SI Leader Info and Session Schedules

TTh 2:00-3:20 pm
SI Leader: Kayla Jung

Major/Minor: Biological Sciences (MCDB)/Two Dimensional Art
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 7-8 pm (In-Person)
• Tuesday 4-5 pm (In-Person)
• Thursday 4-5 pm (Hybrid)

MWF 9-9:50 am

SI Leader: Malik Brown

Major/Minor: Human Biology

Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Campus Involvement: EMT with the EMSC Club, Biology and Spanish tutor for our student-athletes, MEDlife club member, African American in Health Club member

Favorite thing(s) to do in LA:I love surfing at hidden beach spots along the Pacific Coast Highway. I love shopping at various thrift spots as well as Melrose. LA is a melting pot of multiple cultures, so I love trying new foods around the city.

Fun Fact: I lived in Cape Town, South Africa for 4 years.

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 6-7 pm (In-Person)
• Tuesday 6-7 pm (In-Person)
• Wednesday 5:30-6:30 pm (Hybrid)

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 5-6 pm (In-Person)
• Tuesday 5-6 pm (In-Person)
• Wednesday 5-6 pm (Hybrid)

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

TTh 2-3:20 pm
SI Leader: Steven Fu

Major/Minor: Human Biology

Hometown:Edmond, Oklahoma
Campus Involvement: Research in neural stem cells, philosophy of language research, speech & debate
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Grab matcha and go to flea markets
Fun Fact: I play the violin!

Weekly SI Sessions

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 6-6:50 pm (In-Person)
• Wednesday 6-6:50 pm (Hybrid)
• Thursday 6-6:50 pm (In-Person; Q & A)

MWF 9-9:50 am

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)
• Tuesday 6:30-7:30 pm (In-Person)
• Thursday 5:15-6:15 pm (Zoom)

MWF 10-10:50am
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 7-8 pm (Hybrid)
• Monday 8-9 pm (In-Person)
  
• Tuesday 7-8 pm (In-Person)

MWF 11-11:50 am

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 6-7 pm (In-Person)
• Wednesday 6:30-7:30 pm (Zoom)
• Thursday 8-9 pm (In-Person)

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 6:30-7:30 pm (Hybrid)
• Tuesday 6:00-7:00 pm (Hybrid)
• Wednesday 6:00-7:00 pm (Hybrid)

MWF 12-12:50 pm
SI Leader: Catherine Nguyen

Major/Minor: Biochemistry
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Campus Involvement:Trojan Health Volunteers, Keck Hospital Volunteer, Step Up Tutoring, VSA, MEMO

Favorite thing(s) to do in LA:I love rating cute restaurants/cafes, going to concerts, and going for late night drives with my friends!
Fun Fact: My favorite day of the week is Tpumps Tuesday LOL

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 7-8 pm (Hybrid)
• Tuesday 5-6 pm (Hybrid)
• Thursday 6-7 pm (Hybrid)

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

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

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)

• Tuesday 6-7 pm (Hybrid)
• Tuesday 7-8 pm (Hybrid)
• Thursday 5-6 pm (Hybrid)

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

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

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 1-2 pm (Hybrid)
• Tuesday 7-8 pm (Hybrid)

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

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

• Tuesday 7:30-8:30 pm (In-Person)
• Wednesday 5-6 pm (In-Person)
• Thursday 7-8 pm (Hybrid)

TTh 12:30-1:50

SI Leader: Natalia 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

• Tuesday 5:30-6:30 pm (In-Person)
• Wednesday 6-7 pm (In-Person)
• Thursday 6-7 pm (
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MWF 10-10:50 am

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 (Hybrid Q & A)
• Wednesday 5-6 pm (Zoom)
• Thursday 6-7 pm (In-Person)

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

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

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

MWF 1-1:50 pm
SI Leader: Shiori Fukutome

Major/Minor: Biochemistry/Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Campus Involvement: Undergraduate Researcher at Offringa Lab, Advocates for Healthy Aging, FSH Mentorship
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Going to the beach with friends
Fun Fact:I ran into my favorite volleyball player in a driver’s school!

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 6:30-7:30 pm (Hybrid)
• Wednesday 6:30-7:30 pm (In-Person)
• Friday 6:30-7:30 pm (In-Person)

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 6-6:50 pm (In-Person)
• Wednesday 6-6:50 pm (In-Person)
• Thursday 5-5:50 pm (In-Person)

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 4-5 pm (Hybrid)
• Tuesday 7-8 pm (Hybrid)
• Friday 4-5 pm (Hybrid)
• Friday 5-5:30 pm (In-Person Q & A)

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

• Monday 7-8 pm (Hybrid)
• Tuesday 7-8 pm (Hybrid)
• Thursday 2:30-3:30 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:
Fun Fact: 

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 5-5:50 pm (In-Person)
• Wednesday 6-6:50 pm (In-Person)
• Friday 5-5:50 pm (Zoom)

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

• Tuesday 4-4:50 pm (In-Person)
• Thursday 4-4:50 pm (In-Person)

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 3-3:50 pm (In-Person)
• Wednesday 3-3:50 pm (In-Person)
• Thursday 3-3:50 pm (In-Person)

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

• Thursday 5-5:50 pm (Hybrid)

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 7-8 pm (In-Person)
• Tuesday 7-8 pm (Hybrid)
• Thursday 7-8 pm (Zoom)

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 6:30-7:30 pm (In-Person)
• Tuesday 6-7 pm (In-Person)
• Wednesday 7-8 pm (Hybrid)

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

• Tuesday 6-7 pm (Hybrid)
• Thursday 5-6 pm (In-Person)
• Friday 3-4 pm (In-Person)

SI Leader: Anusha Madapura

Major/Minor: Applied and Computational Mathematics/ Violin Performance

Hometown: Bangalore, India
Campus Involvement: Research @ SAIL, Student Symphony Orchestra, NeuroTech

Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Hiking, running at Santa Monica, trying new restaurants, karaoke

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

• Tuesday 5-6 pm (In-Person)
• Thursday 5-6 pm (Hybrid)
• Friday 5-6 pm (Zoom)

TTh 11:00-12:20

SI Leader: Riley Casey

Major/Minor: Psychology/ Natural Science
Hometown: Carmel, NY
Campus Involvement: AED, Science Outreach, Emergency Medicine Club, Spring Admit Mentor, Research Assistant
Favorite thing(s) to do in LA: Discovering new places to eat and hiking
Fun Fact: I know how to play bass guitar and tenor saxophone.

Weekly SI Sessions

• Monday 4-5 pm (In-Person)
• Wednesday 5-6 pm (Zoom)
• Thursday 5-6 pm (In-Person)

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: