Gabriella Estevam

Gabriella Estevam is a Scientist I specializing in Experimental Biology and Protein Engineering at Profluent Bio since January 2024. Prior experience includes serving as a Graduate Student Researcher at the University of California, San Francisco from September 2017 to December 2023, where Gabriella focused on MET receptor tyrosine kinase mutational effects and structural mechanisms under the supervision of James Fraser, PhD. Key contributions involved developing a screening platform for site-saturation mutagenesis, defining regulatory motifs, and collaborating with interdisciplinary research groups. Additional roles at UCSF included serving as a Graduate Advisor for the Summer Research Training Program and as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Gabriella's early career includes research at the University of California, Santa Cruz, earning a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and receiving recognitions like the Julie Packard Scholar in STEM Diversity Programs. Gabriella holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UCSF.