Jesus Uribe Mauricio is a senior at Oregon State University pursuing his degree in Integrated Biology. Previously, he has worked with the Philips Lab where he focuses on characterizing factors that shape and underlie complex trait variation in real populations using Drosophila. Currently, he is participating in the UCLA B.I.G summer program researching and understanding the inversion of the 17q21.31 locus in the De La Torre-Ubieta Lab. In his free time, he enjoys playing music and exploring nature.