MD-PhD Student Doctor Speaker Series: Frances (Fara) Tolibzoda Zakusilo
Join us for an engaging discussion with MD-PhD candidate and Hunter alum Frances (Fara) Zakusilo.
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When |
Sep 23, 2020 from 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm |
Speaker | Frances (Fara) Tolibzoda Zakusilo |
Speaker Information | Hunter alumna, second year M.D./Ph.D. student, University of Rochester |
Where | Online Video Conference |
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Frances (Fara) Tolibzoda Zakusilo is a first-generation immigrant from Tajikistan, who graduated from Hunter College in Spring 2016 and joined the University of Rochester MD/Ph.D. program in the summer of the same year.
Having finished the first 2 years of medical training, she is currently studying the role of glycan components of extracellular matrix in neurodegeneration at Gorbunova lab. Beyond research and medicine and she enjoys being a mother of a very energetic 18-month-old, sewing and learning new languages.