-Person, SOS B2)
• Wednesday 6:00-7:00 pm (In-Person, SOS B2)
• Thursday 7:30-8:30 pm (In-Person, WPH B27)

MWF 9-9:50am
SI Leader: Chris Young

Major/Minor: Biological Science and Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (MS)
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Campus Involvement: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Troy Camp African Americans in Health

Favorite thing(s) to do in LA:I love to go on hikes and to the beach! Also love checking out museums and jazz venues.
Fun Fact:I learned how to free dive last summer and am hoping to get scuba certification in the near future.

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 6:30-7:30 pm (In-Person, THH 117)
• Wednesday 8:00-9:00 pm (In-Person, THH 102)
• Friday 2:30-3:30 pm (Hybrid, SLH 102)

MWF 1-1:50pm
SI Leader: Matthew Rodriguez

Major/Minor: Human Biology/Computer Science
Hometown: Westchester, NY
Campus Involvement: CAIS++ Curriculum Lead, LBSA
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Going to the beach, finding good restaurants, and exploring!
Fun Fact: I love crocheting.

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 8:00-9:00 pm (In-Person, GFS 106)
• Tuesday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, ZHS 252)
• Tuesday 8:00-9:00 pm (In-Person, ZHS 159)

MWF 1-1:50pm
SI Leader: Sahar Nangoli

Major: Human Biology
Hometown: Tehran
Campus Involvement: Education Director of Southern California Healthcare Outreach, Opinion Staff Writer for the Daily Trojan, Neurology Research Assistant at Keck School of Medicine
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: road trips to fun beaches! (fave = Laguna Beach), trying “hole-in-the-wall” restaurants around the city, beach volleyball!
Fun Fact: I went to 4 different schools in 4 different cities during high school!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, THH 102)
• Wednesday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, GFS 106)
• Wednesday 6:00-7:00 pm (In-Person, GFS 106)
  

MWF 10-10:50am
SI Leader: Joshua Senior

Major/Minor: Human Development and Aging and Biological Sciences

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Campus Involvement:Resident Assistant, GEMSTEM Research Fellow, Peaks and Professors
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Videography and Pickup Basketball
Fun Fact: I’ve got a New York slang word for everything—just test me!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Tuesday 6:00-7:00 pm (In-Person, SLH 100)
• Wednesday 6:00-7:00 pm (Hybrid, SLH 102)
• Thursday 6:00-7:00 pm (In-Person, SLH 102)

MWF 10-10:50am
SI Leader: Marissa Ding

Major/Minor: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies/ Justice, Voice and Advocacy

Hometown: Rochester, MN
Campus Involvement:Descent Magazine Center for LGBTQ+ Health Equity
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Going to concerts and art exhibitions
Fun Fact:I do portrait, editorial, and live music photography!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 6:00-7:00 pm (In-Person, SOS B46)
• Tuesday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, SOS B46)
• Thursday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, SOS B46)

MWF 1-1:50am
SI Leader: Nick Huang

Major/Minor: Biochemistry/Eastern Languages and Culture
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Campus Involvement: Researcher @ Cherezov Lab, TCAB Volunteer, School on Wheels, APAMSA
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: I like going to coffee shops and asian grocery markets.
Fun Fact: I accidentally dropped my pet turtle Frank from 2 stories 🙁 He’s alive tho 🙂

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 3:00-4:00 pm (In-Person, DMC 258)
• Monday 7:00-8:00 pm (Zoom)
• Tuesday 7:00-8:00 pm (Hybrid, THH 217)
• Friday 6:00-7:00 pm (Q&A, Zoom)

TTh 9:30-10:50
SI Leader: Galilee Mengesha

Major/Minor: Neuroscience/Nutrition & Health Promotion
Hometown: Bismarck, ND
Campus Involvement: research @BRANCH Lab, Keck PREP Scholars, Trojan Scholars Society
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA:try out restaurants & go on hikes!!
Fun Fact:I’ve lived in 3 different countries!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 8:00-9:00 pm (Zoom)
• Tuesday 6:30-7:30 pm (In-Person, SOS B44)
• Thursday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person,  DMC 150)

SI Leader: Nakul Malik

Major/Minor: Economics/Consumer Behavior
Hometown: Kolkata, India
Campus Involvement: Economics Association E-board member and pickup soccer fanatic.
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Hunt for new dessert spots.
Fun Fact: I had a YouTube channel as a child where I would teach people how to do card magic. It still exists!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 7:00-7:50 pm (In-Person, DMC 150)
• Thursday 6:00-6:50 pm (In-Person, SOS B44)
• Friday 4:00-4:50 pm (In-Person, THH 116)

SI Leader: Dung Pham (he/him)

Major/Minor: Economics & Data Science, Applied & Computational Mathematics
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
Campus Involvement: Shift SC, SC Quiz Bowl
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Trying out restaurants and boba places!
Fun Fact: I love everything matcha!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 6:00-7:00 pm (Hybrid, DMC 155)
• Monday 5:30-6:00 pm (Q&A, In-Person, DMC 155)
• Thursday 4:00-5:00 pm (Hybrid, DMC 102)
• Friday 4:00-5:00 pm (Hybrid, DMC 100)

SI Leader: Sophia Hai

Major: Human Biology/Health Care Studies and Performance Arts Studies Minors
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Campus Involvement: American Medical Women’s Association, Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honors Society, Emergency Medical Services of SC, Keck Department of Radiology Research Breast Cancer Studies, Keck Department of Emergency Medicine Research, USC Visions and Voices Volunteer
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Manhattan Beach, cafe hop in DTLA, and going to my fav artists’ concerts 🙂
Fun Fact: I opened for The Lion King on Broadway with my music studio!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Tuesday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, SOS B4)
• Wednesday 6:00-7:00 pm (Zoom)
• Thursday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, THH 208)

SI Leader: Vivian Wu

Major: Biochemistry

Hometown: China

Campus Involvement:Delta Phi Kappa sorority; Wrise Club, Oral Health Systematic Project; Delta Delta Sigma Pre Dental Honor Society

Favorite Thing to do in LA: Hangout at the beach

Fun fact: I used to think Europe is a country.

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 12:00-1:00 pm (In-Person, KAP 141)
• Tuesday 11:00-12:00 pm (Hybrid, SGM)
• Thursday 1:30-2:30 pm (Zoom)

SI Leader: Mowen Zhao

Major/Minor: Astronomy/AI applications
Hometown: Guangxi, China
Campus Involvement: E-board member of the Society of Physics student. Rocket Propulsion Lab. Students for the exploration and development of space(SEDS)
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA:
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Weekly SI Sessions

• Wednesday 5:00-6:00 pm (In-Person)
• Thursday 6:00-7:00 pm (Zoom)
• Friday 2:00-3:00 pm (Q&A, In-Person)

SI Leader: Advay Iyer

Major/Minor: Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Campus Involvement: Literally any sports related activity!
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: I love the concerts, the beaches and the restaurants!
Fun Fact: I have met almost every famous Indian cricket player from our generation!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 5:00-6:00 pm (In-Person, DMC 210)
• Wednesday 5:00-6:00 pm (In-Person, DMC 201)
• Saturday 4:00-5:00 pm (Q&A, Zoom)

MWF 1pm
SI Leader: Wendy Fei

Major/Minor: Chemical Engineering
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Campus Involvement: Archery
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Dine at various restaurants
Fun Fact: I like to collect rings of all type

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 4:00-4:50 pm (In-Person, DMC 154)
• Monday 5:00-5:50 pm (Hybrid, DMC 155)
• Thursday 4:00-4:50 pm (In-Person, THH 208)

SI Leader: Strad Slater

Major/Minor: Physics and Computer Science/Philosophy
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Campus Involvement: Trojan Men, Sigma Phi Delta, SC Climbing, Biophysics Research
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Go to Santa Monica with My Friends
Fun Fact: My Favorite Movie is the Martian.

Weekly SI Sessions

• Tuesday 11:00am-12:00pm (In-Person, KAP 145)
• Tuesday 2:00-3:00 pm (In-Person, KAP 158)
• Thursday 2:00-3:00 pm (In-Person, GFS 116)
• Thursday

SI Leader: Terry Tao

Major/Minor: Mathematics, Computer Science
Hometown: Guangzhou, China
Campus Involvement: Open Alpha Game Design Club Vice President, GLAMOR NLP & Robotics Lab Student Researcher, Computer Graphics Research, Trojan Scholars Society Academic and Professional Development Committee
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Going to Concerts!
Fun Fact: I am Cross-Dominant, which means I have varied dominant hands for tasks. For example, I strum guitars with my left hand, but hold tennis rackets with my right hand!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 5pm – 5:50pm (In-Person, SOS B44)
• Tuesday 4pm – 5:50pm (In-Person, SLH 102)
• Wednesday 4pm – 5:50pm (In-Person, KAP 156)

SI Leader: Karen Lee

Major/Minor: Quantitative Biology
Hometown: Edina, MN
Campus Involvement: Blueprints for Pangaea, Quantitative Biology Association, Vermulst Lab

Favorite thing(s) to do in LA:Trying new restaurants, exploring new parts of the city, going on hikes, and spending time at the beach
Fun Fact: I met Bill Nye on a flight to Minneapolis!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 5:00-6:00 pm (Hybrid, SOS B46)
• Wednesday 7:30-8:30 pm (In-Person, SLH 100)
• Thursday 7:00-8:00 pm (Zoom)

SI Leader: Matthew Cheah

Major/Minor: Biological Sciences (MCDB)/ Healthcare Studies
Hometown: La Habra, CA
Campus Involvement:USC Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program (KDSAP); Pick-Up on 32nd; Burnout Research and Undergraduate Health (BRUH) Lab; Moore Lab; Supplemental Instruction

Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: I love going to different USC games (I saw LeBron at Galen once!!), exploring local neighborhoods like Echo Park and West Hollywood, visiting scrumptious beaches (Will Rogers mmmm), and eating all sorts of wonderfully delicious foods (especially Asian and Mexican food).
Fun Fact: I adore albums (and feel sorry for those who only listen to singles). My favorite artists are Clairo, beabadoobee, Tyler, the Creator, and Kendrick Lamar.

Weekly SI Sessions

• Tuesday 8:00-9:00 pm (Zoom)
• Wednesday 5:00-6:00 pm (In-Person, DMC 152)
• Thursday 7:00-8:00 pm (Hybrid, DMC 102)

SI Leader: Noah Le

Major/Minor: Biological Sciences (MCDB)
Hometown: Vancouver, WA
Campus Involvement: I’m currently on board for Remedy Through Music, Vietnamese Student Association, Art On The Grass, and I do research into transcription factors in the Lin Chen Lab.
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: In no particular order: go to the beach, eat tacos, take my littles out, bouldering
Fun Fact:I’ve played guitar for 6 years!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 6:00-7:00 pm (Zoom)
• Wednesday 8:00-9:00 pm (In-Person, SLH 102)
• Friday 5:00-6:00 pm (In-Person, THH 210)

SI Leader: Harry Zhang

Major/Minor: Physics/CECS
Hometown: Beijing, China

Campus Involvement: Research Assistance at Boedicker’s Lab
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Hiking/Biking
Fun Fact: I cannot live without pizza.

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 5:00-6:00 pm (In-person, DMC 100)
• Wednesday 6:00-7:00 pm (Hybrid, GFS 223)
• Thursday 7:00-8:00 pm (Hybrid, SGM 101)

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Weekly SI Sessions

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SI Leader: Estin Tantisira

Major/Minor: Neuroscience
Hometown: Maui, HI
Campus Involvement: Research at Longo Lab, Trojan Health Volunteers, USC Hawaii Club
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: I like catching concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, lazing on Santa Monica Pier, and enjoy the food LA has to offer especially the Korean BBQ in ktown and getting late night burgers at Tommy’s.
Fun Fact: I have perfect pitch after playing the piano for over 12 years!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 7:00-8:00 pm (Zoom)
• Tuesday 6:00-7:00 pm (In-Person, DMC 201)
• Wednesday 6:00-7:00 pm (In-Person, DMC 258)
• Thursday 5:00-6:00 pm (Q&A Hybrid, DMC 210)

SI Leader: Royce Illaga

Major/Minor: Human Biology and Global Medicine (MS) /Healthcare Studies
Hometown: Waipahu, HI
Campus Involvement:Alpha Epsilon Delta, USC JEP Medical Sciences Program TA, GlobeMed USC, Cedars Sinai Cardiac ICU Volunteer, Machida Lab Undergraduate Researcher
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA:Going to concerts, late-night K-town adventures, and hiking!

Fun Fact:I have a collection of mini figurines of landmarks in cities and countries I’ve visited!

Weekly Q&A Sessions: 

• Monday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, THH 210)
• Wednesday 7:00-8:00 pm (In-Person, SOS B46)
• Wednesday 8:00-9:00 pm (Hybrid, SOS B46)