Tahj Starr
Researcher and Lifelong Learner
As a lifelong learner dedicated to advancing our body of knowledge through research, I am committed to exploring new frontiers in the field of cell biomechanics and microbiology. I recently finished my position as Junior Laboratory Associate in the Rojas Lab at New York University. Currently, I am taking a year off to live and travel in New Zealand while applying for graduate programs.
Research Interests
Broadly, I am interested in utilizing quantitative methods and mathematical/biophysical modeling to further our mechanistic understanding of the systems underlying cellular function, organization, and, most of all, morphology. While these features are sometimes taken for granted as part of the cell, I find appealing the possibility that some are not merely happenstance but actually serve a deeper purpose or occur for a specific and noteworthy reason. My experience is in bacteria, but I am open to applying these concepts to other model organisms.