Rachel Ernst is a junior at the College of William & Mary, pursuing a major in Biology and planning on minoring in Public Health. She is working as an undergraduate research assistant and focuses on studying centrohelizoa, working to isolate and sequence their DNA to learn more about the protist and improve taxonomy. Rachel is interested in utilizing Biotechnology in Research and Development for an array of different topics. Outside of lab, Rachel is a member of Alpha Chi Omega, and enjoys watching horror movies, reading, and laughing with friends!