Tejaz Ajit graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in Spring 2022 with a B.S. in Biology, B.A in Political Science, and a minor in chemistry. During his time in the Cohen lab, he studied TDP-43 proteinopathy in sALS under the mentorship of Baggio Evangelista. He plans on completing a masters in physiology and hopes to eventually attend medical school. In his free time, he enjoys playing and watching soccer.