Annie Trinh

Annie Trinh, PhD (she/her/hers) is a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Aaron Straight’s laboratory in the Department of Biochemistry. Her research investigates how constitutive heterochromatin is targeted to human centromeres using a combination of genomics, synthetic biology, and biochemistry. Annie is a first-generation college and doctoral student. A two-time Anteater, she received her BS in Genetics and PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. During her PhD in Dr. Timothy Downing’s lab, Annie developed novel epigenetic approaches to understand and target DNA methylation changes for tissue engineering. As previous Co-President of a trainee-led STEM outreach organization, she led numerous initiatives immersing hundreds of local high schoolers in STEM through laboratory tours, mentoring programs, and workshops. As a postdoc, she maintains this commitment by writing letters to underserved middle schoolers and mentoring students in the lab. In her free time, Annie enjoys exploring new cafes and cooking Vietnamese recipes.