I’m Raisa, a postdoc in the Appel lab. I was raised in Ecuador and later moved to the United States to pursue a career in STEM. My experience as a graduate student in the Nichols lab, as well as the opportunity to poke embryos at the Marine Biological Laboratory, led to my passion in developmental biology.
Currently, I am exploring the role of microglia during central nervous system development using zebrafish as a model. My favorite experiments always include timelapses and live imaging! There is nothing like witnessing life happen before my own eyes.
Outside of science, you can find me baking some bread, reading poetry, watching movies, longing for the ocean, playing cards, and biking in every new city I visit.
Currently, I am exploring the role of microglia during central nervous system development using zebrafish as a model. My favorite experiments always include timelapses and live imaging! There is nothing like witnessing life happen before my own eyes.
Outside of science, you can find me baking some bread, reading poetry, watching movies, longing for the ocean, playing cards, and biking in every new city I visit.