Post-Baccalaureate IRTA Fellow
Education:
B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Languages Spoken: Farsi, Spanish
Biography
Kayla Amini obtained her bachelor’s degree in biological sciences with a specialization in neurobiology & physiology from University of Maryland, College Park. In the Immune Deficiency Genetics Section, her research focuses on T cell development in patients with Primary Immune Deficiencies via an artificial thymic organoid system that allows for mature T cell generation from CD34+ cells or induced pluripotent stem cells.