Annie Chen
she/her/hers
Thesis advisor: David Ginty
Rotation labs: David Ginty, Corey Allard, Michael Do
For me, home is: Hangzhou, China
Prior degree(s): B.A. in Neuroscience, and Biochemistry & Biophysics, Amherst College
Research experience before PiN: Undergraduate research on ribbon-mediated sensory encoding in zebrafish lateral line hair cells (Dr. Josef Trapani, Amherst College); summer internship and research assistant work focusing on gene therapy for Usher Syndrome 1F (Dr. David Corey, Harvard Medical School).
Current research interests: Sensory neurobiology
Interests outside lab: Glass flameworking, ballet, playing the flute, hiking (mainly to admire rocks), and anything related to cats.