Hi! I am Alma Razavilar, and I am a first-year undergraduate student at UC Berkeley, studying Molecular and Cell Biology with an emphasis in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology. Throughout high school, I was heavily involved in research within the Pogliano Lab at UC San Diego, studying the structure and biochemical functions of bacteriophage proteins. I was excited to join the Al-Sady Lab through the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), where I could build upon my previous research experiences while gaining a fundamental understanding of heterochromatin. Outside of science, I enjoy long-distance running, surfing, reading classic novels, and baking.