May Paing joined Rao lab as an undergraduate volunteer in Spring 2013 and is currently working as a Staff Research Associate/Lab Manager. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology from UCLA in 2015.May’s research focuses on studying the role of microRNA in B-Lymphocytes. Her previous work involved phenotyping the developmental defect of B cells in miR146a knockout mouse model and characterizing the mechanism of miRNA regulation in B cell development. Currently, she is studying the role of miRNA in B cell activation.