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Neelaysh received his bachelor's degree in Neuroscience from Saint Louis University and completed his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he also completed an additional one year training program in Clinical and Translational Research. He is a resident physician in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford University. He has published recommendations for otolaryngologists on COVID-19 and is currently co-principal investigator on a grant funded clinical trial assessing a therapeutic option for COVID-19.

Neil studied Computer Science and Psychology with a specialization in artificial intelligence and minor in business at Illinois Institute of Technology. He has founded two startups and worked in multiple industries, including education, energy, and IoT. He is currently CEO of Hiome, where he is building an AI to proactively manage your home for you. In his spare time, he enjoys playing board games and automating things.

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Farzad received his bachelor's of science degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biology from MIT, and completed his PhD work at USC on molecular evolution of diagnostic and therapeutic peptides via mRNA display. He has worked for two startup companies, working on sensitive and specific detection of disease biomarkers (after his undergraduate degree), and developing peptide therapeutics (after his PhD). He is currently a postdoctoral fellow in structural biology at Oregon Health and Science University, working to unravel the molecular mechanism of NMDA receptor modulation by Cryoelectron microscopy.

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Grace received her bachelor's degree in Biology from Cornell University and completed her PhD in Ecology at UC Davis/Bodega Marine Laboratory where she used various statistical methods on understanding seagrass ecosystem dynamics. Interested in the intersection between science and technology, she has previously worked as a contract research scientist at X and now as a program associate with Schmidt Marine Technology Partners, a philanthropic organization that funds new technology promoting ocean sustainability.

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Max received his bachelor's degree in Biology from Cornell University and master's degree in Medical Genetics at Cambridge University as part of the Gates-Cambridge fellowship program. He completed his PhD work in Neuroscience at UCSF where his research focused on the striatum and better understanding how this part of the brain contributes to decision-making. As part of UCSF's Medical Scientist Training Program, he is now completing his medical degree.

Shruti received her bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from California College of the Arts.

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Jeremy received his bachelor's degree in Physics from The University of Chicago. While there, he did research on machine learning applications in medical imaging. He completed his doctoral work in Bioengineering at UCSF and UC Berkeley where his research focused on metabolic imaging of prostate cancer. He is now finishing his medical degree at UCSF.

Allison Wong is an MD/PhD student at UCSF. Her PhD was in chemistry and chemical biology and in her thesis work she developed chemical tools to study protein kinases. Her background and interests include synthesis, proteomics and biochemistry. Her medical interests include addressing healthcare disparities in marginalized populations. In her free time she enjoys running long distances and picking up and putting down heavy objects, much to the bewilderment of her family.