Danni is a PhD student in Biology & Biotechnology who joined WPI in 2024. Originally from China, she earned her B. Sc. in Biology and M.S. in Bioinformatics from Northeastern University. She studies RNA regulation in germline development, with a focus on identification of poly(A) polymerase GLD-2 functional targets in C. elegans. Outside the lab, Danni enjoys hiking, cooking and traveling.
AWARDS
(August 2025) 3rd Annual Biology and Biotechnology Research Symposium Best Poster Award
(Summer 2025) Dr. Armand P. Ferro and Mary H. Ferro Summer Fellowship, Worcester Polytechnic Institute