Rachel McLellan '20

Co-Chair | rmmcle20@g.holycross.edu

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Rachel was born and raised on Cape Cod, Massachusetts - her favorite place. She is currently a senior and a biology major with a neuroscience minor on the pre-med track. Also, after graduating she hopes to go to medical school to become a neurosurgeon. She is currently a member of Professor Basu's neuroscience research lab. She is a Counseling Outreach Peer Educator at Holy Cross and really prioritize mental health. Rachel also enjoys volunteering. For example, she was a part of the VIDA volunteer medical service trip in Guatemala in 2018 and a site leader for Working for Worcester. Rachel is a Bio Buddy and Teaching Assistant for Biology 161. In her free time, she enjoys playing rugby and tennis, reading, and baking. 

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Demitria Tsitsopoulos '20

Co-Chair | datsit20@g.holycross.edu 

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Demi is from Burlington, Massachusetts and is a senior at the College of the Holy Cross. She is a psychology major and neuroscience minor on the pre-dental track, with the ultimate goal of becoming a pediatric dentist. In addition to being a part of XCHROM, Demi is the treasurer for the Pre-Dental Society, a tour guide and tour guide coordinator, and a writing consultant in the Writer's Workshop. She also is a research assistant and lab manager for Prof. Anggoro's cognitive development lab on campus! Demi also loves to read, draw, and travel whenever she can.

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Geoff Findlay, PhD

Founding Club Advisor | gfindlay@holycross.edu

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Professor Findlay is an evolutionary geneticist who has been teaching and conducting research with students at Holy Cross since 2013.  Originally from Seattle, he majored in Biology at Carleton College before receiving a PhD in Genome Sciences from the University of Washington and spending time as a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University.  Professor Findlay is especially excited to work with XCHROM because of the outstanding mentoring he has received from so many women in science, ranging from his high school genetics teacher to his research advisor at Cornell.  In his spare time, he can be found cooking and trying new restaurants, rooting for Seattle-area sports teams, and marveling at how easy it is in New England to traverse multiple states in a single day.

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Daniel Bitran, PhD

Financial Advisor, Women in Science Day Advisor | dbitran@holycross.edu