Therese joined ALS TDI in March 2015 to work on the Precision Medicine Program. She grew and banked fibroblast cells derived from patient skin biopsies, and processed blood samples. She assisted with cellular phenotyping experiments and genome editing of iPSCs. With over six years of hands-on lab experience in industry and academia, Therese can work with challenging sets of cell types and utilize diverse genome editing technologies, using a wide range of laboratory techniques to support such work. Therese rejoined TDI in June 2021 in hopes to hone her skills in genome editing to create cellular models for ALS to help elucidate disease pathways. She will also assist in the high-throughput screening of iPSCs using the robotics system. Therese is from Niagara Falls, NY (Go Bills!), and graduated from RIT with a BS in Biology, and a concentration in Science and Technology. She took many extra lab courses to supplement her affinity for being in the lab, including tissue culture, which ended up being very vital to her career in science.