Dr. Eugenia Rojas is a Project Manager in the Sabeti lab. Eugenia supports some of our Global Health research projects and leads our Outbreak Science textbook project and team. She leads project communications with external partners and organizes and manages project activities, workflows, and timelines. She is also engaged in our international mentorship program in collaboration with the University of Sierra Leone, supporting graduate students through mentoring and research project coordination.
Eugenia completed her undergraduate degree in Experimental Biology at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Mexico City, Mexico), her master’s degree in Molecular Medicine from the Charité-Universitätsmedizin (Berlin, Germany), and her Ph.D. in Neurobiology from Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany). Her Ph.D. work was published in 2019 in the journal Nature Communications.
Prior to joining the Sabeti Lab, Eugenia had roles as adjunct faculty of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Public Health Genetics in three different colleges in the Great Boston Area and as a STEM teacher in programs for K-12 students. She founded Boston STEM Lab, a hands-on STEM program for preschoolers that successfully let hundreds of students experience the excitement of science. She has specialized in science outreach and curriculum design. Her focus is on developing engaging experiential learning programs for the next generation of students.
Outside of the lab, you can find Eugenia enjoying time with her family, going on outdoor adventures, and experiencing the Boston food scenery.