Isabella Lang

Food and Zap Response Team

Isabella is a rising second year at Northeastern University majoring in PharmD with a minor in Business Administration. She joined the lab in Spring 2024 and plans to pursue a career in pharmaceutical science, while continuing to participate in biomedical research. Outside of the lab, Isabella enjoys spending time with friends, family, and her dog–along with traveling and baking.

Gabrielle H. Martin

Zap & Precipice Teams

Gabi is a rising second year at Northeastern University who is currently studying Biology and Engineering on a pre-law track. Gabi’s current goals include becoming a neuroscientist, running a marathon, and finding the world’s greatest bowl of soup. When she is not in the lab or studying, they love reading books and hiking!

Annalise Totten

Zap Team

Annalise is an alum of Northeastern at Mills College, with a BS in Biology, ’24. She has worked in the Young lab for two years, focusing on the Zap project, and intends to pursue her PhD in biochemistry following her gap year. Annalise spends her time outside of the lab working throughout the Northeastern campus in both ResLife and as a peer educator, reading, and exploring the Bay Area.

Diya Singhal

Diya is a Cell and Molecular Biology Major at Northeastern University and began working on the Baseline Speed Project in the Young Lab her fall semester of freshman year. She aims to pursue a career in healthcare with a focus in clinical research. Outside of lab, Diya enjoys horseback riding, painting, playing basketball, and spending time with family and friends. 

Baseline Speed team (Zap)

Aaron Taylor

Aaron Taylor is a first year undergraduate student and a member of the size measurement team. He plans to pursue a Bachelors of Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry. He plans to go into the health care industry. Outside of the lab, he enjoys working out and cooking!

Size Measurement team (Zap)

Hannah Winans

Hannah is an undergraduate researcher on the precipice team pursuing her BS in biology and her minor in writing. Her goals include going into biomedical regenerative research with stem cells. She is from Colorado and loves to be outdoors hiking or traveling during the summer.

Precipice project

Sarah Gontowski

Sarah is a first year at Northeastern University. She is majoring in biology, with a minor in biomedical engineering. She plans on continuing to work in research by getting her ph.D in a field of her interest. Outside of the lab, she enjoys going thrifting with friends, going for drives, taking photos, watching movies, and listening to music.

Size Measurement team (Zap)

Savannah McCoy

Biology, B.S. ’23

Savannah (they/them) is a member of the precipice team. They are in their third year at mills and discovered a love for working with C. elegans in Dr. Young’s genetics class. They also work at the Mammalian Functional Genomics Lab at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In their free time, they love to play tabletop roleplaying games, draw, and cosplay.

Victoria Lam

Biopsychology B.A. ’23

Victoria is an undergraduate researcher pursuing a BS in Biopsychology. Her goals include working in medicine and public health. She is from San Francisco and loves to read and go out to eat food/desserts in her free time.

Robin Mitchell

Biochemistry B.A. Molecular Biology ’22

Robin has been working on precipice response research in the Young Lab since December 2020. An avid lover of all things neuro, she hopes to pursue a career in neurobiological research and science communication and will enter the Neurobiology Ph.D. program at the University of Chicago in Fall 2022. Outside of the lab, Robin enjoys reading, writing (fiction and nonfiction), and watching anime.

Q. Mariyam Muhammad

Biology, B.S. minor in Ethnic Studies ’22

Mariyam is an undergraduate senior and completing her first semester on the Zap team. She plans to pursue a Masters of Biomedical Sciences and a Masters of Science in Physician Assistant studies. Mariyam will continue working in the Young lab as a participant of the Jill Barrett Undergraduate summer research program.

Lizzy Dixon

Biology, B.S. minor in Math ’22

Lizzy started working in the Young lab in 2021 on the Olfactory Receptor project. Her fields of interest include genetics, cell biology and microbiology. After graduating from Mills Lizzy is looking forward to working in the biotech industry. Ultimately, she would like to pursue a PhD in one of her fields of interest. Outside of the lab she enjoys baking, painting and spending time outdoors hiking or camping with friends.

Katja E. Hodnett

Biopsychology B.A. ’22

Katja (she/her) enjoys working with animals and plans to move on to veterinarian medicine once her undergraduate degree is completed.

Euli Keomany

Biopsychology B.S. ’22

Eulia is in their senior year at Mills College, working for a B.S. degree in Biopsychology as a pre-vet student. Eulia started in the Young Lab in fall 2021, and joined the ZAP team. On the rare occasion that they are not in the lab, working, or in class, they like to spend their free time going out for drives near the ocean or staying in and spending time with their two cats. After graduating, Eulia hopes to continue pursuing a career in veterinary medicine by working as a veterinary assistant, and going to veterinary school.

Haifa Algabri

Biopsychology B.A. Public Health & Health Equity B.A. ’22

Eulia is in their senior year at Mills College, working for a B.S. degree in Biopsychology as a pre-vet student. Eulia started in the Young Lab in fall 2021, and joined the ZAP team. On the rare occasion that they are not in the lab, working, or in class, they like to spend their free time going out for drives near the ocean or staying in and spending time with their two cats. After graduating, Eulia hopes to continue pursuing a career in veterinary medicine by working as a veterinary assistant, and going to veterinary school.