Born in Nazareth and raised in Jerusalem, Narmen earned a BSc degree in Biology, a MSC in Biochemistry, and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. During her PhD, she investigated the role of cellular senescence in skin premalignancy. During her postdoc training in the Beroukhim Lab, Narmen is trying to identify novel structural variations in gliomas and other cancers and to investigate novel mechanisms underlying the resistance of brain tumors to immunotherapy.

Fun fact #1: Narmen promised Rameen that she will name any technology or tool she develops in the lab after the movie “Interstellar.”

Fun fact #2: Narmen is a classical music lover and lives a 7-minute walk from Boston Symphony Orchestra. She has collected 15 versions of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons throughout her life and is still looking for more.

Favorite quote: “The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ’That’s funny…” – Isaac Asimov