Rivka Shapiro

Position
Graduate Student
Title
Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics
Bio/Description

I received my dual BA in Physics and Cellular & Molecular Biology from Yeshiva University in 2024. As an undergraduate, I studied enzyme biochemistry at the Sloan Kettering Institute, observed and modelled resonating dynamical systems at my home university, as well as nuclear wrinkling and cytoskeleton behaviors during my internship at Columbia University. I love studying the intersection of molecular biology and physics, and am particularly interested in investigating sub-cellular morphology and and cytoskeleton mechanics. Outside of the lab, I love painting and musical theater. 

Start Date
2024 First Year
Program(s)
Biophysics Graduate Program