Anna Aaron
Research Assistant
Anna is from Highland, UT and a third-year student at Brigham Young University, where she is majoring in Human Development & Biological Foundations. At BYU, Anna is Co-President of BYU’s American Medical Women’s Association and a Teaching Assistant for BYU’s Pre-Professional Advisement Center. Before joining Wearables, Anna worked as a Patient Care Technician at one of Utah’s largest Surgical Transplant centers and is passionate about our research to help improve surgical outcomes.
Outside of school and work, Anna loves to play tennis, read, and cook with her husband.
Matthew Alexander
Research Assistant
Matthew is a research assistant for Wearables from Rocklin, CA. He is a rising senior and will receive a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Brigham Young University. Following graduation, he plans to attend medical school and pursue his lifelong interest in becoming a surgeon.
When not immersed in studies, Matthew enjoys spending time with friends and family, competing in sports, and trying out new places to eat.
Lily Garrett
Research Assistant
Lily attends Northeastern University and is majoring in biochemistry and minoring in Spanish. She has worked in the Focused Ultrasound laboratory at Harvard Medical School since her freshman year during her research experience studying potential Huntington’s disease treatment.
Lily loves working with patients, and has dedicated her time over the past two years to volunteering at MGH, Boston Medical Center, and working in the Autism clinic and child rehabilitation center at OHSU in her home city of Portland, OR. Lily’s interests are robotic surgery and serving patients to bring smiles to their faces! In 2024, she will be running two marathons!
Quiana Guo
Research Assistant
Quiana Guo is excited to join the Wearables team as a Research Assistant! She is a second-year student at Wellesley College, planning to pursue chemistry. While still exploring the breadth of medical research, Quiana enjoys connecting with others and creating a positive impact on their lives, whether through teaching or researching.
In her free time, she can be found on the tennis courts or playing the violin in chamber groups!
Gabe Smock
Research Assistant
Gabe Smock is a research assistant for the Wearables Study. He is pursuing a major in history at Brigham Young University in addition to premed classes. Gabe has also worked with Dr. Yang for the past few months at his nonprofit lung cancer screening initiative.
Gabe worked as a medical assistant in a pediatric clinic for the past year and aspires to work in pediatrics after medical school. He also enjoys tennis, cooking, and long walks on the beach.
Marissa Terra
Research Assistant
Marissa Terra is a research assistant for the Wearables Study and is from North Andover, Massachusetts. Marissa is majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience at Northeastern University. Marissa began working on research with Dr. Yang at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2023.
She is passionate about precision medicine, clinical research, and oncology and her goal is to combine these passions and follow a career path of a future physician.