Charlotte Kishi - Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, 2016.
B.A. Political Science, University of Arizona, 2016.
Charlotte is currently participating in Teach for America, teaching Biology to Middle School students in Oakland, California.
Previous Bio:
I am an undergraduate senior studying Molecular and Cellular Biology and Political Science. My work in the lab specifically focuses on how a loss of the ribonucleoprotein telomerase can affect a plant's ability to still live. We have previously found that Arabidopsis persists multiple generations with this loss of telomerase, and we want to know if this is the case for other plant species. To be able to edit the genes of other plants related to Arabidopsis, whose genomes have not been as heavily studied, my project is to engineer a CrsiprCas system that will target the telomerase gene at a site-specific locus. By utilizing CrisprCas, we want to study how a loss of telomerase affects genome stability and plant survival.
As much as I enjoy dedicating my time to science, I also enjoy reading up on politics. As a Foreign Affairs major, I have been involved with the Model United Nations club on campus where we engage in diplomatic discussions regarding international affairs. Along with this I like to travel and I was able to spend my 2015 spring semester abroad in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, where I took classes in Spanish and lived with a host family. I was able to travel quite a bit while abroad—some of my favorite places being Istanbul, Berlin, and Andalusia. When I find the time I love to cook and bake or discover new places to eat around Tucson. I enjoy biking, listening to good music, and spending my leisure hours in the comforts of coffee shops, where one can frequently find me during the school year.
B.A. Political Science, University of Arizona, 2016.
Charlotte is currently participating in Teach for America, teaching Biology to Middle School students in Oakland, California.
Previous Bio:
I am an undergraduate senior studying Molecular and Cellular Biology and Political Science. My work in the lab specifically focuses on how a loss of the ribonucleoprotein telomerase can affect a plant's ability to still live. We have previously found that Arabidopsis persists multiple generations with this loss of telomerase, and we want to know if this is the case for other plant species. To be able to edit the genes of other plants related to Arabidopsis, whose genomes have not been as heavily studied, my project is to engineer a CrsiprCas system that will target the telomerase gene at a site-specific locus. By utilizing CrisprCas, we want to study how a loss of telomerase affects genome stability and plant survival.
As much as I enjoy dedicating my time to science, I also enjoy reading up on politics. As a Foreign Affairs major, I have been involved with the Model United Nations club on campus where we engage in diplomatic discussions regarding international affairs. Along with this I like to travel and I was able to spend my 2015 spring semester abroad in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, where I took classes in Spanish and lived with a host family. I was able to travel quite a bit while abroad—some of my favorite places being Istanbul, Berlin, and Andalusia. When I find the time I love to cook and bake or discover new places to eat around Tucson. I enjoy biking, listening to good music, and spending my leisure hours in the comforts of coffee shops, where one can frequently find me during the school year.
