Marissa Sumathipala
Thesis advisor: Susan Dymecki
Rotation labs: Pascal Kaeser, Susan Dymecki, Manda Arbab
For me, home is: Virginia
Undergraduate degree(s): Neuroscience, Harvard 2022
Research experience before PiN: Drosophila connectomics, single cell transcriptomics, synaptic local translation, brain organoid models of ALS
Current research interests: molecular/cellular neurobiology, synaptic biology, local translation, human neuroscience, neurodegeneration
Interests outside lab: figure skating, baking, hiking, reading