Nicole Peiris
Nicole is originally from Los Angeles, California and received her BS from UC Davis in Biochemistry and Molecular biology, and her PhD from UC San Diego in Chemistry & Biochemistry. In graduate school, she focused on the characterization of mutated kinases as therapeutic targets for hematologic malignancies. In the Beroukhum lab, she is interested in understanding the contributions of genetic ancestry to cancer incidence and therapeutic outcome, with the goal of advancing equity in precision cancer treatment.
Fun fact: Nicole loves to travel and has been to 27 countries. She enjoys learning about new places, people, and cultures, and would be a travel guide if she wasn’t a scientist.
Fun fact #2: Nicole was a certified kick boxing instructor (Rameen’s edit: I have to treat her more nicely) and is currently a PADI certified scuba diver.