Cathy Garcia

Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford Cancer Institute

Honors & Awards

Propel Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University (2024)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Scholarship Award (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellows, National Cancer Institute, NIH (2022-2024)
AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Award, AACR (2022)

Professional Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Mount Saint Mary's College (2024)
Bachelor of Science, Mount Saint Mary's College (2023)
Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University (2024)
PhD, Yale University, Genetics (2024)
MPhil, Yale University, Genetics (2021)
B.S., Mount St. Mary's University, Los Angeles, Biology (2013)

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Islet biology, diabetes, obesity, pancreatic cancer

Lab Affiliations

Steven Artandi, Artandi Lab (11/1/2024)

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