Marina is a laboratory research technician who helped start the Vieux lab in 2024, following her graduation from WPI with a BSc. in Biology. In the Vieux lab, she aids in research on RNA regulation through RNA 3′ tailing and the effects on the C. elegans germline. Her focused work studying the poly(A)-polymerase GLD-2, its RNA targets, and its associated proteins has offered experience in her interests in genetic engineering and gene expression analysis. In 2025, she helped start the Bourgeois lab, where she also works on the study of the bacterial pathogenic agent responsible for Lyme disease, B. Burgdorferi, and immune responses to infection. Outside of work, Marina enjoys playing musical instruments and computer programming.
PUBLICATIONS
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- M. Winter, & T. Pylypenko. Computer Vision Analysis of In Vitro Biological Neural Network Connectivity. : Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2024. Major Qualifying Project.