Joshua D'Amato

Hi everyone! 

My name is Joshua D'Amato and I'm looking forward to being one of your Vice Chairs for BMUN 70! I'm in my third year at Berkeley, studying Chemical Biology and Molecular & Cell Biology, concentrating in computational chemistry and neurobiology. I'm originally from New Jersey but lived in England until high school, and now I call Berkeley home. Outside of BMUN, when all of my time isn't eaten up by problem sets, I like to read, hike, play guitar, and listen to Taylor Swift. 

Moving around so much is what got me interested in international relations and politics, so I did MUN throughout high school. I was further drawn in by the educational aspects of conferences, so was excited to get involved in BMUN as a freshman. The topics are ethically and historically complex and I'm thrilled to hear all of your insights and solutions at conference. I hope we can all learn something from one another!  



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