SSRP Staff

Gregory is a Ph.D. candidate in Cell Biology at New York University who is passionate about STEM education and making STEM more accessible. His doctoral research focuses on identifying metabolic pathways that are uniquely altered or critical for tumor development. In addition to his studies, Gregory actively mentors and supports students through extracurricular STEM programs to make scientific research more understandable and approachable. In his free time, Gregory can be found enjoying a run, weight training, or immersed in his favorite video games.

Michelle Chen is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and Sustainability with a minor in Computer Science at Barnard College of Columbia University. Her research at the Columbia Climate School focuses on agriculture adaptation against climate change. Michelle is working toward a career utilizing data analysis to access environmental corporate responsibility. Recently, she returned from studying abroad in Denmark and would love to share about her travels and study abroad program.

Youssf is a rising senior at Columbia University, completing his undergraduate degree in Computer Science as a pre-medical student. He works as a software engineer at Amazon and is looking forward to pursuing his medical degree after graduation and a few years in the industry. His research experience focuses on developing a machine-learning algorithm to be used as a prediction tool for Leukemia patients. Outside of school and work, Youssf enjoys playing or watching various sports, including basketball and wrestling.

Ricardo is an environmental/data science undergrad at Connecticut College who mainly focuses on marine ecology, while also trying to get a better understanding of our world through numbers. In his free time, he mainly exercises, reads, or plays chess.

Oreo is a lazy and happy dog that loves to say hi to people! He was the mascot for the very first OppNet SSRP team and his joy for science and people lives on with our program!