L&S Mentors

ELIOTTE GARLING, PHD CANDIDATE

L&S Mentor
Plant and Microbial Biology

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER/HERS & THEY/THEIR

Eliotte majored in biology (with an unofficial minor in religion) from Reed College in Portland, OR. She then worked at Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA. as a research technician for two years. In Fall 2020 Eliotte began her Ph.D. in microbiology in the Plant and Microbial Biology Program (PMB) at UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on individual identity and group interactions of the bacterium Proteus mirabilis.

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LESDI GOUSSEN ROBLETO, PHD CANDIDATE

L&S Mentor
Art History

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER/HERS

Lesdi earned her BA in History of Art from NYU in 2015. She moved back to her hometown of Oakland, CA where she worked as a middle school educator and later as a gallery assistant in San Francisco while applying to graduate school. She is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of History of Art.

Lesdi is a native Spanish speaker and is proficient in Portuguese.

Mentor Interests:...

JULIE GRASSIAN, MASTER of PUBLIC HEALTH & MASTER of SOCIAL WELFARE CANDIDATE

L&S Mentor
Public Health
PRONOUNS: SHE/HER/HERS Julie received her B.A. from UCLA with a major in Psychology and minor in Public Health. After graduation, she worked as the Program Coordinator for the UCLA Women's Health Education & Research Center, and developed a mentorship program at UCLA for underrepresented undergraduate students interested in the public health field. Julie is currently a second year Masters of Public Health & Masters of Social Welfare student at Berkeley, with a focus in children and adolescent health. Julie is also a Berkeley Hope Scholar. ...

CHRISTINE QABAR, PHD CANDIDATE

L&S Mentor
Microbiology

PRONOUNS: SHE/HER/HERS

Christine graduated from Towson University in Baltimore with a degree in Cell & Molecular Biology and went on to earn her Masters of Science in Molecular Microbiology. In Fall 2019, Christine began her PhD program at UC Berkeley in the department of Plant & Microbial Biology where she studies metabolism in non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTMs). Mentoring interests: - STEM students - Applying to graduate school - Managing imposter syndrome - Choosing a major What’s one thing you wish you knew as an...