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Building meaningful partnerships at UCI and in the community

CNLM Ambassador Program

The CNLM Ambassador Program, led by Manuella Yassa, Director of Outreach and Education, aims to advance public understanding of brain science through outreach and educational activities. The engine of the program is the group of more than 50 UC Irvine undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who design, execute and evaluate meaningful activities on campus and in the community throughout the year. The program provides meaningful leadership opportunities for UC Irvine brain scientists as well as professional development training in scientific communication, educational program outcome design and evaluation.

The committees include:

  • K-12 Events Committee
  • Adult Outreach Committee
  • Communications Committee
  • Brain Bee Committee
  • Brain Explorer Academy Committee


If you are interested in becoming a CNLM Ambassador please reach out to Outreach and Education Fellow, Morgan Coburn.

CNLM Ambassador Leadership

Manuella Yassa

Program Director

Director of Outreach and Education Center for the Neurobiology of Learning an Memory

Contact Manuella

Morgan Coburn, PhD

Outreach and Education Fellow

Outreach and Education Fellow for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Contact Morgan

Alina Tu

K-12 Committee Co-Chair

Graduate Student

Contact Alina

Matthew Sandoval

K-12 Committee Co-Chair

Graduate Student

Contact Matthew

Lara Taniguchi

K-12 Committee Co-Chair

Graduate Student

Contact Lara

Kate Tsourmas

Adult Outreach Co-Chair

Graduate Student

Contact Kate

Sarvia Aquino

Adult Outreach Co-Chair

Graduate Student

Contact Sarvia

Aby Flores

Communications Committee Co-Chair

Graduate Student

Contact Aby

Dominic Javonillo

Communications Committee Co-Chair

Graduate Student

Contact Dominic

Jazmine Moore

Communications Committee Co-Chair

Graduate Student

Contact Jazmine

Rachael Hokenson

Brain Bee Co-Chair

Graduate Student

Contact Rachael

Winny Ning

Brain Bee Co-Chair

Graduate Student

Contact Winny

Jorge Mendoza

Brain Explorer Academy Chair

Graduate Student

Contact Jorge

Allison Morehouse

Brain Bee Co-Chair

Graduate Student

Contact Allison
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