Heidi Fales

Heidi Fales began their professional career in 2021 as an Undergraduate Researcher in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In this role, they studied Fabry Disease, a lysosomal storage disorder caused by genetic mutations in the gene encoding the enzyme alpha-galactosidase, in the lab of Dr. Scott Garman. Heidi developed a fluorescent protein construct to serve as a system to track the localization of alpha-galactosidase assisted by a small molecule pharmacological chaperone. In 2022, they joined Korro Bio, Inc. as an Associate Researcher.

Heidi Fales attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2018 to 2022, where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.