#  Kidist Ashami 

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Kevin Haigis, Ana Anderson, and Vijay Kuchroo Labs

 

 

 



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Kiddy grew up in Ethiopia and graduated with a BA in Biology from Berea College. At Berea, she studied how some organisms transitioned from commensalism to parasitism under the mentorship of Dr. Rosen. Next, she worked at Vanderbilt University investigating how the cytoplasmic tail of TBRII regulates fibrosis at the Pozzi lab. Upon completing her undergraduate training, she worked on a project that aimed at developing novel therapeutic strategies for GvHD. Prior joining Harvard, Kiddy studied the role of intrinsic structural disorders in phase separation of the Orb2 protein at USC. Currently as a PhD student, she investigates the role of tumor microenvironment in Kras mutant colorectal cancers at the laboratories of Drs. Haigis, Anderson, and Kuchroo.