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Will Degroat

Undergraduate Researcher

Education

B.S. Biotechnology, Rutgers University, 2025 (Expected)

Bio

Will DeGroat is an undergraduate student at Rutgers University pursuing a B.S. in Biotechnology. In May 2022, Will joined Dr. Anat Kreimer's lab through Aresty's Summer Science Program. His research focuses on unraveling networks of cis-regulatory elements to better understand cell type-specific gene regulation. Will's research has been presented at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the American Society of Human Genetics. After graduation, Will plans to attain his Ph.D. 

Research Focus

Gene Regulation; Computational Genomics