Avril Rincon has been selected by the Department of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology as the 2021-2022 Kristen Hanson Memorial Scholarship recipient.

July 19, 2022

Congratulations, Avril!

This award is made possible by the generosity of donors to the Division of Life Sciences.

Avril Rincon exemplifies the well-rounded and community-minded student that the Kristen Hanson award seeks to recognize. Avril is a junior majoring in Human Biology and Society, and minoring in Chicano Studies. She conducts research in Professor Alvaro Sagasti’s lab. She is in the PEERS program and is interested in pursuing a research career. Her interests outside of the lab include hiking and tennis.

She also volunteers with her church, which includes teaching Sunday school, preparing food baskets for the needy, and advocating for public health initiatives.

To donate to the Kristen Hanson Memorial Scholarship, please visit this link: https://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=319

Previous Kristen Hanson Memorial Scholarship recipients:
Zoe Ge
Daniela Wong
Laila Sathe
Pagé Goddard
Esmeralda Isabel Villavicencio González