Our Board

Lana Zheng (BC’24)
Chair
lana.zheng@yale.edu

Lana Zheng (she/her) is a junior, majoring in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. As GUMI Chair, she oversees all GUMI endeavors like the mentorship program and panels, with a special interest in outreach for minority communities in STEM. In her free time, she enjoys conducting research, battling an online shopping addiction, and eating fries at the Ivy.

Sophie Nguyen (TC ’28)
sophie.nguyen@yale.edu
Sophie Nguyen (she/her) is a freshman, possibly majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. She is from Orange County in Southern California. As a part of the GUMI committee, Sophie collaborates with other team members to organize the Yale graduate-undergraduate mentorship program, panels, and other outreach opportunities regarding research in all disciplines. In her free time, she enjoys playing her guitar, making matcha, and catching up with friends.
Yuvan Chali (ES ’27)
yuvan.chali@yale.edu
Yuvan Chali (he/him) is a sophomore, majoring in computer science and chemistry. As a member of the GUMI team, he works on the GUMI mentorship program and event planning. Outside of YURA, he enjoys conducting research and cubing.
Ramy Triki (SC ’28)
ramy.triki@yale.edu

Ramy Triki (she/her) is a freshman majoring in biomedical engineering. As a part of the GUMI board, he helps connect students to mentors through the mentorship program, with a special focus on minority communities in STEM. In his free time, Ramy enjoys walks along cross campus, playing tennis, and finally learning to play the piano.

 

Johnathan McGee (SC ’28)
johnathan.mcgee@yale.edu

Johnathan McGee (he/him) is a freshman, majoring in Neuroscience and Anthropology. He is from Los Angeles, California. As a GUMI member, Johnathan supports the creation of mentorship programs for undergraduate students, with a special interest in outreach for minority students to create networks with various minority graduate students. In his free time, he enjoys thrifting, traveling (especially to NYC), and watching 2000-2010s music videos in Silliflicks.

Daniel Coria (BF ’27)
daniel.coria@yale.edu

Daniel Coria (he/him) is a sophomore majoring in Computer Science and Engineering Sciences (Mechanical). He is from Salinas, California. As a GUMI member, Daniel helps facilitate mentorship pairings for the graduate-undergraduate mentorship program, in which he collaborates with other GUMI members to connect undergraduate students with graduate mentors based on their interests, needs, and preferences. Outside of YURA, Daniel likes volunteering at a local elementary school to teach kids how to code, playing Mario Party with friends, and trying new local restaurants.

Mia Haraguchi (DC ’22)
mia.haraguchi@yale.edu
Mia Pic

Mia is majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. She works on the Graduate-Undergraduate Mentorship Initiative (GUMI), developing resources for graduate mentors and contributing to outreach efforts.

Jerry Ruvalcaba (TD ’23)
jerry.ruvalcaba@yale.edu
Jerry
Jerry Ruvalcaba is a junior pursuing MCDB on the pre-med track. He works in the Malvankar lab group of the Microbial Sciences Institute studying the nanowire systems of Geobacter bacteria. In addition to this, he writes for the Yale Scientific Magazine and volunteers for Yale Matriculate.