Michele Frendo received her B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Davis in 2008. She will be graduating from the University of Southern California with her PhD in Neuroscience in May 2014. Michele’s research interests include neural development, neuroregeneration and neurodegenerative diseases. In her free time, Michele enjoys snowboarding, baking, cooking, reading, hiking, bicycling, planning events, sewing, traveling and spending time with her family.

Michele is currently on the faculty of Nevin Platt Middle School, Boulder, CO.