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Kaia Mount

Kaia Mount
kmount@arizona.edu

Hometown: Placerville, CA

Minor: Chemistry

Research lab: Dr. Andrew Capaldi's lab in the MCB department, where we study signaling networks that regulate cell growth and metabolism, with a focus on the TORC1 pathway in budding yeast

Favorite classes: Honors Organic Chemistry!!! My other favorite classes that I have taken are MCB 301 (now MCB 306), BIOC 462A, and gen chem.

Clubs and other activities: I am the co-president of The Undergraduate Journal Club, an ambassador for the College of Science, the lead preceptor for Dr. Lisa Dollinger's Organic Chemistry courses (read the CBC Preceptor Spotlight), and an MCB mentor. I have also been involved with the research programs UBRP and this summer BRAVO! in Brussels, Belgium.

The best thing about being an ambassador: Getting to share my love and passion for science and research and inspire others to love it as much as I do ;)

Ask me about: How to get involved in a research lab, organic chemistry, techno and EDM music.

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May 2025 - Galileo Circle Scholarship Award Winners