Undergraduate university: Aquinas College (BSc. biology with additional major in music)

Thesis: TBD

Mentor: Hui Shen, Ph.D.

Experience: Svetlana has previous experience in gene cloning in an immunology-centered research project. More recently, Svetlana worked as a research assistant at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe).

Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya

Hobbies: Music (playing, performing, composing), drawing, painting, working out, socializing, watching movies