Lucy Cherner, M.S. received a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Rutgers University and a Master of Science in Neurobiology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ms. Cherner has over ten years of lab research experience in cell biology and biochemistry and previously has worked for four years at the NIH. Her research interests are axon guidance and actin cytoskeleton dynamics in neuronal development. Lucy is a recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Student Fellowship (GRFP) and the NIH Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA), has interned at the Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE) at the NIH and has experience in teaching science and career training and mentoring for post-bachelor and Masters students.