Bio
Ross graduated from UC Davis in 2024 with a Bachelor's in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. As an undergraduate in the Burgess Lab, he worked with yeast to investigate how the nuclear pore complex and LINC complex organize chromatin in meiosis through interactions with telomeres. As a PREP scholar, he will continue to study the role subtelomeric regions play in meiosis by using zebrafish as a vertebrate model. He will test whether there are distinct protein patterns near the ends of chromosomes that help facilitate proper homologous pairing and recombination. Ross plans to pursue a PhD in Integrated Genetics and Genomics in 2026.