Student Profiles

Mariah graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a concentration in molecular biology. Initially entering undergrad as a pre-med, she joined a molecular biology lab studying the genetic regulation of a key immune system gene. She credits her undergraduate experience as the catalyst for finding her love for translational research and New York City.

After graduating, she worked full-time studying molecular metabolism before joining Dr. Robert Seder’s malaria unit as a postbaccalaureate research fellow at the NIH. There she found an interest in discovery, development, and evaluation of antibodies and vaccines against malaria.

In the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program, Mariah works with Dr. Joshua Tan, Chief of the Antibody Biology Unit at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, and Dr. Matt Higgins, Chair of Structural Biology at the University of Oxford. Through this collaboration, she looks forward to continuing her work in malaria, specifically discovering novel blood-stage malaria antibodies. Outside of research Mariah enjoys a good cup of coffee, sports, and good (gluten free) food.