Our Team

Ariane is a 5th year PhD student in the BMS program studying the human microbiome.

As we navigate through our training to become professionals, whether that be to become physicians, scientists, nurses, or pharmacists, we mustn’t forget our human voices. “Between Degrees” is a multimedia literature and arts site partnering with Synapse to publish student works every week. Our hope is to create an online space where students will feel comfortable and proud of sharing their works so that they can inspire others and remind the UCSF community of the things that make us human. Essentially, the site is meant to be an outlet for artistic expression by UCSF students during times when there may not seem to be enough time for such endeavors.

Elma Frias is a 4th year PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program.

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.

Janice Goh is a Graduate student in the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics program.

Jihee was a DDS/PhD student in the Oral and Craniofacial Sciences program. 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.

Kate Arriola is a fifth year student in the School of Pharmacy.

Lakshmi Subbaraj is a medical student who grew up in Fremont, CA and enjoys playing tennis, camping, and photography outside the classroom.

Laura is a first-year pharmacy student at the UCSF School of Pharmacy.