In January, we welcomed the newest member of our lab – Aanandi Munshi – in the position of Research Technician III. She is a recent graduate of NC State, having earned her Master’s in Biochemistry in December. She has a background in single stranded DNA plant viruses and plans to expand her scope of knowledge on cancer mechanisms through her work here. She plans to attend medical school in the future. Read more about her in our Lab Members section.
In February we said goodbye to our previous research technician – Brian Masters. Brian learned a great deal about long noncoding RNAs and anti-sense oligonucleotides. He is moving on to a job in the robust pharmaceutical and research industry around RTP. He will cultivate his skills in research there in preparation for grad school in the future.
In March we celebrated Vithi Patel as she accepted an internal medicine residency position in California. As an international medical graduate, Vithi came to Duke with the hopes of learning the science while also getting acquainted with the vastly different clinical environment in the U.S. Vithi spent her time in lab mastering her cell culture skills and exploring the world of p53. She also helped us get a head start on CRISPRi! We are thrilled for her journey and glad to have a friend in California.
