Simona studied mathematics at Brandeis University and received her PhD from MIT in Biology and specifically mechanisms of resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. She is currently developing algorithms to detect sequence features around rearrangement breakpoints, to distinguish rearrangements arising from different exposures and DNA damage response mechanisms.

Fun fact: Simona can juggle and unicycle, but not at the same time.

Favorite quote: “Sesquipedalianism obfuscates pellucidity”