Hello, my name is Maya “Asami” Takagi and I am a MD student at Central Michigan University College of Medicine. I serve as the 2023-24 APAMSA Bone Marrow Director. During medical school, I served as CMED’s APAMSA chapter president and a committee member on APAMSA’s hepatitis conference for two conferences. I have also been involved in various teaching and mentoring activities, as well as patient education research. Before medical school, I received a Bachelor’s in Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Biochemistry, and a minor in K-12 STEM education. In addition, I worked as a junior specialist in a genomics lab at UCSF, where I utilized CRISPR/Cas9 screening techniques to investigate mammalian regulatory elements. In my free time, I enjoy arts and crafts, cooking, and creating digital art.