Dr. Ray has a PhD in Biochemistry from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. After her PhD, she joined UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville Texas as a postdoctoral fellow. Her research focused on elucidating the roles of E2F1 and p300 in modifying the chromatin structure at sites of DNA damage to facilitate DNA repair. She further worked as a postdoctoral associate at Yale University. Her research focused on understanding the role of DNA polymerase beta in DNA end joining.
She presently works at a liberal arts college in Oregon and teaches undergraduate students biochemistry and molecular biology, molecular cell biology, principles of biology, and immunology.
- PhD Biochemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- M.Sc Microbiology, P.E.S. College, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India
- B.Sc Microbiology, P.E.S. College, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India