BS, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Mentor: Jessica Tucker, PhD

The Tucker Lab studies tRNA fragments, small non-coding RNAs that have been in seen in the context of cancer and viral infection.  I study tRNA fragments in the context of Kaposi’s-Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus, a gamma herpes virus that causes cancer in immune compromised individuals.

Poster Presentation: Cleavage of Gly-GCC-1 tRNAs during KSHV Infection, at the 2023 Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Retreat

LinkedIn: courtney-woodruff-a7b3a9167/

Cancer Biology PhD Program