Alyssa Paparella
  • PhD program in Cancer and Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine
  • NSF GRFP Fellow

Alyssa Paparella graduated in May 2019 from Sarah Lawrence College in New York with degrees in Biology and Chemistry. While part of PREP, Alyssa joined Daniel Starr’s lab to study C. elegans to better understand nuclear migration. Specifically, she is focusing on UNC-83, a protein on the outer nuclear membrane surface that helps to recruit microtubule motor proteins for nuclear migration. Alyssa hopes to better understand UNC-83’s different isoforms and their specific role in nuclear migration.

Publications
  • E. Gregory, S. Niwa, K. Chiba, A. Paparella, R. McKenney, D. Starr. 2019. The KASH Protein UNC-83 Serves as a Cargo Adapter at the Nuclear Envelope for Microtubule Motors and Activates Kinesin-1. Poster presentation at the ASCB/EMBO Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.