Arianna Gomez

Arianna is a graduate student in the Doherty lab, joining the lab in summer 2016. She graduated in 2015 from the University of California, Irvine with a BS in Biological Sciences and is currently part of the Molecular Medicine and Mechanisms of Disease (M3D) PhD program. Her thesis project will focus on the neurodevelopmental aspect of Joubert syndrome and will involve in vitro and in vivo approaches which will contribute to the lab's goal of identifying the underlying mechanism of Joubert syndrome. Outside of the lab, Arianna likes to explore the Woodland Park Zoo, take her dog to the various dog parks around Seattle, and eat at new places with friends.