Elisa Ma, other

This summer, I'll be learning and using different lab techniques to create lentiviral recombinant plasmids to help build a library of human genes.

Earlier this year, a few classmates and I competed at the Bioengineering High School Competition at UC Berkeley, developing a theoretical therapeutic to Alzheimer's using lipid nanoparticles and siRNA.

At school, I'll either be chatting with my friends, doing homework, or working with our debate team as we prepare for an upcoming tournament.

In my spare time, I'm either watching a movie, reading a book, or training with my dragon boat team.