Akhilesh Kuppili
Founder & Co-President
Our Team
Austin Lee
Founder & Co-President
Hridin Sarnaik
Founder & Co-President
Ryan Lu
Lead Technician
Executive Board
Joshua Luu
Promotion/Interview Head and Writer
Josh is a junior at Troy High School. He loves ecology, wildlife biology, and psychology. He hopes to pursue one of these in the future. You can find him reading, sleeping, or listening to music.
Chris Ling
Chief Editor and Writer
Chris is a current 11th grader at Troy High School. He has a passion for biotechnology and studying diseases like PV and hopes to bring his curiosity into the Biobridge team. In his spare time, you can find him playing clarinet, interacting with friends, cooking meals, or mainly sleeping.
Donna Yung
Promotion Head and Writer
Donna is a junior at Troy High school. She enjoys biology, chemistry, and wants to pursue a career in healthcare. In her spare time, she likes to hangout with her friends, read, or work out. She is also on the varsity dance team!
Staff and Editors
Adyson Ngo
Chief Editor
Adyson is a senior at Orange County School of the Arts in the Creative Writing conservatory. She has a strong interest in genetic pathology and advancements in treatment. Outside of research, Adyson enjoys gardening fresh fruits and vegetables.
Jessie Chen
Senior Writer & Social Media
Jessie is a current 11th grader at Troy High School with a passion for genetic biology and medical research. She enjoys sharing what she learns with others and bringing curiosity and creativity to the BioBridge Project. When she’s not exploring science, Jessie can be found playing piano, dancing, journaling, and diving into anything related to music.
Victor Li
Senior Writer and Social Media
Victor Li is a junior at Troy High School. One of his biggest hobbies is biking, and he enjoys learning new things. Victor is particularly interested in immunology and biochemistry.
Yuri Ha
Senior Writer
Yuri is a junior at Portola High School. She is interested in biology, and is hoping to pursue a path in healthcare. In her spare time, she likes shopping with friends, tanning, and going to concerts. Yuri is also on the Varsity Basketball and Golf team at Portola!
Daniel Kim
Senior Writer
Daniel Kim is a junior at Portola High School. He enjoys cinematography, playing the guitar, tennis, and watching K-dramas. Daniel also enjoys biology and chemistry, where he hopes to pursue his future endeavor of being a dentist.
Augasthya Sunki
Senior Writer
Augasthya Sunki is a junior at Arcadia high school. He loves cubing and playing basketball. He enjoy exploring topics in physics and economics, and passionate about making complex ideas simple and accessible for everyone.
Ruthvik Kolleti
Writer, Editor, and Interview Team
Ruthvik is a sophomore at Arcadia High School interested in biotechnology, biomedical engineering, and entrepreneurship. He hopes to develop innovative healthcare solutions and eventually launch a startup. Outside academics, he enjoys working with electronics and exploring motorsports.
Miabella Lopez
Writer and Social Media
Miabella Lopez is a junior at Portola High School. Her favorite types of sciences are biochemistry and pathology. Outside of learning science, Miabella loves to read, play guitar, and watch storytelling gameplay.
Joshua Malar
Writer & Social Media
Joshua Malar is a junior at Portola High School. He plays professional cricket for SoCal and is on the pathway for USA internationals. He also gains interest learning about biology and is passionate to work in the medical field
Shambhavi Wale
Writer and Editor
Shambhavi is a senior at Irvine High School interested in biomedical engineering, biotechnology, and healthcare innovation. She is passionate about using science and technology to improve people’s lives while considering the ethical questions surrounding biotechnology. Outside of academics, she enjoys STEM, community service, creating art, and spending time with friends and family.
Joseph Collins
Social Media
I am a junior at Portola high school with a strong interest in finance, economics, and passion civics. I enjoy learning about how certain decisions can be used to improve people’s lives, and I hope to pursue a career in the economics field in the future. Outside of school, I enjoy playing soccer, spending time with friends, and exploring new interests.
Laith Karim
Social Media
Hi! I’m Laith, a junior at Portola high school student interested in biology and medicine. He is passionate about learning more about science. I enjoy hikes, the beach, and playing sports.
Christian Lowe
Social Media
Christian is a junior at Portola High School. He loves playing soccer, gaming, and reading. He hopes to pursue business in the future.
Connor Wang
Social Media
Connor is a junior at Portola High School. Like his father, he is interested in engineering, and hopes to pursue a path in aerospace. Outside of academics, he enjoys playing golf, the violin, and spending time with friends.
Sabrina Yung
Social Media
Sabrina is a freshman at Troy High school. Though she is just starting her journey, she enjoys learning about all the different topics about biology. Outside of school, she loves to sleeping, hanging out with friends, and spending her time outside. Fun fact Sabrina takes an hour nap everyday after school.
Annabelle Ye
Social Media and Interview Team
Annabelle is a junior at Troy High School. She enjoys learning about genetics and ethology. Outside of the science field, she spends her time doing arts and crafts.
Luca Chill
Writer
Luca is a junior at Troy High School. He is on the Troy varsity golf team and enjoys pushing himself to his limit. His interests also include biology and philosophy. Luca's dream is to become a surgeon and build his own business.
Austin Yang
Writer
Austin is a junior at Bonita High School. He is interested in oncology and immunology and hopes to pursue a career as a cancer researcher. Outside of conducting experiments in the lab, you can find him drawing, gaming, or sleeping!
Sania Ahmed
Writer
Sania Ahmed is a junior at Irvine High School with a passion in genetic biology, neuroscience, and psychology. Her hobbies are listening to music, watching movies and shows, being involved with fashion, and creative writing.
Ashley Wong
Writer
Ashley is a junior at Troy High School. She wants to pursue biotechnology research while remaining conscious of the ethical issues behind this newer field of science. Outside of lab work and research, she loves playing video games, collecting stationery, and joining her friends on their ventures for their own passions.
Bhuvan Maharaj
Writer
I am a sophomore at Trabuco Hills High School with a strong interest in biology, medicine, and biomedical innovation. I enjoy learning about how science can be used to improve people’s lives, and I hope to pursue a career in the medical field in the future. Outside of school, I enjoy playing cricket, spending time with friends, and exploring new interests.
Isaiah Hurtado
Writer
Isaiah is a junior at Troy High School. He aspires to do work and research in the biotechnology field. In his free time, he loves to play and listen to music, as well as spend time playing his favorite video game, Library of Ruina.
Vicky Kong
Writer
Vicky Kong is a junior at Troy High School with an interest in ecology and biogenetics. In their free time, you can find them dabbling in the arts, lost in a playlist, or doing something active.
Michaela Fan
Writer
Michaela is a junior at Portola High School with a strong passion for biology, particularly immunology. She also has a background in neuropsychology, with interests in patient care and understanding human relationships and behavior through the lens of neuroscience. Outside of biology, Michaela enjoys painting, and playing Pokémon GO.
Varun Raja
Writer
Varun Raja is a sophomore at Portola High School. He has played professional cricket for Southern California and is really eager to move further in the sport. He also likes learning about biology and entrepreneurship. Varun's dream is to become a successful business owner one day.
Devika Sutar
Writer
Devika is a junior at Troy High School who wishes to pursue her interest in biotechnology and immunology. She enjoys watching animated videos about biology and drawing diagrams to help her understand its aspects clearly. When she’s not immersed in science, she likes to read fiction, play cricket, or hang out with her friends.
Abigail Yowell
Writer
Abigail Yowell is a sophomore at Portola High School interested in neuroscience, biology, and medicine. Through STEM programs, she has developed a passion for scientific research, expanding her scientific knowledge, and making science more accessible to others. Outside of academics, Abby enjoys studying at cute cafes, running, baking for friends and family, playing guitar + piano, curating her plant collection, and spending time with her two dogs.
Yasmine Licari
Writer
Yasmine is a 3rd year psychology student at the University of Occidental Brittany. She has a passion for psychology, neuroscience. Her hobbies include reading, baking, crocheting and going to the gym.
Pavan Maharaj
Writer
Pavan is a sophomore at Trabuco Hills High School. He is interested in biology and enjoys learning about how things work. Through Biobridge, he hopes to share what he learns, explore new topics, and help make biology more interesting and accessible to other students.
Clayton Reyes
Interview Team
Clayton is a junior at Portola High School. He enjoys playing golf and basketball and hopes to pursue medicine in the future.