University of California: Grad Slam

Finalists

Check back to see which finalist from each campus will compete for the UC-wide championship!

Christian Gerard Capuno

Christian Gerard Capuno

UCLA

Mind over matter: Understanding sleep disruptions in myotonic dystrophy

Tahirah Williams

Tahirah Williams

UC Merced

More than slime: When mucus meets the Valley Fever invader

Maya McElfish 

Maya McElfish 

UC Santa Cruz

Senses in the seascape

Cameron Geller

Cameron Geller

UC Irvine

Can we close cancer’s escape routes?

Brandon Courteau

Brandon Courteau

UC San Francisco

Protein ‘Love Island’: How recoupling HER3 could reveal new breast cancer therapeutics

Jack Goon

Jack Goon

UC Davis

Analyzing the cancer battlefield

Carla Bassil

Carla Bassil

UC Berkeley

Machine learning-assisted gas sensor chip for food safety applications

David Nikom

David Nikom

UC Riverside

Leveling the game: A new script for Alzheimer’s in women

Kaylee Laub

Kaylee Laub

UC Santa Barbara

Reimagining climate solutions through speculative designs

Joanna Eckhardt

Joanna Eckhardt

UC San Diego

The early bird gets the worm: How physical activity influences sleep and brain health