She/Her/Hers

Isabella graduated from the University of Rochester with her BS in Biochemistry. During her time at the U of R, she worked in the Gorbunova and Seluanov laboratory studying aging biology. There, she wrote her senior thesis on senescence induction and cancer resistance in non-canonical model organisms, including the African spiny mouse and the naked mole-rat. Isabella is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, and she is primarily interested in studying EGFR receptor dynamics and kinetics. In particular, she is interested in the ‘barcoding’ of EGFR phosphorylation sites and understanding adaptor protein recruitment in response to different ligands. Outside of the lab, Isabella spends time exploring Nashville, hitting the gym, and enjoying music!