Michael J. Young

Michael J. Young is a doctoral candidate and graduate student researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in molecular virology and the cross-species transmission of non-human primate lentiviruses. In addition to research activities in the Ohainle Lab, Michael serves as a graduate student instructor for upper division courses in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Biophysical Chemistry. Prior to this, Michael was a Research Associate II at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where high-throughput combinatorial CRISPR screening was conducted to identify novel cancer therapeutic targets. Earlier experience includes research assistant roles at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, focusing on the effects of environmental toxicants on pancreas development and the impact of water disinfectant byproducts on liver and colon tissues. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley.