Biography

Alette Laughton (she/her/hers) is a fourth-year UCLA undergraduate majoring in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics and minoring in Anthropology. She began her academic journey at Moorpark College serving as Associated Student Director of Student Services, where she authored five Student Senate for California Community College resolutions—including a Safe Parking Programs resolution that became California AB1818 (2024) and AB90 (2025) supporting students experiencing homelessness. She also volunteered at Simi Valley Hospital amid a COVID-19 surge, initiated a free scrubs program as Pre-Med Club President, and helped launch the Math Reasoning tutoring program for underserved students.

At UCLA, she continues her advocacy through the Undergraduate Student Association Council EVP office, serving as Transfer Student Intern and as Student Lobby Corp member. Additionally, her research spans diverse fields; Alette helps conserve the California-native endangered Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog species, using measurement trends to better understand development, and MRI scanning to better understand physiology and hermaphroditism. Alette also serves as Undergraduate Learning Assistant for UCLA’s research bacteriophage class and is currently designing a computer tool to scan for bacteriophage genetic relatedness.

Beyond academics, Alette works as a mentor and Program Director for the transfer mentorship MC2UCLA program. Her volunteer work—Disability Notetaker at UCLA’s Center for Accessible Education, Alumni Scholars Club tutor, Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count participant, and Medical Assistant at the Westminster Free Clinic—illustrates her steadfast commitment to service. Alette has also worked as an EMT for special events like the Hollywood Bowl, and currently works as a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Pacific Heart Institute, continuing to make a tangible difference in the lives of others.

Alette’s extensive leadership, research, and community service experiences underscore her drive to inspire fellow students to pursue their passions, advocate for their communities, and affect lasting change, embodying the core eudaemonia values.