Former California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) undergraduate research student, Christopher Ochoa, with other members of the Joanna Chiu lab, explained their work at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house held last Saturday, Jan.

"CAMP has been one of the best experiences of my life. CAMP added an extra dimension to my research that made me stand out among my peers. Networking and meeting important people to help with my future plans have been priceless. It is easy to get lost and lose focus, but thanks to CAMP the path is clear and the road not so difficult."

Undergraduate Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ben Sacks, Veterinary Genetics Lab
Research Title: Use of noninvasive DNA to study ecoregional coyote populations in the Sierra Nevada
What is your hometown and state, and where are you now?  San Diego, CA; current city: Davis, CA
Conferences: The Wildlife Society regional and national conferences, Maize genetics conference
Current Title:  Graduate student researcher and teaching assistant
Current Employer: University of California, Davis

Research Program: NSF LSAMP/CAMP (2017-2018)
Undergraduate Major: Chemistry
Undergraduate Faculty Mentor: Dr. Annaliese Franz, Chemistry Research Title: Boronic Acids as Hydrogen-Bonding Catalysts
What is your hometown and state, and where are you now? Westley, CA. Currently at home.
Conferences: The Richard Larock Undergraduate Research Conference, Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activities Conference, the CAMP 2018 Statewide Symposium, and the SACNAS Conference.

Graduate School: University of Michigan
Focus of Study: Organic Chemistry
Grad School Program: Organic Chemistry PhD Program
Hometown:  Stockton, CA
Where are you now?  Michigan – Ann Arbor
What three words describe you?: Passionate, Intellectual, Connected