People
FYI Mentorship Program Team Members
Ray Yang, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis, Chemistry
Ray is a postdoc at Washington University in St. Louis and Vice President of Washington University Postdoc Society. He obtained his PhD in Theoretical Physics from Massey University, New Zealand. His research interests include developing efficient and accurate computational methods for quantum many-body problems, with applications to material sciences.
Maria Mercedes
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Developmental & Regenerative Biology
Maria Mercedes is a 4th year PhD candidate at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is conducting her dissertation research in Elena Ezhova’s laboratory, focusing on the role of BRACM protein 1 (BAP1) in skin development. Originally from the Dominican Republic, Maria is a proud First-Generation student committed to promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Moses Adejumo
Clarkson University, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Moses Adejumo is a 4th year doctoral candidate in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department of Clarkson University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, in 2017. His current research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of molten salt (IMS) membranes for ammonia separation and modeling of ammonia through molten salt membranes.
Mehri Azizi
Florida International University, Biological Sciences
Doing my Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, I am specifically interested in promoting diversity, inclusion, and sense of belonging in science education for both students and teachers. I am motivated to work with self-regulated theories along with the role of meta-cognitive learning to study the first-year biology students. I believe the findings are generalizable to many other environments including corporations and institutions.
Damilola Lawore
Purdue University, Biomedical Engineering
Damilola Lawore is a 4th year doctoral candidate in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University. She earned her master’s degree in chemistry from Western Illinois University and her bachelor’s degree from The University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Het current research focuses on building living microbial therapies by engineering vaginal microbes to produce anticancer molecules.