PhiDE Members
Previous President (first & last name)
Who is Pauline Rahal?
The most common element in the human body
What is Oxygen?
The organ in the body that produces insulin
What is the pancreas?
This singer holds the record for the most Grammy nominations
What is Beyonce (88)?
The 4 topics covered on the MCAT
What is...
1) Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems
2) Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems
3) Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
4) Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills
Three neural science majors NOT on eboard currently
Who are Mihir Vaze, Ava Duchin, Alicia Yang, Marlyn Li, Emily Hao, Pauline Rahal, Saketh Dontaraju, Sofia Balanay, V Kalakoti, Krista Proteasa?
The process called when a gas turns into a solid without first becoming a liquid
What is deposition?
The type of medicine that focuses on the health care of elderly people
What is geriatrics?
Black Widow's actual name
What is Natasha Romanoff?
Humans share 98.8% of their DNA with which animal?
What is...chimpanzee
The name and major of a member from Gallatin
Who is Salma Chicas & Intersection of Medicine, Culture, and Ethics?
Pavlov's dog helped him describe this psychological concept
What is conditioning?
Which medical term comes from the Greek word for “without breathing” and is included in the name of a condition where a person experiences brief pauses in breathing while they’re asleep?
What is apnea?
The NBA player who famously scored 81 points in a single game in 2006, second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game
Who is Kobe Bryant?
The only one of 12 systems in the body that starts with the letter "L"
Two members from the Alpha Eta class
Who are Will Gerber, Pauline Rahal, Emily Odom, or Farah Kabir?
Consider a couple: a woman who is homozygous for a recessive mutation that causes X-linked colorblindness and a man with full color vision (he does not carry a copy of the mutation)
What is the probability that a son of this couple will be colorblind?
What is the probability that a daughter of the couple will be colorblind?
100%, 0%
The name for the surgery that removes the gall bladder
What is...cholecystectomy
The most decorated rap song in Grammy Awards history?
What is "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar? (won in 5 categories at the 2025 Grammy Awards)
The first heart transplant, which occurred in the 1960s, took place in what country?
What is...South Africa
All three sets of twins from the Alpha Mu class
Who are Marjiyah & Zoe, Serena & Grace, and Sheejin & Arissa?
A chemical engineer dilutes a stock solution of sulfuric acid by adding 25.0 m^3 of 7.50M acid to enough water to make 500 m^3. What is the concentration of sulfuric acid in the diluted solution in g/mL?
3.68 x 10^-2 g/mol
Hint...use M1V1 = M2V2
What is an otologist and what is their job?
They specialize in medical and surgical treatment of dizziness, hearing loss, and tumors of the ear
The name of the Olympic sprinter who famously competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, breaking records and defying Hitler's notion of Aryan supremacy?
Who is Jesse Owens?
This popular fruit has the highest concentration of Vitamin C per serving
What is guava?