BESA welcomes the UC Davis Biomedical Engineering incoming class of 2026!
Kaya Adelzadeh
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Nathanael Azuponga
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Kate Chang
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Yuan-Chen Chang
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Ryan Corp
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- Program: M.S. Student, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group, UC Davis
- Background: Business, entrepreneurship, and consulting
- Hobbies: Reading, writing poetry, spending time with his two cats.
- Research Focus Area: Medical devices and neurotechnology → Accessible human devices, neural signal processing, and translational device development
Marco Del Fava
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Christina George
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- Hometown: Reston, VA
- College: University of Virginia
- Hobbies: Health/Fitness (Pickleball, Yoga, Running, Rockclimbing, Hiking), Fiber Arts, Collecting Shark Teeth
- Research Focus Area: Biomechanics, Computational Biology
Vanessa Huaco
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- Hometown: Concord, CA
- College: UCLA (undergrad), UC Berkeley & UCSF (Master's)
- Hobbies: Baking, Reading, and Music
- Research Focus Area: Neuroengineering and Biomedical Devices
Bhavini Lakshmanan
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Zequan Lin
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- Hometown: Guangzhou, China
- College: University of Michigan
- Hobbies: Hiking, Cooking, Drawing, and Chinese calligraphy
- Research Focus Area: TBD
Chang Liu
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Aryan Mangla
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Andres Michel
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Benjamin Moxon
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Emily Nhan
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- Hometown: Orange County, Southern California
- College: University of California, Irvine — B.S. in Biomedical Engineering
- Hobbies: Dancing, ice skating, karaoke, billiards, and anything artsy
- Research Focus Area: Cancer research → Regenerative medicine and stem cell research
Huicheng Ouyang
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Cameron Ricketts
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- Hometown: San Jose, California
- College: University of California, Davis
- Hobbies: Running, Badminton, Guitar
- Research Focus Area: Bioastronautics
Shruti Shah
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- Hometown: Fremont, California
- College: Purdue University, B.S Brain and Behavioral Science, Certificates: Applications of Data Science, Python
- Hobbies: Dance (Indian Classical, Fusion, Hip Hop, Bollywood, always down to explore other styles), Volleyball, Ukelele, Hiking
- Research Focus Area: Neuroengineering - Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's patients
Patrick Smith
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- Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA
- College: University of California, San Diego for BS + MS
- Hobbies: Cooking, music, gaming, film/media
- Research Focus Area: Bio-inspired or bio-derived design → Molecular, Cell and Tissue Engineering
Mallory Wootton
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Jalena Wouters
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- Hometown: Brentwood, CA
- College: University of California, Davis College of Biological Sciences
- Hobbies: Sewing, weightlifting, and reading
- Research Focus Area: Extracellular vesicles (EVs), liquid biopsy, and veterinary medicine