Megan Riley

Undergraduate research assistant

Education

  • College of Letters and Science
  • Biochemistry and molecular biology major
  • Expected graduation date: June 2019

Awards & Honors

  • Phi Theta Kappa All California Academic Team
  • Marie Panec Memorial Scholar
  • Susan Izumo Scholar

Biography

Megan is a third year student who joined the Acosta-Alvear lab in January 2018. She is interested in how cells respond to stress, particularly the RNA stress response triggered by toxic self-RNAs.

Research Area

Undergraduate Reserach Assistant 2018-2019

2019 Robert L. Sinsheimer Award

2019 Senior Honors Student