Name:Ben Scott Hometown: Riverside, CA Lab: San Diego State University’s Phylogenetics and Evolution Lab website: https://kevinburnslab.com/lab-members/ Hobbies: Wildlife photography, backpacking, surfing, soccer, rock climbing What do you study? I curious about understanding why organisms look how they do and how that impacts their ability to survive. My main research is in studying the evolution of color […]

Name: Meredith Frie Hometown: Burlingame, CA Lab: Bjorn Lillemeier Lab website: https://lillemeier.salk.edu/ Hobbies: Reading, going to the beach What do you study?  ? I study T cells, which are a crucial cell type in the immune system to control and eliminate both infections and cancer. T cells have a unique receptor, the T cell receptor, […]