Author - Hugo Avila

Hugo is an LA native. He grew up in the Southeast LA area and attended East Los Angeles Community College before transferring to Cal State LA. He graduated with a BS in Biochemistry and is currently a 4th year PhD candidate in Pharmaceutical and Translational Sciences at USC. When not working on protein engineering projects in lab, Hugo is a magician member at the Academy of Magical Arts at the Magic Castle, he enjoys hiking, playing PC games, and hunting for the next restaurant on Yelp.