Madeline Rea is excited to begin her graduate studies as a first-year PhD student in the Center for Computational Molecular Biology. She graduated with B.S. degrees in Neuroscience and Data Science from the University of Michigan, along with a minor in Writing. For her Neuroscience thesis, she developed neuromorphological algorithms in the Kwan Lab and for her Data Science thesis, she reconstructed polygenic risk scores in simulated populations under Professor Terhorst. She also interned in the Munger Lab in Bar Harbor, Maine, as part of the 2024 Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program cohort. For her graduate studies, she's interested in examining the intersections between genetic diversity and global health, and will be exploring labs as a CCMB rotation student. Outside of research, Madeline enjoys making zines, ice skating, playing video games, writing, and is slowly but surely learning to sew.