Larissa Dougherty

Larissa received her B.A. in Biochemistry from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. She is currently working in the Avasthi Lab in the Biochemistry and Cell Biology Department. Her focus is to better understand how Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases can regulate ciliogenesis. Alterations to Extracellular Signal Regulated Kinases more specifically shorten these sensory and motile organelles in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii which maintain well-conserved ciliary proteins and ciliary signaling pathways to mammalian cells. Larissa enjoys gardening, kayaking, hiking, and going on long walks with her dog.