Terrance Lee is currently a fourth year medical student at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He is enrolled in the 7-year BA/MD degree Honors Program In Medical Education at Northwestern. While at medical school, he has been president of his medical school class, editor-in-chief of the campus website, and a member of the Feinberg Curriculum Renewal Steering Committee. He has a BA in Biology with a significant computer science background, and is a native of Naperville, IL. After graduation in 2012, Terrance will be pursuing a residency in Emergency Medicine.

Chandler is currently CEO of the clinical stage biotechnology company Tactic Pharmaceuticals. He has previously worked at Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Bear Stearns Investment Bank, and at a free medical clinic as a manager. Three years of cancer research while an undergraduate at Northwestern University culminated in Chandler publishing in the journal Science on the 1st generation version of Tactic Pharmaceuticals’s ATN-224 compound. Chandler graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University with a BA in Mathematics and Chemistry, and went on to earn a master's degree in International Health Policy and Health Economics from the London School of Economics on a UK Fulbright Scholarship, as well as an MBA from Cambridge University on a Gates Scholarship. He is currently on a leave of absence, but has one year left of training as a physician at Stanford University Medical School.

Kelly Christopher is Loyola University Chicago’s Program Manager for Undergraduate Research, a program housed in the Center for Experiential Learning. In this position, she has increased the visibility of and participation in undergraduate research, especially in Loyola’s 12 fellowship programs, while also enhancing the experience for students and mentors by developing and implementing new programming, resources, and assessment plans. In her role, she also co-directs the Provost Fellowship for Undergraduate Research, Loyola’s largest undergraduate research program. Kelly has significant experience bolstering university research funding and initiatives and developing high-impact learning practices not only at Loyola but also at Northwestern University and DePaul University. Kelly has an MA in English Literature from DePaul University and a BA in English and Political Science from Butler University. She is a member of the Council on Undergraduate Research’s Undergraduate Research Program Directors division.

Thy Nguyen is Associate Director for the McCormick Office of Career Development at Northwestern University and CAURS's primary faculty advisor; 2011 marks Thy’s 11th year at Northwestern and his 8th with CAURS. In his role at Northwestern, he advises undergraduate and graduate engineering students seeking co-op or internship based positions. Prior to joining McCormick, Thy was the assistant director for engineering and sciences at Northwestern University Career Services (UCS). Before coming to Northwestern, Thy worked in a human resources function for the Minneapolis / St. Paul Airport and in a recruiting role for an IT consultancy based in Minneapolis. Thy has a BA in Communications and a Masters degree in Education, both from the University of Northern Iowa. In addition, Thy also has a certificate in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern.

Victoria Simek is the Associate Director of DePaul University's STEM Center. In this role she works with undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers in mathematics and science. A particular focus of her work is placing undergraduates in research experiences that will enhance their academic learning. Victoria has been involved with CAURS for over five years and enjoys supporting the Inter-School Board members as they plan and host the annual event. She holds a masters degree in Rhetoric and Composition from DePaul University.