Devesh Karthik
President
Senior · Dual Degree: Physics & Mathematics
Editorial board & staff
Our Team
Students across UConn disciplines edit, report, design, and produce the journal.
UConn USJ
Executive Board
Leads USJ's editorial direction, publication operations, outreach, and campus engagement.
Annabelle
Executive Editor
Sophomore · Molecular & Cell Biology
Kamya
Treasurer
Sophomore · Healthcare Management
Zeynep
Secretary
Junior · Dual Degree: Molecular & Cell Biology & Physiology and Neurobiology
Pragyan
Journalism Lead
Junior · Dual Degree: Physics & Computer Science
Edrik
Outreach Lead
Senior · Dual Degree: Molecular & Cell Biology & Chemistry
Victoria Dabrowski
Graphic Design Lead
Junior · Dual Degree: Molecular & Cell Biology & Human Rights
Anshul Rastogi
Graphic Design Co-Lead
Senior · Dual Degree: Computer Science & Molecular & Cell Biology
UConn USJ
Editorial Team
Reviews submitted manuscripts, provides structured peer feedback, and coordinates scoring on the USJ rubric prior to faculty review.
Annabelle
Executive Editor
Sophomore · Molecular & Cell Biology
Ava Naclerio
Editorial Team member
UConn USJ
Journalism Team
Authors weekly science articles, covers lab research across UConn departments, and conducts faculty and student interviews.
Pragyan
Journalism Lead
Junior · Dual Degree: Physics & Computer Science
Ganga Mahesh
Staff Science Journalist
Junior · Data Science
Blake Rankin
Staff Science Journalist
Jacob Caraballo
Staff Science Journalist
Sriya Yerasu
Staff Science Journalist
Sierra Garofalo
Staff Science Journalist
UConn USJ
Graphic Design Team
Designs journal print layouts, publication covers, digital assets, and visual abstracts.
Victoria Dabrowski
Graphic Design Lead
Junior · Dual Degree: Molecular & Cell Biology & Human Rights
Anshul Rastogi
Graphic Design Co-Lead
Senior · Dual Degree: Computer Science & Molecular & Cell Biology
Naz Fajardo
Graphic Design
UConn USJ
Outreach Team
Coordinates events, facilitates academic department partnerships, and directs faculty-student outreach initiatives.
Edrik
Outreach Lead
Senior · Dual Degree: Molecular & Cell Biology & Chemistry
Contribute to the journal
Recruitment opens each semester for editorial, reporting, design, and outreach roles.