Marta Sabariego, Ph.D. - Marta Sabariego was born and raised in Jaén, Spain. She was the first in her family to go to college. She received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology and her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Jaén. During graduate school she worked under the direction of Drs. Carmen Torres and Ignacio Morón investigating genetic vulnerability to frustration. Marta received several awards that allowed her to work at the University of Cagliari, Italy and UC Irvine. She moved to the US to work at the laboratories of Dr. Stefan Leutgeb and Dr. Robert Clark at UCSD during her postdoc, where she investigated the neural mechanisms of working and long-term memory storage. Outside of the lab, she loves traveling, dancing, watching movies, and hanging out with her family and friends.
Habiba Abouelatta '26
Double majoring in Neurscience and Behavior and Datascience. Habiba wants to continue to do neuroscience research and is interested in getting a PhD in Computational Neuroscience to combine her interests.
Gaby Cordero '26
Majoring in Neuroscience & Behavior and minoring in Film, Media, and Theater. Gaby is on the Pre-Health Track and is interested in pursuing a career in pediatric neurology.
Bella Batista '26
Majoring in Biology. Bella hopes the work performed at the Sabariego Lab will guide them post-graduation, potentially leading to a career as a curriculum researcher. They are also exploring their interest in healthcare, with the possibility of becoming a pediatric physician's assistant.
Dana Chateauneuf '26
Majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior. Dana is on the Pre-Medical Track and is interested in attending medical school.
Maka Chikundura '27
Majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior. Maka is interested in psychiatric research because it allows her to pursue her clinical passions as well as still be in the realm of research.
Andrea Rubio '27
Majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior. Andrea is on the Pre-Medical Track and plans on going to medical school to pursue a career in pediatric neurology.
Priyanshi Johari '27
Double majoring in Neuroscience and Computer Science. Priyanshi is interested in receiving a PhD in the fields of Machine Learning & Neural Networks / Computational Neuroscience.
Regina Ortega-Damian '27
Majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior. Regina hopes to get her Master's Degree in Audiology and continue to work with the Latine community in her hometown.
Nima Maxamuud '27
Double majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior and Data Science (Pre-Medical Track). Nima is interested in pursuing a PhD in Computational Neuroscience and a career in obstetrics and gynecology.
Mimi Nomikos '28
Double majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior and Psychology. Mimi would like to work in the behavioral health field in the future, particularly as a psychiatrist.
Elliot Arozqueta '28
Majoring in neuroscience and behavior. Elliot is interested in studying memory and learning and plans to become a neuroscience researcher in the future.
Rachel Moreno '28
Majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior. Rachel hopes to earn her PhD in Neuroscience and conduct research in systems neuroscience.
Aubryn Kaine '25
Lina Amato '25
Annabeth Loftman '25
Luci Campau '25
Kylee Miller '24
Vy Hoang '24
Oliver Aries '24
Eleftheria Vogiatzoglou '23
Lucy Anderson '23, Completed Honors Thesis, Summa cum Laude in Neuroscience & Behavior
Sarah Luiz '23
Petra Yang '23
Gabby Gagnon '24
Tracy Wen '24
Olivia Shields '24
Wenqi Zou '25
Lauren Kang '25
Saee Chitale '22, Completed Honors Thesis, Summa cum Laude in Neuroscience & Behavior
Shi Tang '22
Divna Scepanovic '22
Jennie Li '22
Grace Wallsinger '23
Deena Chohan '21
Anusha Vallepalli '22
Megi Hoxha '21, Completed Honors Thesis, High Honors in Neuroscience & Behavior
Safa Jawad '21
Sarah Tenney '21