Welcome Cassandra Cerasia!
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Cass will be a new PhD student starting Fall 2024.
Cass was a triple major in Marine Biology, Chemistry, and Aquaculture & Aquarium Science at Roger Williams University. Cass also received “Thesis with Distinction” for her research thesis titled “Life span extension studies in the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis” and she was an RWU President’s Core Values Medallion recipient.