Joined CMB:
2021
Mentor:
Dr. Paul Jenkins
Former Institutions:
Rollins College: BA Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan: MS Biological Chemistry
Research Interests:
Ankyrin proteins, bipolar disorder, iPSC derived neurons
Mentor:
Pierre Coulombe, Ph.D.
Joined CMB:
2019
Service:
UCSF STEM Career Day ambassador; Center for Cellular Construction representative for Bay Area Science Festival; Marine Biological Laboratory
representative for professional development Face-to-face Networking.
Honors:
Rackham Merit Fellowship; Benard L. Maas Foundation Endowed Medical Fellowship Fund; Genentech Foundation Dissertation, Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE), and Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC), and a SBD Choose Development scholar;
Teaching:
MBL Embryology Course assistant; Assisted with lab demos and mentorship while participating in discussion of STEM related topics for local Carver Scholars from middles schools in the bay area.
Research Interests:
Using biochemical and microscopy approaches with cell culture and mouse models, I am fascinated to reveal nuclear Keratin’s role in DNA damage response mechanisms.
Mentor:
Billy Tsai
Joined CMB:
2019
Undergraduate Institution:
Hillsdale College
Research Interests:
Understanding how polyomaviruses exploit host cell machinery to enter the nucleus
MSTP Student
Mentor:
Sriram Venneti
Joined CMB:
2020
Undergrad Institution:
Duke University
Research Interests:
Chromatin, transcription, cell differentiation, cancer