People
Elena L Peredo
Assistant Professor
College of Science | Thomas Gosnell Hall A358
Rochester NY 14623
I am interested in how plants adapt to new environments. I achieved my PhD at the University of Oviedo (Spain) working on the assessment of the genetic stability of hops plants after in vitro culturing. I was a Fulbright scholar at UCONN working on biogeography, speciation, and genomic adaptations to aquatic environments in submerged green plants. At the Marine Biological Laboratory, I worked on plant-microbe interaction over a range of environments and on the genetic basis of transition to land. In August 2023, I moved to the College of Science at RIT.
Caitlin Morrison
Bio. I am a second-year Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience major at RIT’s College of Life Sciences and expect to graduate in May 2026. I am from a small town south of Boston and live near the Atlantic Ocean. I enjoy art and dancing, I am a part of VisViva Dance company here at RIT. I also like to travel and spent the summer in Croatia studying psychology.
Maleah Sena
Bio. I am a second-year Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience major and Chemistry minor at RIT. I TA for both Introduction to Biology Lab and Organic Chemistry. Outside of science, I play the flute in the RIT Concert Band and am part of the RIT Sailing Club.
Lauren Reger
Bio: I am an environmental science student from Alaska and part of the BS/MS accelerated program. I was raised with the ideology of living with the land instead of against it, and my primary focus in my studies is sustainability and finding ways to bring nature closer to urbanized communities.
Dhurshanie Ramlall
Bio: I am a first year Biomedical Sciences major at RIT. I'm a part of RIT's ambulance as a driver trainee. I enjoy drawing, reading, watching shows, and I have a strong interest in marine science.
Ben Weil
Bio: I am a first year Bioinformatics and Computational Biology student at RIT in the BS/MS program who is also working on a creative writing immersion. I'm incredibly passionate about making interdisciplinary connections across the many fields encapsulated in the life sciences and applying a human-centered perspective to scientific work. I enjoy playing my clarinet in the RIT Concert Band, birding on and off campus, and exploring the world of music.
Violet Vanier
Bio: I am a fourth year Biotechnology student who will be graduating this spring. I love working in the lab. When not in the lab, I love exploring other cultures and catching up on tv. I also have a passion for royalty.