Christy Montano, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow
I am a postdoctoral research fellow in the Tsai lab. A Los Angeles native, I completed my undergraduate studies at UCLA, where I investigated the role of oxidized lipids in rheumatoid arthritis under the guidance of Dr. Christina Charles-Schoeman. Following two years in a cancer diagnostics lab, I pursued my PhD in the Carpenter lab at UC Santa Cruz. My doctoral research focused on functionally characterizing novel long noncoding RNAs in acute myeloid leukemia using high-throughput CRISPR screening, RNA sequencing, and cell-based functional assays. I am driven by the potential for high-throughput discovery to translate into meaningful advancements in cancer therapeutics!