Maria Hayes

• Home institution: Transylvania University

• Year: Rising Senior

• Major(s)/Minor: Major: Biology on the Molecular and Cellular Track; Minor: Psychology and Chemistry

• Research Site: University of Kentucky

• What will I be researching this summer: This summer I’m researching the role of MLL1/2 in regulating genes involved in tissue regeneration in planarians!

• Future goals: After graduation, I hope to pursue a graduate degree in molecular genetics.

• Outside of the lab/classroom: I play on the tennis team at Transy, and I also enjoy reading, pickleball, hiking, and crafting!