Lola Velush
In Honors since: 2023
Hometown: Seattle
Pronouns: she/her
About me: Hi! My name is Lola, and I'm a junior at UW studying Biology. I am on the pre-medical track and am interested in pursuing a career within the broader medical field. I love how science gives us the ability to make peoples' lives better and healthier, and am passionate about equitable healthcare! I've been a part of the Interdisciplinary Honors Program since I started at UW, and am also pursuing Biology Departmental Honors. I've really enjoyed being in the Honors program, and am grateful that it's allowed me to explore some of my more humanities- and social sciences-based interests, opposite of my natural science major courses. At UW, I'm a part of the TriBeta Biological Honors Society, am involved at Hillel as the First-Year Engagement Intern, and play violin in the Campus Philharmonic Orchestra. I also work in a research lab at Seattle Children's Hospital, studying the malaria parasite. Out of school, I love to read, find good coffee shops, and spend time outside! Please feel free to reach out to me about any of these things, as well as anything Honors or UW related!
Contact preferences
By Phone: 2067902164
Email: lola.velush@live.com
Social Media: lolaelyse.v
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Academics
General area(s) of study: Natural Sciences
Current or intended majors: Biology
I would be willing to talk about the following courses/subjects: Honors 394: Lovework, Honors 394: Women in Greek and Roman Antiquity, Honors 220: Storytelling in the Sciences, Honors 211: Situating Publishing in the 21st Century: From Penny Dreadfuls to Booktok, English 282: Multimodal Composition (Honors), General Chemistry (142/152/162), Intro Biology (180/200/220), Physics (114/115/116 and 117/118/119), Organic Chemistry (237/238/239), Organic Chemistry lab (241/242), Biochem (405/406), Calculus (124/125/126), Biol 350, 355, 466.
I would be willing to tutor other Honors students in following courses/subjects: Honors 220: Storytelling in the Sciences, Honors 211: Situating Publishing in the 21st Century: From Penny Dreadfuls to Booktok, Biology 350, Biology 180 and 200.
Housing Experience
- Off-Campus Housing
- Other Residence Halls/Other Student Housing
Activities
Research: Finding research opportunities, understanding the research field and structure, basic research techniques.
Volunteering/Service: Finding medical volunteering opportunities.
Departmental Honors: Biology Departmental Honors
Clubs/RSOs: UW Hillel, Campus Philharmonic Orchestra, TriBeta.
Pre-health: Required classes for pre-med, available clubs, recommended extracurricular activities and how to find them, shadowing, research.