Health and Wellness Committee

Allie is a Neuroscience student studying the interaction of microbes and the brain in Dr. Jeffrey Gordon’s lab. Allie has developed many hobbies in quarantine including: buying numerous plants and trying not to kill them, learning to speak dog, and poorly attempting to bake desserts inspired by the Great British Bake Off. She also enjoys knitting and pottery.

Tessa is a Molecular Cell Biology student studying the role of mitochondrial phosphorylation on skeletal and cardiac muscle postnatal development in the lab of Dr. Natalie Niemi. Outside of the lab, Tessa likes to explore St. Louis coffee shops, attend country concerts, hike, cook, and bake (especially for my lab mates!). As a H&W co-chair, I am excited to continue talking about mental health and overall well-being in academia, and work toward creating a more supportive and inclusive academia.

Mini is in the Developmental, Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology program and a member of the Yoo lab studying epigenetic dynamics during direct neural conversion. Whenever physically and mentally able, she may be found in the rock climbing gym. Her favorite thing of the day is always watching the sunset with her derpy cat, Nico.