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Elizabeth Gavis (Liz) is the Damon B. Pfeiffer Professor in the Life Sciences at Princeton University’s Department of Molecular Biology and an Associated Faculty in the Quantitative and Computational Biology program. Her research bridges the fields of RNA biology and developmental biology, with a particular focus on post-transcriptional mechanisms that control gene expression through mRNA localization during development. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at Yale University before pursuing an MD-PhD in Biochemistry at Stanford University Medical School. Following her postdoctoral fellowship at the Whitehead Institute at MIT, she joined the Princeton faculty in 1994. Gavis has taught numerous courses, including Princeton's largest course, "Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology," and has mentored many students and postdoctoral researchers in her lab. She has received multiple awards for her teaching and research contributions, including the 2020 President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching from Princeton University. Beyond her academic role, she has actively worked to promote the advancement of women in science through mentorship programs across various institutions, including Princeton and Hunter College.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ
Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.