...

Select Team

Lukas Oesch

Lukas Oesch

City Co-ordinator

I’m a neuroscientist from Switzerland working as a postdoc in Los Angeles. I’m fascinated with how brains enable animals to strategize and make informed decisions. Pint of Science is an amazing way to build bridges between researchers and lay audiences and also between international scientists and l…

Cynthia Cibaka

Cynthia Cibaka

Event Manager

Postdoctoral researcher in materials engineering for energy storage application at UCLA, I am very curious about almost everything. I love learning from experts and I joined the organizing team of Pint of Science to help make that possible for other curious people too!

Tanya Gupta

Tanya Gupta

Event Manager

I'm a postdoc at UCLA working to characterize the function of the prefrontal cortex in value-based decision-making. If I'm not in the lab watching brain cells turn on and off, you can find me organizing with the UC union of academic workers and trying all of the amazing food and coffee that Californ…

Kathia Ramirez

Kathia Ramirez

Event Manager

I am a Mexican neuroscientist currently working at the University of California, Los Angeles. I am interested in the neural correlates that underlie the decision-making process and their relationships with diverse neuropsychiatric conditions. I am committed to science advocacy and outreach, bringing…

 Jaicy Vallapurackal

Jaicy Vallapurackal

Event Manager

I am a postdoc in the chemistry and biochemistry department at UCLA and work on an interdisciplinary project focused on developing engineered enzymes as co-therapeutics for in the gut. I love talking about about my science and science in general to friends and family. And especially love hearing the…