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Writer’s Bio

Do Yeon (Jason) Kim, Writer

Jason is a senior majoring in Agricultural & Biological Engineering, in nanoscale engineering con-
centration. He will attend graduate school in the Fall of 2019 for biomedical engineering. Jason is 
also involved in other RSO’s such as Illini Biohackers, Illini Algae and the American Society of Ag-
ricultural and Biological Engineering. He is always willing to learn new topics and challenge him-
self.

Luke Lalonde, Writer

Luke is a freshman majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology.  Along with writing for the jour-
nal, he works as a research assistant in the Saif Lab of Cell Mechanics and Nanoscale Materials on 
campus.  He is excited to see “Brain Matters” continue to grow throughout his time at UIUC.

Victoria Wu, Writer

Victoria is a sophomore completing and Independent Plan of Study in Neurotheology and a mi-
nor in Chemistry. She is the founder and president of Juvenile Detention Center Tutoring at UIUC. 
Outside of academics, she enjoys travelling, reading, long runs, and yoga. She is looking forward 
working and learning with the collaborators and readers of NJComm at UIUC.

Bailey Zinger, Writer

Bailey is a sophomore in bioengineering and has interests in neuroscience, computational biology, 
and imaging. Apart from writing for Brain Matters, Bailey is currently working as a research assis-
tant in machine learning applications to problems in medicine. She is excited to help facilitate gen-
eral knowledge and interest in neuroscience topics through Brain Matters.

Neil Doherty, Writer

*See Editor’s Note