Bhavya Vashi
Team Library Liaison
Bhavya is a Neurobiology and Physiology major with a goal to go to medical school. She is from North Potomac, MD and is involved on campus as the Treasurer of the American Medical Students Association and as a CONNECT mentor for the Gemstone program. She has a second degree black belt in karate and enjoys playing the violin.
Chinmayi Pamala
Team Ombudsperson
Chinmayi is a Physiology & Neurobiology major on the pre-med track. She is from Frederick, MD and is involved in the Hindu Students Council. She is co-President of the Maryland Science Olympiad club and enjoys volunteering at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Her hobbies include baking, traveling, and trying new foods!
Kyeisha Laurence
Team Webmaster
Kyeisha is a Cell Biology and Genetics Major major and French minor with aspirations to go to medical school. She is from Saint Martin, a small island in the Caribbean. She is on the Gems100 steering committee and is the Director of Strategic Outreach for the Gemstone program, works on the executive board of Charles R Drew Pre-Health Society on campus, and enjoys being apart of the Caribbean Student Association.
Mansu Shrestha
Team Ombudsperson
Mansu Shrestha is a Cell Biology and Genetics major from Gaithersburg, MD. She is active in the Gemstone program as a camp leader and section leader. She is also a Tell-A-Terp ambassador on campus. In her free time, she enjoys watching shows and movies from around the world. She is excited about Team CASCADE and expects to learn a lot. After graduation, she plans on going to graduate school.
Morgan Robinson
Team Mentor Liaison
Morgan is a Cell Biology and Genetics major and Philosophy minor from Potomac, MD. She is aiming to be a patent lawyer but also has interests in researching the connections between epigenetic and diet. She is involved in Alpha Phi Omega, Federal Fellows, is an Honors Ambassador, and is a section leader for the Gemstone Program. She enjoys traveling, hiking, swimming, and running.
Sindhu Murugan
Team Mentor Liaison
Sindhu is a Physiology and Neurobiology major in the pre-med track. She is from West Windsor, New Jersey. Currently, she is a Gems100 section leader, CONNECT mentor and is a part of the Alternative Breaks Program. In her free time, she enjoys singing, reading, traveling, and listening to music.
Stephanie Moy
Team Liaison
Stephanie is Physiology & Neurobiology and Psychology double major with plans to be doing research in the future.
She is from Elkridge, MD and is involved in Erasable Inc., UMD’s only all-improv performance group as well as Club Softball and Orientation Advising. Her interests include writing, petting other people’s dogs, and a fun fact is that she has been to Iceland!
Team Mentor
Dr. Frauwirth is a lecturer in the department of Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics at the University of Maryland. He received his Ph.D in immunology at the University of California-Berkeley. His research focused on T cell activation and peripheral tolerance mechanisms.
Team Librarian
Celina is the librarian for Government Documents, Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice. In addition to her work with on-campus departments, she also works with federal depository libraries in Maryland, Delaware, and DC. As a subject liaison librarian, she provides research support to the UMD community via consultations and instruction. She has a B.A. from Lehigh University in Russian Studies and English and M.S in the Science of Information from the University of Michigan's School of Information in 2004.