Meet the Writers


Brain Matters Writers
Writer

Rajvi 
Javeri is 
a Soph-
omore 
pursuing 
a major in 
Psycholo-
gy with a 
Concen-
tration 

in Behavioral Neuroscience and a 
minor in Music. Apart from being 
a part of the Undergraduate Neu-
roscience Society, she helps out as 
a research assistant at the Cogni-
tive Neuroimaging Laboratory at 
the Beckman Institute. In her free 
time. she likes to practice guitar 
and sing. She also loves drinking 
infused teas and reading books 
whenever she can. She loves going 
on treks and any outdoor activities 
in general and is also a part of the 
UIUC archery club!

Writer

Michael is a Soph-
omore majoring in 
Molecular and Cellu-
lar Biology Honors on 
the pre-med track. He 
is currently working 
on campus as an un-
dergraduate research-
er in the Nelson 

Lab. In addition to writing for Brain Matters, 
Michael is a member of the Illinois Medical 
Screening Society and plays trumpet for the 
Marching Illini. Michael hopes to inspire new 
advances in the field of neuroscience by writ-
ing about new and interesting research. 

Writer

Juan Bautista: Political 
Science Major; Molec-
ular Cellular Biology 
Minor, Senior. Extra-
curricular organizations 
besides Brain Matters 
at UNS, include profes-
sional development chair 
at Minorities in Health 
Sciences and founder 
of Bandside UIUC a platform for student rock 
bands. Neuroscience is probably the only real 
thing there is from a metaphysical perspective so 
why not study it. Brain matters and UNS provide 
a great commons area for discussion on neurolog-
ical topics.

Writer

My name is Dominick Ramirez, I 
am currently a sophomore look-
ing to major in psychology. RSOs 
I’m involved in are Blood Club, 
Illini Classics Club, and Illini 

World Taekwondo. I’m interested 
in neuroscience because I want 
to learn more about the physi-
ology behind mental disorders. 

Writer

Hari is 
a junior 
majoring in 
Chemical 
Engineer-
ing. Aside 
from Brain 
Matters, 
Hari is also 
involved 
in other Illinois RSO’s such as Illini 
Biodiesel Initiative, and the Ameri-
can Institute of Chemical Engineers. 
Outside of academics, Hari also 
works as a tutor, teaching SAT Prep 
courses to both middle and high 
school students. He is excited to see 
interest and outreach in neurosci-
ence topics increase through “Brain 
Matters”.