I was born and raised in San Diego. I joined the Lee Lab through the 2024 MSTAR program, after learning about the opportunity through my past job as an RA at the Stein Institute. I am interested in geriatric psychiatry and geriatric primary care in the future. During my free time, I love to get creative and paint, write, or make pottery. 

I am currently a medical student at the University of California, San Diego and graduated from UCLA with a degree in Psychobiology in 2022. At UCSD, I lead the Psychiatry Student Interest Group and the Human Rights Clinic. In my free time, I enjoy reading, dancing, and spending time with my family. 

I am currently a fourth-year medical student at Jefferson and graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.S. in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics with a minor in studio art. During medical school, I completed the MSTAR program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where I did research on frontotemporal dementia. I plan to apply to psychiatry residency programs and am excited to do more research in psychiatry with Dr. Lee. My hobbies include playing the clarinet and weightlifting. 

Hello! I am a recent graduate in Computer Engineering from UC San Diego, and an incoming graduate student in Computer Science at UC San Diego. My interests are backend development and database development. I love road trips, board games, swimming and playing badminton. 

I am a third year Computer Engineering student at UC San Diego. I was born in North Carolina, but I lived mostly in Seoul, South Korea. During my free time, I love to play tennis and participate in local tournaments for fun.  

Hi! I’m a fourth-year undergraduate at UC San Diego double-majoring in Clinical Psychology and Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience, with a minor in Computational Social Science. I’m from San Bernardino, CA, and my research interests are in using and developing biomarkers to preserve brain health in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, as well as understanding how cognition is impacted among these disorders. I plan to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology and aspire to become a Clinical Neuropsychologist. In my spare time, I enjoy playing the violin and watching my favorite shows.

Siyuan (Jack) Chen

Undergraduate Researcher

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 I'm from China Xi'an, I'm currently a senior undergraduate student at UCSD. My personal interests are body building and weight lifting. My future plan is to apply for a Ph.D. in Psychology. A fun fact about me would be that I am scared of bugs! 

Hayden Palmer

Undergraduate Researcher

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I’m a lifelong San Diegan. I am currently pursuing a degree in Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley (Class of 2023), where I get to study environmental and human biology. After graduation, I plan to go to medical school and become a physician.

I'm currently a medical student at the University of California, San Diego and graduated from USC with a degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2019. I spent my gap year in Kampala, Uganda as a data analyst and Global Health Corps fellow. At UCSD, I lead the Psychiatry SIG, the Disability in Healthcare SIG, and am the founder of Unedited Voices of Medicine. In my free time, I enjoy marathon training, rock climbing, and landscape photography. 

I am a medical student with budding interest in the field of neurology. After graduating from UCSD and as luck would have it, I ended up at the UCSD School of Medicine! I'm looking forward to understanding the distinctions and overlaps between psychiatry and neurology and how they affect individuals overall in order to inform interventions. My hobbies include drawing, painting, cooking, and - when I have the time - visiting the beaches San Diego has to offer.  

I am a second-year medical student and PRIME-Health Equity Scholar at UCSD. I am a competitive violist, published poetry chapbook author, and recently ran my first half-marathon. I enjoy cooking, biking, the prolific work of IU, and playing video games with faraway friends.