The Executive Team
All About the 2020 Executive Members of AMWA Rice
Lily Wieland
Co-President
Grad Year: 2022 - Junior
College: Brown
Major(s): Philosophy
Minor(s): Medical Humanities and Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Favorite spot on campus: Brochstein pavilion
Extracurricular(s): Lily is really interested in end-of-life care and ethics, which is what her independent research has focused on for over a year now.
Hobbies/Interests: Music, Crocheting, Palliative oncology
"I love to fill my days with music and creativity, so you can always catch me listening to music (often Hozier) or thinking up a new crochet project!"
Surabhi Madadi
Co-President
Grad Year: 2022 - Junior
College: Brown
Major(s): Biosciences - Concentration in Cell Biology & Genetics
Minor(s): Medical Humanities
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Favorite spot on campus: Coffeehouse
Extracurricular(s): Surabhi tutors and teaches for various organizations, while performing research in both basic science and medical humanities.
Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, dance, traveling, women’s health
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"You can find me exploring the worlds of leadership, coffee, and skincare."
Shreya Jain
Secretary
Grad Year: 2023 - Sophomore
College: McMurtry
Major(s): Cognitive Sciences - Concentration in Neuroscience
Minor(s): Global Health Technologies
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Favorite spot on campus: Brochstein Pavilion
Extracurricular(s): Shreya currently performs research in the Texas Medical Center on sensory processing while also working on telehealth-related projects.
Hobbies/Interests: Outdoor walks/hiking, traveling & exploring new places, and spending quality time with friends!
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"One of my greatest passions is to help improve healthcare equality, which is why I'm considering pursuing an MD/MPH dual degree."
Sueda Cetinkaya
Public Relations Coordinator
Grad Year: 2022 - Junior
College: Brown
Major(s): Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Minor(s): Statistics
Hometown: Houston, TX
Fave spot on campus: CHAÃœS
Extracurricular(s): Sueda conducts research at two labs studying the biomedical applications of Shape-shifting Polymers and the roles of metabolic pathways in Pancreatic Cancer.
Hobbies/Interests: Songwriting/singing, Art, Photography, Mentoring/Education
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"I'm a big fan of learning new languages because it opens up a new door into a different culture!"
Claire Mobed
Treasurer
Grad Year: 2023 - Sophomore
College: Baker
Major(s): Biochemistry
Minor(s): Medical Humanities
Hometown: West Chester, PA
Favorite spot on campus: Hammocks near Fondren
Extracurricular(s): Claire is interested in mentoring students, so she is involved in DREAM, a mentoring program for high school students.
Hobbies/Interests: Running, Reading in the Fondy hammocks :)
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"I am an avid appreciator of food, so I have also spent some time enjoying the local cuisine by going to Houston restaurants."
Anh Nguyen
Outreach Coordinator
Grad Year: 2023 - Sophomore
College: Duncan
Major(s): Biological Sciences/Sociology
Minor(s): Medical Humanities
Hometown: Houston, TX
Fave spot on campus: Brochstein
Extracurricular(s): Anh volunteers at Ben Taub, mentors at a local high school, is involved in health advocacy through PIH Engage, and conducts medical humanities research.
Hobbies/Interests: K-dramas, Spicy Memes, Rap/R&B, Rice QB Scholars Community
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"Feel free to talk to me about scrunchies (I have over 100 hehe)!"