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Alessi Ayvaz, Graduate Student Researcher
Alessi Ayvaz is a Master of Public Health graduate student at UC Berkeley, with a concentration in epidemiology and biostatistics. She did her undergraduate in Public Health and Spanish, and is interested in clinical trial and regulatory science. She has worked as a writing tutor for UC Berkeley’s Student Learning Center, a youth representative to Congressman Harley Rouda of the 48th Congressional District, and in various positions for the Daily Californian’s night editing department. She has also fully designed and taught a summer course for high school students, volunteered as a Crisis Counselor for Crisis Text Line, and was a summer intern at Genentech, working on a phase 3 trial in lupus nephritis. She is passionate about health equity and information accessibility along with the interplay between public policy decisions and public health outcomes.
Allison Li, Student Intern
Allison is a student at the University of California, Berkeley, enrolled in the Robinson Life Science, Business, and Entrepreneurship (LSBE) Program, where she is pursuing a B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology and a B.S. in Business Administration. Her dedication to healthcare solutions is driven by her extensive experience in hospitals and laboratories across California, focusing on areas ranging from the gut microbiome to societal health systems. As an undergraduate researcher with the Forum for Collaborative Research, Allison is enthusiastic about deepening her understanding of public policy and the landscapes that shape therapeutic development.
Alma Ngwa Ebot, Student Intern
Alma Ngwa Ebot is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health in Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology at the University of California, Berkeley, as a Mastercard Foundation Scholar. She also holds a graduate degree in Health Systems Management and an undergraduate degree in Medical/Clinical Laboratory Sciences from the University of Buea, Cameroon. Alma has over five years of experience in health program management. She has led impactful initiatives in tuberculosis control (and TB-HIV co-infection) as the Field Coordinator for TB Intensified Case Finding (ICF) in the South West Region of Cameroon under the National Tuberculosis Control Program. Here, she developed and coordinated strategies to enhance the active identification, screening, and linkage to care of individuals with active TB. Alma has also managed outbreak response efforts with Plan International Inc. for diseases such as cholera and COVID-19, particularly in underserved communities affected by armed conflict. She has conducted research on the drivers of vaccination among pregnant women in conflict-affected areas. Alma is a disease prevention advocate dedicated to unraveling the complex mechanisms underlying infectious disease etiology and addressing critical gaps in disease prevention through research and stakeholder engagement
