Marissa (Smith) Baker

Marissa (Smith) Baker has a diverse range of work experience in the field of biology and research. Marissa is currently working at Genesis Therapeutics as an Associate Director of Biology, a role they started in April 2023. Prior to this, they were a Scientist at the same company from May 2021 to April 2023.

Before joining Genesis Therapeutics, Marissa worked at Pfizer. Marissa was a Senior Research Associate from June 2019 to May 2021 and previously held a Research Associate (contract position) role from August 2018 to June 2019.

Marissa's career in research began at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in 2014, where they worked as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Knutson lab. Their project involved developing a recombinant system to express and purify the yeast RNA pol I upstream activating factor protein complex. Marissa conducted various biochemical methods to characterize the complex.

During their undergraduate years at Saint Michael's College, Marissa held roles as a Chemistry Tutor and a Laboratory Prep Assistant. Additionally, they gained experience as a Summer Intern at VT EPSCoR in 2013.

Overall, Marissa has accumulated extensive experience in biology and research, with a focus on molecular architecture and protein-protein interactions.

Marissa (Smith) Baker pursued their education in the field of Biochemistry. From 2010 to 2014, they attended Saint Michael's College and completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Biochemistry. Following their undergraduate studies, they enrolled in the State University of New York Upstate Medical University and obtained a Master's degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, which they completed between 2014 and 2018.