Our
team members
Co-Heads
Founder
Bridget Liu
Bridget is a senior who likes all forms of art (whether digital or traditional media) and neuroscience. She has two cats. Her favorite subjects are art and biology, and she has always wanted to share her passion for neuroscience with others!
Head of Operations
Maya Sriram
Maya is a high school senior who is terrible at art but excellent at organizing people and events. She enjoys working toward her ambition of being a serial entrepreneur, and she dabbles in STEM subjects. Meanwhile, she volunteers with various nonprofit organizations that seek to aid the underprivileged, does public speaking and attempts to play softball. She has participated in various neuroscience competitions and aspires to learn more and aid research about the fascinating organ that is the brain!
Web Design
Web Design Director
Derek Li
Derek is a junior in high school who enjoys computer science and technology, joining to help with the building of this website. For fun, he tinkers with software, develops strange small apps, and develops video games, though his products seem to be horrendously unpolished at the moment...
Web Design & Artist
YJ Grace Xiao
Grace loves art and nature as well as design. She is trained in both traditional and digital arts, and has experience creating her own websites. In her spare time, she loves reading web novels. Grace is excited to contribute to this organization through web design and art.
Public Relations
PR team
Ariel H
Ariel is a high school senior who aims to explore and embrace the intersection between art and psychology. She writes and designs for various organizations that seek to uncover the intangible processes that take place in the mind. Ariel loves biking, camping, reading, writing, and has been a competitive public speaker for over six years. She aims to further research on the human body’s most complex creation.
Artists
Art Director
Annie H
Annie is an art-loving senior who attends Los Altos High School. She began her creative journey from the young age of 4 and is inseparable from her pencil since. Annie has a bunny and a dog and loves playing music/singing as a hobby. Wanting to create an impact on the community, Annie joined the Art Auction to contribute to a better cause.
Art Assistant Director
Yourui S
Hi, I'm currently a junior, and I love math, art, and listening to my favorite bands. I joined the Neuroscience Art Auction as it allows me to contribute my art towards a meaningful cause (and also learn about market appeal).
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Artist
Sarah A
Sarah is a senior at Los Altos High School who enjoys making art. She is enrolled in the LAHS art program and always wants to share her passion for art with others; joining Neuroscience Art Auction provides that opportunity and develops relationships with the community.
Artist
Nishita B
I’m a junior in high school, an artist, and a designer! I love creating and experimenting with different types of art and I love designing products whether they’re tangible or intangible. I joined the Neuroscience Art Auction because I’m passionate about making a difference through the creation of art.
Artist
Sofia C
Hi, I’m Sofia. I’ve loved art for as long as I can remember and have been taking it seriously for over two years. I thoroughly enjoy creating art that makes me happy or expresses my emotions, and I’m always open to constructive criticism on my work. I joined this team because it’s a wonderful opportunity to create art for a good cause and to learn and grow along other artists.
Artist
Katelynn H
Hi everyone! I’m Katelynn! I love playing video games, singing, and drawing in my free time. Personally, I’ve been drawing for about 3-4 years though it has been on and off. But through joining the Neuroscience Art Auction, I’m slowly reigniting my passion for art and (hoping) to make a difference in the Neuroscience community!
Artist
Lydia L
Hi, my name's Lydia and this will be my second year participating in the Neuroscience Art Auction. My original reason for joining was to get to know more artists beyond my own school (Cupertino High). I work primarily with digital art but also with many other mediums such as oil paints, watercolor, charcoal, graphite, gouache, ink, and mixed media.
Artist
Sarah V
I'm Sarah, and I joined because it free excuse to art, and it's for a cause that I really support.
Artist
Angie Z
Angie is a senior at IAHS, who loves traditional art. She has an older sister and 2 pets. She also loves animals and nature. Her favorite school subject is art and she would love to share her passion with others in the Neuroscience Art Auction.
Artist
Kashi K
Hi, I'm an artist and I've always had a passion for art. I joined because I wanted to make a difference with my work.
Photographers
Photography Director
Anthony T
My name is Anthony, and I'm currently a junior in high school. For the longest time, I have enjoyed and been exposed to photography. As a young kid, I was fortunate enough to get the chance to use my mom's point and shoot. My mom was the first person who taught me about photography, everything from composition of a photo to editing photos. I joined NAA because I wanted to help raise money for research in neurology. In addition I find neuroscience to be very interesting.
Photographer
Camila B
I am a digital artist who decided to take a crack at being a photographer. I joined to learn from more experienced photographers and taking more opportunities to try fundraisers and working with others for a meaningful goal. While I still prefer to do digital art, I am finding that photographer is becoming a fun and interesting side hobby as well.
Photographer
Dean H
I’m Dean Harpaz, an avid photographer of years now. Throughout middle school and high school, I have been photographing passionately for fun. I joined this organization because it combined two of my favorite things. Helping the community and photographing.
Photographer
Adam H
I've been photographing the wildlife around me for as long as I can remember. Photography quickly became a passion for me over the last few years, and I incorporated it into my life by using it to make a difference. I am proud to be able to make a difference through the Neuroscience Art Auction using my dedication to photography. The auction opened my eyes to the vast and incredible world of philanthropic artists.
Photographer
Kevin L
I'm Kevin, an 11th grader at Los Altos High School, I like to take photos and am also interested in military history and technology. I joined the Neuroscience Art Auction because I not only can improve my photography skills with other photographers but also can contribute to a good cause at the same time.
Photographer
Sreyas K
My name is Sreyas, I am a current senior in high school (22-23) at Los Altos high. I really fell in love with photography years ago through my uncle. However I never perused it until freshman year. I joined this nonprofit because the the amazing work we do to help others, but also it gives me an enjoyable way to shoot photos with out the pressure of a grade.
Photographer
Jeremy Y
Hi, I'm Jeremy and I'm a senior photographer from Los Altos High School. I've been shooting for about a year and a half and I joined this organization not only to support medical research but also to have a place to share and display my work with other artists.
Past Volunteers
Web Design Director
Sidhant Chaliha
Sidhant is a sophomore who likes math and physics. In his spare time he likes reading science fiction, playing board games (mostly with himself, unfortunately), and learning new and interesting things. He joined neuroscience for his passion for web design and has a blast working on this website!
Web Design & PR Assistant Director
Maggie Peng
Maggie is a sophomore who has a lot of passion for neuroscience. In her free time, she enjoys dancing and reading books about psychology. She joined the neuroscience art auction to help fund research towards her favorite organ, the brain, by utilizing her skills in web design and public relations.
Art Assistant Director
Liliane W
Liliane is a junior who spends her free time drawing, cooking, and knitting. She has been drawing traditional art since preschool, and she is really excited to learn digital art. Liliane's favorite subjects are art, cs, and psychology, and she also really enjoys reading murder mystery novels.
Artist and PR
Alyson J
Alyson is a junior who loves making both digital and traditional art. Her favorite school subjects are Seminar and Latin, and she hopes to be able to use her passion to contribute to this auction!
Artist
Akshaya A
Akshaya is currently a 10th grader who loves traditional art, specifically ones with graphite. She loves dogs, loves to read, and is passionate about neuroscience. She hopes to do something amazing for the community through art!
Artist
Aimee G
Aimee greatly enjoys music, and has been playing piano for the past 7 years, percussion for the past 4 years, and cello since last year; furthermore, she's in orchestra and marching band. Besides her musical hobbies, she also debates (PF) and participates in various volunteering clubs. In her free time, she draws (both traditional and digital) and plays Genshin Impact and Pokemon Go.
Artist
Alona V
Alona is a BISV senior and a self-taught artist. She enjoys sketching and portraiture. It is her goal to improve her skills in other art mediums such as watercolor and digital art. Through the neuroscience club, Alona hopes to project her art passion into helping the community.
Artist
Natalie S
Natalie is a sophomore at Los Altos High. She likes all forms of art, including drawing, animation, and film. Her favorite subject in school is chamber orchestra.
Artist
Jordan Z
Jordan is a sophomore in high school and into neuroscience and art. She helps run the Los Altos High School Neuroscience Club.
Artist
Laura Z
Laura is a sophomore who focuses primarily on digital art, but she does like traditional (except she thinks it's a bit messier). She loves exploring new hobbies and watching movies. Laura's favorite subject is English. She wants to learn more about art and have opportunities to collaborate with other artists in the area to fundraise!
PR team
Serina Cao
Hi, I am Serina Cao! I joined Neuroscience Art Auction because I wanted to give back to my community by raising funds for those impacted by neurological diseases and disorders. I am interested in exploring more about neuroscience and collaborate with my peers to help scientists and researchers better understand one of the most mysterious part of who we are!
