Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Description of project: I send emails.
Favorite thing about the Alvarez Lab: The wonderful people! (Also the candy drawer.)
If you could eat one dish every day and not get sick of it, what would you eat? Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
If you could time-travel to a particular musical era, what would you pick? 1950s/60s jazz
Favorite way to de-stress: Running
 

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Description of project: I study APOBEC3 enzyme regulation and how they contribute to tumor evolution.
Favorite thing about the Alvarez Lab: The people in it!
If you could eat one dish every day and not get sick of it, what would you eat? Tabbouleh
If you could time-travel to a particular musical era, what would you pick? Mid-80s so I can headbang to some heavy metal
Favorite way to de-stress: Rollerskating & petting my cat. Not at the same time.
 

Hometown: Izmir, Turkey
Description of project: I study the role of transcription factor NRF2 in breast cancer metastasis.
Favorite thing about the Alvarez Lab: The friendly environment and how everyone is there for you when you have ups and downs
If you could eat one dish every day and not get sick of it, what would you eat? My mom's schnitzel
If you could time-travel to a particular musical era, what would you pick? 70s worldwide or 90s Turkish pop
Favorite way to de-stress: Lock the doors, close the blinds, binge-watch Harry Potter movies

Hometown: Germantown, WI
Description of project: I keep the lab running while investigating metabolic vulnerabilities of recurrent breast cancer cells.
Favorite thing about the Alvarez Lab: I just started, so I'm not sure yet!
If you could eat one dish every day and not get sick of it, what would you eat? Seafood
If you could time-travel to a particular musical era, what would you pick? Lowkey, the Mozart/Beethoven classical era
Favorite way to de-stress: Exercise

Hometown: Bridgewater, NJ
Description of project: I keep the lab running and study how APOBEC-mediated epigenetic changes contribute to cancer cell survival.
Favorite thing about the Alvarez Lab: Using the repeat pipettor
If you could eat one dish every day and not get sick of it, what would you eat? Chicken wings
If you could time-travel to a particular musical era, what would you pick? The 70s! I could watch Elton John, David Bowie, or ABBA perform in their prime
Favorite way to de-stress: Watch a good musical or independent/arthouse film

Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL
Description of project: I investigate how NRF2 and its target genes help tumor cells survive and proliferate.
Favorite thing about the Alvarez Lab: the people I get to work with :)
If you could eat one dish every day and not get sick of it, what would you eat? Ice cream
If you could time-travel to a particular musical era, what would you pick? pre-pandemic for the cheap concert tickets
Favorite way to de-stress: listen to music