Priscila received her B.S. in Biology with Emphasis in Cell and Molecular Biology from SDSU in 2018. She was accepted into the Cellular and Molecular Bioscience program at UCI and joined the Pearlman Lab in the Spring of 2019. During her stay at UCI, Priscila has received the NIH-Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) scholarship, the UC Irvine Diversity Recruitment Fellowship Award, the School of Biological Sciences Dean’s Graduate Fellowship Award, and the Graduate Dean’s Excellence Fellowship. She has also been mentioned in the Ford Fellowship Pre-doctoral 2019 Honorable Mention List.
Priscila is now a 3rd year graduate student studying the roles of resolvins and protectins in the resolution of corneal inflammation.
In her free time, Priscila likes to spend time with her family and friends.
Contact: prisciar@uci.edu