Marisa grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She is a sophomore undergraduate student at Northwestern majoring in Biology, minoring in Spanish. At Northwestern, she is involved in the Biology Students Association as well as Northwestern to Benefit Special Olympics. Within the lab, Marisa is working with Alberto investigating the degenerative mechanisms associated with C9ORF72 mutations in ALS/FTD. In her free time Marisa enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, skating, and watching hockey.
The lab is superbly located in the downtown Chicago area, a few minutes away from Lake Michigan,
the shopping and restaurants of Magnificent Mile, within the historical Montgomery Ward Memorial Building.
For general lab inquires please contact Haley, our lab manager at:
Phone: 312-503-6126 | E-mail: haley.smith1[at]northwestern.edu