Risa is a native New Mexican, and has a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Mills College in Oakland, CA. Her dissertation research is a fusion of environmental toxicology and molecular cancer biology. As a trainee in the Duke University School of Medicine Department of Pathology, she is particularly interested in how exposures to environmental toxicants such as endocrine disrupting chemicals can exacerbate progression and treatment resistance in breast tumors. She also enjoys working on technology transfer and health disparities research.
PhD Program: Pathology
Faculty Advisor: Gayathri Devi, PhD
2020-2021 Status: 5th year
Contact: lmg51@duke.edu
