Noah Peña, Ph.D.
Dr. Peña joined the Simon lab in 2024, after earning his Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Chicago. Noah’s research interests involve using RNA sequencing to dissect the heterogenicity of RNA virus populations in acute and chronic infection settings as well as studying HIV proviruses and transcriptomes of productive and nonproductive infected cells. His other research interests include tRNA, RNA modifications, and RNA epigenetic regulation. In the future, Dr. Peña plans to expand his clinical research experience and to acquire a position in industry and/or academia as an expert in RNA viruses.
In his free time, Noah enjoys playing Dungeon and Dragons and trying to find the best panaderia in NYC, recommendations welcomed!