PAST UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS
ANDREA CHEN
Andrea is an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology with minors in Chinese and Studio Art. She is from Natchitoches, Louisiana, and her experience working in the Kato Lab at LSU led to her continued interest in biology research. In her free time, she enjoys watercolor painting, going to the gym, and thrifting.
anoushka shenoY
Anoushka is an undergraduate student majoring in Cell & Molecular Biology. Originally from the Bay Area, she spends her weekends hiking local trails and testing out new boba shops. On campus, she works as a Service-Learning Assistant and is a Community Service Fellow. Her love for research was sparked as a kid exploring her mom’s lab and her continued interest in biology led her to become a biostatistics intern at UCSF which allowed her to see biology from a new perspective. Anoushka will be joining TUSOM in Fall 2024 where she hopes to continue research. In her free time, she loves singing, doing Just Dance, and watching Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Favorite piece of lab equipment: serological pipette
Favorite place at Tulane: under the A Quad trees
Raj Maity
Raj is an Undergraduate Pre-Medical student at Tulane University studying Cellular and Molecular Biology with minors in Chemistry and Liberal Arts Management. Raj is from Princeton, New Jersey and plans on becoming an Interventional Cardiologist in the future. On campus, he is a Senator representing the School of Science and Engineering, a member of the Undergraduate Student Government Finance Committee, part of an Intramural Basketball team, and a volunteer at the New Orleans Mission Homeless Shelter. Although his passions lie deep in science, he loves learning about finance and business as well. He has a passion for entrepreneurship and loves to start small businesses of his own. In his free time, he enjoys watching the Philadelphia Eagles play football, he likes to exercise, and build on his Vineyard Vines clothing collection. He also enjoys watching movies and eating at fine dining restaurants in the city.
Favorite piece of lab equipment: Barnstead Thermolyne Maxi Mix II Vortex Mixer
Favorite place at Tulane: Reily Student Recreation Center.
Nikita Jhangiani
Nikita is majoring in Cell & Molecular Biology and Philosophy with a minor in psychology. She is originally from Chicago, Illinois. Nikita loves being a part of fencing club and competing, reading about the mining of life (hence the philosophy), and spending time with my cute dog Benji. In her free time, she likes watching Grey’s Anatomy!
Favorite piece of lab equipment: qPCR Machine Voldemort
Favorite place at Tulane: 4th floor of Howie
Madison Carlin
Madison is from the Bay area, where she plans on moving back to after graduation. She is currently majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology with a minor in Gender studies. Some of her science interests involve DNA and forensic biology. She enjoys spending her free time doing ceramics on Tulane’s campus. She plans to move back to San Francisco and start a career in forensic biology to fight crime!
Favorite piece of lab equipment: aspirator
Favorite place at Tulane: Woldenberg (the art building)
josh "The hulk" kirkorsky
Josh, hailing from Scottsdale, Arizona, is the Meadows Lab's second undergraduate researcher ever and the lab's most aggressive bowler, nicknamed "the Hulk". He is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology with a double major in Spanish at Tulane. His consistent interest in biological research led him to join the Meadows Lab. Other research experiences include clinical cancer research at the Mayo Clinic and neurogenomics research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute. Josh will also be the first MD from the Meadows Lab! After graduating from Tulane in the Spring of 2018, he will be a part of the medical school class of 2022 and then will be formally known as "Dr. Hulk". In his spare time, Josh enjoys traveling, skiing, and playing the piano.
Favorite piece of lab equipment: cell culture aspirator
Favorite place at Tulane: LBC Quad
Hannah broussard
Hannah is originally from breaux bridge Louisiana and is the Meadows Lab resident class clown. After graduating from Tulane in 2018, she will be bringing her jokes to the LSU Dental School in New Orleans. In addition to her major in Cell and Molecular Biology, she is also a dance major and frequently expresses herself in the lab via interpretive dance. Hannah loves spending time with friends and doing arts and crafts when she has time. Occasionally she assumes the persona of "Bruce", who will invest your arcade credits wisely.
Favorite piece of lab equipment: the hood
Favorite place at Tulane: anywhere with the most campus cats
amanda lee
All the way from Connecticut, Amanda and her bright pink hair will blaze through the Meadows Lab for all four years of her undergraduate degree, being the first undergraduate to do so. She is double majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology and music and marches in Tulane's Marching Band as a flute player. She was the 2017 Munch Master, winning the first annual Cell and Molecular Biology Munchie Madness cooking competition, beating out 15 other CMB contestants.
Favorite piece of lab equipment: the microtome
Favorite place at Tulane: center field
chandler "bing" young, bs
Chandler was the first undergraduate to join the Meadows Lab, and the first one given a nickname - Chandler "Bing", inspired by the show Friends. Chandler graduated from Tulane in 2017.
