Our Mission

Road2Research is a student-run initiative with a mission to foster interest in research and build a network of mentors for high schoolers increasing diversity in research and academia. Through a curriculum of lectures, hands-on labs, career panels, assigned mentors, and a culminating research project, we hope for high school students to gain exposure to the field of research and academia, as well as have access to resources that they would not otherwise have.

Our Team

Executive Board

Grace Zhu

Co-President

Richard Zhuang

Co-President

Collins Chokki

Partnerships

Rishi Raghav Suresh

Curriculum

Chloe Chang

Head TA

Natalie Mamaril

Curriculum

Leon Chen

Vice President

Daniel Zhu

Partnerships

Shambhabi Gautam

Curriculum

Christina Zhao

Curriculum

Carol Ge

Head TA

Samantha Wu

Social Media & Outreach

Matthew Wang

Finance & Operations

Yehuda Mahlab

Finance & Operations

Jocelyn Curreri

Finance & Operations

Brandon Kwon

Career Development


Our grad students!

YOU!

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Our faculty advisors and speakers!

Sean Harbison, MD, MSEd

Chief, Division of General Surgery, PPMC

Professor of Clinical Surgery

Thomas Mallouk, PhD

Vagelos Professor in Energy Research

Professor of Chemistry

Dohyung Kim, PhD

Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Kushol Gupta, PhD

Director, Johnson Foundation Structural Biology and Biophysics Core Facility

Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics


2025-2026 Board

Co-President: Grace Zhu
Co-President: Richard Zhuang
Vice President: Leon Chen
Finance & Operations Directors: Matthew Wang, Jocelyn Curreri, Yehuda Mahlab
Career Development Director: Brandon Kwon
Partnerships Directors: Collins Chokki and Daniel Zhu
Social Media & Outreach: Samantha Wu
Curriculum Directors: Natalie Mamaril, Rishi Raghav Suresh, Christina Zhao, Shambhabi Gautam