Celeste is a Cancer Biology PhD student at Stanford University and is co-advised by Livnat Jerby and Jennifer Cochran. Her research that is supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program incorporates multi-omic approaches and protein engineering to develop novel therapeutics in the immuno-oncology space. Before coming to Stanford for her PhD, Celeste graduated from California State University Stanislaus with a B.S. in Biological Sciences with Summa Cum Laude honors as a first-generation, Mexican-American student. Following graduation, Celeste performed research in the Cancer Program at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard under the mentorship of Dr. JT Neal. Her work there utilized genome editing tools to create novel models of rare allelic variation and developing single-cell technologies that can assay functional outcomes of these genetic perturbations. Celeste is passionate about making STEM inclusive and widely accessible through teaching and mentorship. In her free time, Celeste enjoys running, hiking, dancing, walking dogs, and cooking traditional Mexican recipes.