Rachna is a senior at UC Berkeley from Sunnyvale, California. She is majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology with a concentration in Molecular Therapeutics and minoring in Data Science. Rachna’s work in Dr. John Dueber’s lab focuses on engineering the peroxisome in non-model yeast species for the production of environmentally beneficial compounds. In the past, she has also worked on treatments for haploinsufficiency-related genetic disorders at Regel Therapeutics and performed clinical data analysis at Exact Sciences.
Outside of the lab, Rachna is an active volunteer with the ASUC Student Legal Clinic and Professor David Levine’s Hygiene Heroes. She enjoys reading, crocheting, and exploring local cafes.