
Ai-ris Yonekura graduated MIT in the spring of 2005 with
a S.B. in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. Before joining the Turley lab,
she spent some time in other labs at MIT and at Beth Israel doing research
in DNA mutagenesis and T cell tolerance in prostate cancer. She is currently
attending medical school in the HST program at Harvard Medical.
Ai-ris is
originally from Tucson, AZ and enjoys the sunshine, playing soccer, spending
time with her three younger sisters, good music, and great food.