Michelle Thaxton

Michelle Thaxton is a recent graduate from Loyola Marymount University, receiving her B.S. in Biochemistry. While attending university she worked on compound screening to identify those that are capable of preventing the aggregation of Aβ42 and Islet Amyloid Polypeptide in Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes respectively. Since graduating, her current work in the Rao Lab is focused on providing assistance to our researchers and working to understand the function and targetability of proteins involved in B cell oncogenesis. In her free time, Michelle enjoys doing puzzles, going on picnics, and pottery.