Profile
Marty Flores is a doctoral candidate in the Division of Biological Sciences at the University of California, San Diego. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics with a Minor in Mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles. She then went to work at Stanford University studying genes critical to spermatogenesis and oogenesis from human embryonic stem cells. Following her love for research, she currently studies non-coding RNA as it relates to early B cell development. Using cutting-edge next-gen sequencing and genome editing techniques, she is identifying novel long intergenic non-coding RNAs and determining their functions in developmental progression. Outside of the lab, she has been involved in various committees in the Division of Biology including Admissions, Recruitment, and the Graduate Student Association. She has a keen interest in scientific outreach and raising scientific literacy. In this spirit, she has mentored high school students through the Research Scholars Program and advised them through a summer project in the lab. She also volunteers at the Ruben H Fleet Science Center participating in events aimed at adults and re-igniting their interest in science.
