Arya Azinfar

Undergraduate Student

Arya is an undergraduate at UC Davis majoring in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior and minoring in Chemistry. Currently, his research focuses on synthesizing analogs of classical psychedelics and psychostimulants.  In the future, he plans to test these compounds in cellular models relevant to neuropsychiatric diseases.  Ultimately, he intends to pursue graduate studies in pharmacology and/or medicine.

Awards
Provosts's Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Best Undergraduate Poster, Miller Symposium 2018
Best Presentation in Chemical Biology, Larock Conference 2018