Yanixa is a 4th year PhD student in Genetics. Her research focuses on dissecting differences in KRAS biology in cancer. Yanixa obtained her BS in Biology with an emphasis in Genetics and Biomedicine from the University of Puerto Rico in Aguadilla. She is the recipient of an NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA pre-doctoral fellowship and looks forward to helping fellow graduate students navigate the fellowship application process.