Cecile earned a PhD in biochemistry at the Tufts University School of Medicine, where she studied mechanisms of viral transformation. Prior to her PhD, Cecile was a staff scientist at Genzyme Corporation where her work focused on cancer dependencies and early drug discovery. In the Beroukhim lab, Cecile studied the oncogenic mechanism of MYB-QKI fusions and MYBL1 truncations in pediatric low-grade glioma. She is now a Senior Scientist at Civetta Therapeutics.

Favorite quote: “Healthcare must be recognized as a right, not a privilege.” –Bernie Sanders.