Isabela gatmaytan, BA

Born and raised in the Philippines before ping-ponging to suburban Florida then back to the Philippines, Isabela returned to the states to study Biology, Chemistry and American Sign Language/Deaf Studies at UPenn while working part time at the PIGI Lab. After graduating, Isabela continued in the lab as a Research Specialist on the in vivo side before becoming a Clinical Research Coordinator. Between running to clinical sites, you’ll find her working on databases, histology and pathology projects, and caring for the lab’s single plant. Outside of lab, Isabela enjoys volunteering for an AIDS/HIV and chronic illness non-profit, illustrating and writing stories, and stockpiling ingredients for recipes she may or may not actually try.