Marleigh is from Westchester, NY. She is majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology with a minor in Theater. She previously researched the forensic applications of epigenetic discrimination between monozygotic twins, and her love for epigenetics is what attracted her to the Patel Lab. She is beyond thrilled to continue growing as a researcher under the mentorship of Dr. Patel and Lantana Grub while exploring the role of DNA methylation in mitochondrial biology.