Jocelyn Olvera
Biological Sciences
Research Description
Jocelyn Olvera is a Ph.D. student in Biological Sciences at the Salk Institute and conducts research in the laboratories of Dr. Dmitry Lyumkis and co-mentor Dr. Pallav Kosuri. Her research focuses on studying the structural and spatiotemporal regulation of chromatin by enzymes and the influence of post-translational modifications on gene expression. She holds B.S. degrees in Biochemistry and Molecular/Cellular Biology from California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM). Prior to starting her Ph.D., she worked as a staff research associate at UCSD's School of Medicine and in a San Diego-based pharmaceutical company. In addition to her studies, she enjoys mentoring students, and as the Vice President of SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science) at UCSD, she focuses on STEM outreach. When not in the lab, she loves to capture drone footage of the beautiful granite hills in Arizona and explore the underwater world through freediving and SCUBA diving.