Research Associate I
Daya Mena completed her BA in Biomedical Sciences at Hampshire College in 2019, while concentrating on Biomedical and Biomathematical Sciences. Her undergraduate thesis was on using mathematical modeling to predict the impact of gene editing on HIV therapy. Alongside her studies, Daya served on the Board of Trustees of Hampshire College as the student trustee. During undergrad, she also completed an internship at the Framingham Heart Study of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute under the direction of Andrew Johnson, focusing on different platelet reactivity platforms currently used in the Study. Before joining the Pan Lab in August 2021, Daya worked with PartnersInHealth’s COVID-19 Community Tracing Collaborative, where she oversaw language-based contact tracing. Her current foci include investigating voltage-gated sodium channel dysfunction, as well as utilizing computation and data analysis in psychiatric disorders. In her free time, Daya enjoys cooking and listening to Jazz.