Alanna Chan, Ph.D.
Doctoral Thesis: Cryptochrome function beyond the clock: Cryptochromes influence cancer growth
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Noteworthy Publications: Cancer, hear my battle CRY, Journal of Pineal Research (2020); Cryptochromes modulate E2F family transcription factors, Scientific Reports (2020)
Honors & Awards: Outstanding Poster Award, Center for Circadian Biology Symposium (2020)
Next Steps: Chan accepted a Research Scientist I position at Biomatrica, a subsidiary of Exact Sciences in San Diego. She will work to help develop tools for cancer diagnostics.
Be sure to join us at 10 a.m. PDT on Friday, May 21 for our Virtual Commencement Ceremony! Chan's advisor and mentor, Prof. Katja Lamia, will deliver a few words (as will Chan) about her graduate experience, and viewers can learn about our 41 other 2021 graduates, who are now setting out to build careers that will impact the future of biomedical research.
