HG2BG will be an in-person symposium. Please contact us via our symposium email (hitchhikersguide2biogal@gmail.com) for any questions.

Meet the 2024 HG2BG Committee!

Kadidia Samassekou | Symposium Co-Chair

Dept. of Chemistry

5th Year

Lyon Lab

Science fun fact: "Likes to play with liquid nitrogen"

Vaani Ohri | Symposium Co-Chair

Dept. of Biological Sciences

5th Year

Lyon Lab

Science fun fact: "Enjoys parafilming LB plates"

Hanna Bovill

Dept. of Chemistry

4th Year

Lyon Lab

Science fun fact: Likes to propagate plants in 50mL Falcon tubes

Ketaki Mahurkar

PULSe and Dept. of Chemistry

3rd Year

Lyon Lab

Science fun fact: "Likes to work with fluorescent proteins"

Michelle Bush

Dept. of Biological Sciences

3rd Year

Noinaj Lab

Ryan Peters

Dept. of Biological Sciences

Kuhn Lab

Hunain Janjua

PULSe/Department of Biological Sciences

3rd Year

Tesmer Lab

Science fun fact: "Works in the lab without the lights on, because rhodopsin"

Kadir Ozcan

Dept. of Biological Sciences

5th Year

Jiang Lab

Science fun fact: "Finds cryoEM gridboxes in my pant pockets out of the washing machine"

Dr. Lauren Ann Metskas | Faculty Advisor

Dept. of Biological Sciences and Chemistry