Dasha Zigackova

Role: Symposium Committee Member
 
Biography
Dasha is an RNA scientist currently working as a postdoctoral associate in the department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale School of Medicine, in the lab of Prof. Karla Neugebauer, where she studies the processing of mRNA in mammals during red blood cell development and in blood cancers. She received her Ph.D. from Masaryk University for her work on mammalian RNA turnover. Dasha enjoys genuine connections with people, traveling, and working out. She finds inspiration for her life and her work in church and the Bible.