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Suhani Kunam

Laboratory Assistant

Education

BA Chemistry, State University of New York (SUNY) – Purchase College, 2024

Bio

Suhani Kunam is a student in the Upstate Accelerated Scholars program and is working as a laboratory technician in her gap year before going to SUNY Upstate Medical University in Fall of 2025. She has experience in parasitology and virology research in the labs of Dr.Erika Ebbs and Dr.Stephen Harris and is now exploring the biochemistry of the Class 1 CRISPR systems. 

Research Focus

CRISPR-Cas systems