Hometown: Glendale, CA

Education: B.S. Pharmacological Chemistry, minor in Psychology (2026) from UC San Diego

Research: At SIO, Narek synthesized antiprotozoal and antineoplastic proteasome inhibitors for Dr. William Gerwick, and at Scripps Research he did total synthesis of alkaloid natural products and chiral BOX ligands for Dr. Ryan Shenvi. His current research interests are in multimaterial 3D printing.

Hobbies: Brazilian jiu jitsu, weightlifting, hiking

Narek is co-advised by Prof. Zak Page and Prof. Michael Cullinan (Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering)