Molly grew up on the coast of New Jersey and her passion for the ocean and baking inspired her love of science. She went to Northeastern University for her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry. While in Boston, she worked as a chemist in Dr. Hak Soo Choi’s lab at Harvard Medical School and MGH, did bioengineering for undergraduate research in Dr. Sidi Bencherif’s lab at Northeastern, and spent time as a virologist in a biotech startup company, Ring Therapeutics. From Northeastern, she came to the University of Chicago through the Cell and Molecular Biology PhD program. She joined the Damo Lab in the fall of 2024 and here she studies the physiological role of checkpoint receptors in CD8 T Cell tolerance. Outside of lab, she enjoys playing/watching soccer, spending time outdoors, and going to concerts.