- Title Graduate Student – Zaia Lab
- Education B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology & B.A. Chinese, University of Rhode Island
- Office Zaia Lab; 670 Albany Street, 5th floor
- Email atai@bu.edu
- Area of Interest Mass spectrometry
Glycoproteomics
I am a Massachusetts native, born and raised in the town of Braintree. Growing up in the south shore, I am no stranger to the history and attractions of Boston. After graduating from Braintree High in 2019, I moved out-of-state to pursue my undergraduate education at the University of Rhode Island. At URI, I was accepted into the MARC U*STAR program (NIH-funded T34 training grant) and joined the Camberg Lab to begin my research career. I graduated from URI in 2023 with a B.S in Cell and Molecular Biology (& B.A. in Chinese) and began my journey at BU immediately after. My research in the Zaia lab focuses on using mass spectrometry to understand cerebrovascular glycomic and glycoproteomic changes in the context of Alzheimer’s disease.