JYI Staff Members
The following is a list of our current staff. Please see the alumni page for a list of former members. JYI's organisational chart is also available in the Resources section. JYI would also like to acknowledge its current Science Writing Mentors for their time and resources.
Executive Board
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Ankit Agrawal
Chief Development Officer
Biotechnology
University of Nebraska Omaha, expected 2012
cdo at removeme.jyi.org
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Christopher Hrvoj
Director of Public Relations
Neuroscience
University of Southern California, expected 2012
dpr at removeme.jyi.org
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Cristina Rabaza
Senior News and Features Editor
Pre-Med & Journalism
University of Florida, expected 2013
snfe at removeme.jyi.org
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Matiram Pun
Senior Research Editor
Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology, Graduate Student
University of Calgary, 2011
sre at removeme.jyi.org
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Ryan Wong
Managing Editor
Biology
Duke University, expected 2013
me at removeme.jyi.org
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Tim Xu
Editor in Chief
Neuroscience, European Studies
Vanderbilt University, expected 2012
eic at removeme.jyi.org
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Yun (Rose) Li
Senior Research Editor
MD/PhD
University of Pennsylvania, expected 2018
aporeminiscence at removeme.gmail.com
BOD Members
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Andrew Medina-Marino
BOD Member
Molecular Biology Ph.D.
California Institute of Technology, 2008
marino at removeme.jyi.org
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Courtney Peterson
Chair of the Board of Directors
Physics Ph.D.
Harvard University, 2010
peterson at removeme.jyi.org
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Dr. Brian Su
BOD Member
M.D.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2002
su at removeme.jyi.org
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Heather Mispagel Ganio
BOD Member
Entomology/ Environmental Health Science
University of Connecticut
ganio at removeme.jyi.org
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Mary Patyten
BOD Member
Earth Systems Science and Policy
CSU Monterey Bay, 2000
patyten at removeme.jyi.org
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Nafisa Jadavji, M.Sc.
BOD Member
Medical Genetics & Neuroscience
McGill University
jadavji at removeme.jyi.org
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Selby Cull
BOD Member
Earth & Planetary Sciences Ph.D.
M.A., Science Writing, MIT
University of Washington, 2011
cull at removeme.jyi.org
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T. Sibley Verbeck
BOD Member
Physics
Swarthmore College, 1998
sibley at removeme.jyi.org
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Tiffany-Rose Sikorski
BOD Member
sikorski at removeme.jyi.org
Associate Director of Social Media
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Mirela Larion
Marketing
West University Of Timisoara, Faculty Of Economics and Business Administration, 2011
Associate Editors, Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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Andrew Ang
Biomedical Engineering
Duke University, expected 2013
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Ashraf Nahle
Human Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology, and General Biology
University of Toronto., expected 2013
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Bhavna Seth
Medicine and Surgery
Lady Hardinge Medical College, expected 2013
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Brian Hsueh
Biological Chemistry
Princeton University, expected 2012
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Devang Mehta
Biotechnology
VIT University, expected 2012
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Dylan Kotliar
Columbia University., expected 2012
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Elena Ioana Dragomir
Biomedical Sciences
Bard College, 2011
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Emily S. Inzerillo
Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of the Sciences of Philadelphia, 2011
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Fiona Mary Bell
Biomedical Sciences
University of Melbourne, 2011
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Jason Overocker
Microbiology
Idaho State University, 2011
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Jeff Chen
Environmental Toxicology with emphasis in Biomedical Toxicology
University of California, Davis, expected 2012
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Kyei Stephen Kofi
Pathology (Hematology & Microbiology)
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana, 2010
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Leela Chakravarti
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University, expected 2012
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Nauman Chaudhry
Biological Sciences
University of Michigan, 2011
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Osric Forrest
Microbiology and Immunology
Hampden-Sydney College, expected 2012
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Robert Dilley
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Johns Hopkins University , 2011
Associate Editors, Physical Sciences and Mathematics
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Nancy (Zhicong) Wang
Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania, expected 2012
Associate Editors, Psychology and Social Sciences
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Alaina Raymer-Talboy
Psychology
Saint Leo University, 2011
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Elizabeth L Seaman
Psychology Major
College of Arts and Sciences, Georgetown University, expected 2012
Copy Editors
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Gianni Castiglione
Molecular Biology and Bioethics
University of Toronto, 2011
Career Researcher
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Vidhya Natarajan
Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medicine and Research (JIPMER)
News and Features Editors
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Natasha Hochlowski
Chemistry, PhD Candidate
Princeton University, expected 2015
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Phuongmai Truong
Physics, Mathematics
UC Berkeley
Graphic Artist
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Stacy Rush
Biological Sciences
York University, 2011
PR Graphic Designer
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Tobi Lam
Developmental Biology
University of Toronto, 2010
Programmers
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Stefan Schneider-Kennedy
Physics/Engineering
Australian National University, 2010
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William Yang
Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University, expected 2012
Research Editors, Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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Bryan Ngo
Developmental/Cellular Biology and Chemistry
Unviersity of California, Irvine, 2011
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Akshay Sharma
Medicine and Surgery
Kasturba Medical College, 2010
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Gurmeen Kaur, Training Research Editor
M.B,B.S.
Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, 2011
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Laura Fishwick
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Florida
Research Editors, Physical Sciences and Mathematics
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Benjamin Lu
Bioengineering and Global Health Technologies
Rice University, 2011
Science Journalists
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Caitlin Devor
Biology with Writing Minor
Allegheny College, expected 2012
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Darcy Ross
Integrative Biology
University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign, expected 2012
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Jessica Lear
Biology
West Virginia University, expected 2012
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Jordan Hall
Neuroscience
Duke University, expected 2013
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Leila Haghighat
General Biology with English Minor
University of California, San Diego, expected 2012
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Molly Hjorth Jensen
Chemistry
University of Glasgow, expected 2012
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Neel Patel
Biological Sciences
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, expected 2012
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Sarah Lightfoot Vidal
Materials Engineering with English Minor
Drexel University, expected 2013
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Soyoung Kang
Biomedical Engineering (emphasis on Electrical Engineering)
University of Southern California, 2010
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Tiffany Liu
Biological Sciences and English
University of California, Irvine, 2011
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Yejin Kang
Biology & Policy Studies (Global Health)
Rice University, 2011