Maya Papez

Maya graduated from San Jose State University with a B.S and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, where her previous work focused on developing customizable, affordable infant hand prostheses for congenital limb deficiencies and investigating platelet integrin distributions via expansion microscopy. She currently works under Dr. Ryan Stowers in the Bioengineering department, where she is studying how extracellular matrix mechanics affect transcription factor activity and gene expression to drive aggressive disease phenotypes. Outside of research, she enjoys mentoring undergraduate students in WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) at UCSB, trying out a new coffee shop every weekend, and doing yoga on the beach.
 

Department of Bioengineering

Faculty Mentor: Prof. Ryan Stowers

Program Mentor: Prof. Marley Dewey