Undergraduate Students
Jiamin Li
Year: Junior
Major: Human Biology Health and Society
Background: I am a premedical student from the Boston area; I’m also interested in public health and information sciences.
Current research: I am currently a lab technician, but I have previously worked with HIV and LAMP.
Kristen Yi
Year: Senior
Major: Food Science
Background: Rachel is from the Chicagoland area and head the production of Crème de Cornell, the only food magazine publication on campus.
Current Research: Asides from being a research technician, I’m leading consulting research on DNA identification of potential yeast/mold and Listeria for external food companies.
Rachel Wang
Year: Junior
Major: Food Science
Background: I am a food science major and premed who loves traveling.
Current Research: I am working to grow and identify samples from cheese caves.
Arlety Mendez
Year: Sophomore
Major: Biological Sciences
Background: Born and raised in Cuba until her teenage years, I transferred to Cornell from Miami Dade Honors College to complete my bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences. I plan to go to dental school after graduation.
Current Research: I work with expression of biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) in E. coli strains transformed with the pet28a-egfp-CAB plasmid.