Katelyn Lombardo

Research Associate I, RNA Therapeutics Institute, UMass Chan Medical School

Katelyn.Lombardo(at)umassmed.edu

I received my B.S. in Biology and Biotechnology, with a minor in Biochemistry, from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2025. In my final year at WPI, I completed a research project involving mutagenesis of bacteriophages in an attempt to expand the host range. My current work in the Li Lab focuses on in-vitro selection of the Azoarcus group I intron, to find sequences that can splice efficiently under stringent conditions, and with nucleotide modifications. Outside of the lab, I enjoy reading, hiking, and spending time with family and friends.