Jay Patel, originally from Frisco Texas, is currently pursuing a neuroscience and behavioral biology major at Emory University. During high school, he conducted an independent work study focused on the behavior and analysis of various microbes. He conducted multiple lab experiments and wrote papers on his findings and skills developed in the lab. Additionally, Jay has interned at the Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Plano, Texas, where he learned clinical skills in the day surgery unit and shadowed healthcare professionals from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). At Emory, Jay serves as the president of the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative, which aims to promote lung cancer screening for high-risk individuals and in conjunction contribute to ongoing research projects at the Liang Laboratory.

Undergraduate Intern: May 2023 – August 2023