#  Nicole Gilette 

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**Thesis advisor:** Jonathan Lipton  
  
**Rotation lab(s):** Nika Daniel, Isaac Chiu, Beth Stevens  
  
**For me, home is:** Audubon, PA  
  
**Undergraduate/other degree(s):** BS Biology & Biochemistry (Dual Degree), MD in progress  
  
**Research experience before PiN:** Research technician in Engle lab (Boston Children's Hospital/HMS); studied the functional role of mutations associated with oculomotor, craniofacial and cerebrovascular pathologies in mouse, fish and cell models.  
  
**Current research interests:** Circadian biology, phase separation, mechanisms controlling neuronal local translation, synaptic transmission, sleep disorders  
  
**Interests outside lab / favorite hangouts:** Interests: hiking and backpacking in the White Mts, yoga, playing classical piano, cooking, weightlifting, reading, fermenting! Favorite spots in Boston: Nightshift Brewery, the Esplanade, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Red Room Cafe



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2020-2021](/entry-year/2020-2021)
- ## People
    
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