Erik Choi

Erik Choi is a senior from Storrs, Connecticut studying Physiology & Neurobiology and Economics. His interest in sustainability and climate change largely comes from a healthcare perspective, particularly how climate change affects social and environmental determinants of health. He hopes to pursue a career in which he facilitates the cooperation of healthcare practitioners and health policymakers in ameliorating the effects of climate change on disadvantaged populations. On campus, he volunteers with Kidney Disease Club and UConn Health Leaders to provide health resources to underserved communities in Connecticut. As part of the Human Rights Symposium, he works to showcase relevant topics and issues in the realm of human rights. He enjoys sharing his writing as the Director of Writing for STEMTalk Magazine, a student-run publication with the goal of publishing writing on pertinent issues in the sciences. Erik works as an undergraduate research assistant in the Goldhamer Lab, researching the role of stem cells in a mouse model of a rare bone disease called FOP. He has received Holster, IDEA, and SURF grants to fund his work. Erik is also a Writing Center tutor, a Peer Research Ambassador for the Office of Undergraduate Research, and a member of the CLAS Student Leadership Board. He is greatly appreciative of the opportunity to attend COP27 and learn from other climate activists. He hopes to share what he learns from COP27 with the greater UConn community to further sustainability initiatives. In his free time, Erik enjoys film photography, eating Costco food samples, struggling to snowboard, and playing soccer with friends.