People

Laurel Kinman

Laurel grew up in Fresno, California, before defecting to the east coast for college. She received her undergraduate degree in biological sciences and mathematics from Wellesley College, then moved straight into her PhD with Joey Davis at MIT, where she focused on developing methods to study the assembly and regulation of large protein complexes by structural and high-throughput approaches. In doing so, she became interested in long-standing questions around how the cell uses multi-site phosphorylation to perform complex calculations, and is excited to start her lab at UCSF applying the experimental and computational methods she developed to start to answer some of these questions. She also has long-standing interests in mentorship, teaching, and outreach. Outside the lab, Laurel likes to spend her time walking the dog and tackling ambitious baking and knitting projects.

Nova

Nova is also a coastal transplant, born and raised in the central valley of California before finally moving to a location better suited to her thick double coat when Laurel brought her to Boston. Unfortunately for her, she has now returned to California and can most often be spotted lying and panting on the closest piece of furniture. Nova’s particular interests include squirrels, squeaky toys, new friends, and treats.