We are excited to welcome Elizabeth Turcotte as the newest postdoc of the Pernas Lab!
Elizabeth joins us after completing her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley (2018–2025). Prior to that, she was a Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow at the NIH (NICHD), where she studied mitosis in the lab of Dr. Mary Dasso. She earned her B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Biochemistry from the University of Northern Iowa, where she worked on Leishmania with Dr. Nilda Rodriguez.
Elizabeth is broadly interested in how organelles interact with and sense pathogens and pathogen-encoded activities, making her a perfect fit for our group.
We are thrilled to have her bring her expertise and enthusiasm in our lab!