Marina is interested in studying the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying neurological disorders. For a long time, she was torn between pursuing a PhD and an MD-PhD. Her experiences as an undergraduate at the University of Chicago (Neuroscience BA '18) and postbaccalaureate fellow at the National Eye Institute motivated her to pursue an MD-PhD at the University of Washington starting this summer. Outside of school and lab, Marina enjoys fencing, weightlifting, baking, reading, and watching movies.

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