Aleishai Pena Lopez

Aleishai Pena Lopez is a rising senior at California State University, Fullerton. She is majoring in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Cell and Developmental Biology. She is double majoring in chemistry and psychology, hoping to get into an MD-PhD program in neuroscience or geroscience.

While at CSUF, Aleishai got into the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program and the Titan Scholars program to help her prepare for the graduate school application period and orient her goals. Aleishai is also a HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities) ambassador and had the chance to represent her institution at the Fall of 2023 national conference. On the side, she joined the Flying Samaritans Club, which provides medical aid to the community of El Hongo in Mexico, while volunteering at Kaiser Permanente as part of the COPE Health Scholars program to get clinical experience and a better understanding of patient-to-health provider interaction.

Aleishai had the opportunity to present her biology research at Tokyo Metropolitan University in Japan and at symposiums across California. Aleishai is eager to continue her research on Fibromyalgia and its effect on executive function across the elderly population during her senior year while going on hiking trips.