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Victoria Turner

Editor-in-Chief

Graduate Division

Victoria Turner is a 6th year neuroscience graduate student and Synapse's Editor-in-Chief.

Jihee Yoon

Editor-in-Chief

School of Dentistry

Student

Jihee is a third year DDS/PhD student in the Oral and Craniofacial Sciences program and Synapse's co-Editor-in-Chief. Jihee firmly believes that each individual's voice is their most powerful asset, and she encourages all UCSF students to make your voices heard through Synapse.

Genesis Vasconez

Editor-in-Chief

School of Nursing

Student

Gene is in her last year of the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at UCSF. With a background in Nursing, Psychology, Biology and Chemistry, she hopes to bring a dynamic journalistic approach to Synapse.

Taylor LaFlam

Editor

Graduate Division

Student

Sylvie Sturm

Editor

Staff

With 15 years of experience as a journalist and editor, Sylvie assists and advises Synapse's student Editor in Chief and the student Editorial Board in planning, writing, editing, and producing content.

Wendy Fu

Contributor

School of Dentistry

Student

Wendy was born and raised in China until she was 11, when she migrated to Texas with her family. She is a fan of Amy Tan and TED talks. Wendy also enjoys outdoor activities, and is excited to explore the city on her new road bike. She loves ice cream and dogs.

Victor Lam

Contributor

Victor Lam is a third year graduate student in the Tetrad program.

Sikai Song

Contributor

School of Medicine

Sikai Song is a fourth year student in the School of Medicine.

Sam Lee

Writer

School of Nursing

Student

Sam Lee is an L.A. native currently pursuing his third, and hopefully last, career change to become a Family Nurse Practitioner. In his off-duty time, Sam serves as a weekend warrior in the US Air Force Reserves or can be found diligently maintaining his Yelp Elite status by exploring SF's vibrant neighborhoods. He enjoys overloading his plate and then complaining about starvation. This bio took him two hours to write.

Rosa Chan

Writer

Graduate Division

Student

Nicholas Gentry

Contributor

Graduate Division

Student

Nicholas Gentry is a BMS student in the Fu lab. He is studying circadian rhythms and neurogenetics, with an interest in epigenetics, memory, and neurodegeneration.

Nhat Bui

Columnist

School of Nursing

Student

Nausheen Mahmood

Contributor

School of Medicine

Student

Nausheen Mahmood is a first year M.D. student who loves spending time cooking, drinking tea, and photographing her friends around SF. Other than personal journaling, she has no formal experiences writing and hopes to use Between Degrees to chronicle the profound, the mundane, and everything in between as it relates to medical school and UCSF.

Maxwell Coyle

Columnist

Campus

Staff

Max Coyle is a Synapse staff writer and a technician with the Gartner Lab, where he studies the patterning and self-organization of microvasculature in 3-D tissues. His interests include biking, bourbon, and bibimbap, though never at the same time.

Matthew Klope

Contributor

Graduate Division

Student

Matthew Klope is a second year graduate student in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology program.