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2023-24 Design Team

 

Meet the Illustrators & Designers

Bella Lee

Co-Head of Design
Bella Lee

Bella is a second-year Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior major, with her focus of interest lying in Neurobiology. In the future, she hopes to be able to focus on research dedicated to understanding the meta of learning how we learn. Currently she’s an undergraduate lab assistant at the Muth Lab. When she’s not leading the design team, Bella likes reading and building puzzles.

Emily-Mae McConihe

Co-Head of Design
Smiling young woman with long hair in navy T-shirt on sunny campus lawn

Emily-Mae is a fourth year design major who's focus is on graphic, web, and print design. Outside of school she loves to paint, draw, read and spend time outdoors.

Kailee Suess

Scientific Illustrator
Quill and pen

Kailee is a Biological Science major.

Chloe Sagan

Scientific Illustrator
Quill and pen

Chloe is a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major.

Mikiko Whitehorn

Scientific Illustrator & Print Designer
Quill and pen

Mikiko is a Cell Biology major.

Alya Samsudin

Scientific Illustrator
Quill and pen

Alya is a Plant Biology major.

Dominique Lashley

Print Designer
Quill and pen

Dominique is a Systems and Synthetic Biology major.

Japneet Kaur

Scientific Illustrator & Print Designer
Japneet Kaur

Japneet is a third-year Biotechnology major. She is especially interested in bioethics and biomedical policy and hopes to further this interest as she continues her educational career. She plans on specializing in bioinformatics and hopes to continue on to grad school before pursuing a career in this field. Outside of science, she enjoys writing and engaging in artistic pursuits. 

Anandi Survase

Scientific Illustrator
Quill and pen

 

Sam Mena

Scientific Illustrator
Young person with glasses smiling, leaning against a light-colored wall in a corridor.

Sam is a fourth-year Cell Biology major. She plans to pursue graduate school with a focus on the mechanisms of meiosis and mitosis. Beyond her position as a Scientific Illustrator, Sam is an undergraduate researcher in the lab of Dr. Francis McNally. Sam also enjoys cooking and drawing non-science-based art in her free time.

Jay Sasaki

Scientific Illustrator
Jay Sasaki.

Jay is a third year Plant Science major. Their focal topics are agriculture, plant genetics, isopods, and vermicompost. 

Joleen Dorothy Lindog

Scientific Illustrator
Quill and pen

Joleen is a fourth-year Biological Sciences major. She plans to pursue a career in the VetMed field, focusing on small animals. In addition to creating graphics for the Aggie Transcript, Joleen is also a research intern for the Fangue Lab where they study fish physiology, and a casual volunteer with DPAW/Mercer Vet Clinic. Joleen enjoys drawing portraits, playing video games, hanging with her cat, and going to concerts!

Jessie Lee

Scientific Illustrator & Print Designer
Quill and pen

Jessie is a Science and Technology Studies major.

Grace Muma

Scientific Illustrator
Quill and pen

Grace is a Biotechnology major.

Alyssa Wong

Scientific Illustrator & Print Designer
Quill and pen

Alyssa is a Food Science and Technology major.

Lydia Lei

Scientific Illustrator & Print Designer

Lydia is a Cognitive Science major.

Zadie Perera

Print Designer
Quill and Ink

Zadie is a sophomore Human Development and Linguistics major interested in neurobiology and language development. Outside of studies, she enjoys reading, crafting, and drawing.

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