Sara Gelles-Watnick is a 5th year PhD candidate in the Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry (MB&B) department and is a NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA F31 predoctoral fellow. She performs research on the molecular mechanism of herpesvirus encapsidation. Sara earned a dual BS/MS degree from Brandeis University. She has experience writing and giving feedback on qualifying exam proposals, research manuscripts, review articles, and fellowship applications. She enjoys collaborating with and supporting trainees throughout their writing processes.