Grad Slam 2025

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Jaquesta Adams

UC Berkeley

Illuminating oxytocin: How nanosensors ‘listen in’ on the brain’s chemical conversations

UC Davis

The road to recovery: Psychedelic-like drugs for improving mental health

UC Irvine

Catching Alzheimer’s disease before it starts — with a simple memory game

UCLA

Guarding the crown jewel: Stopping the viral invasion of the brain

UC Merced

Zipping and unzipping peptide tiles: A targeted approach to medicine

UC Riverside

When math meets your skin: A multiscale model of keloid scar expansion

UC San Diego

Monitoring white sharks with environmental DNA

UC San Francisco

Finding HIV: A swipe in the right direction

UC Santa Barbara

Will the lights stay on? Forecasting electricity demand in a warmer California

UC Santa Cruz

A sticky situation: The age-related influx of clot-producing platelets