Cindy Avila is an incoming senior at Albion College studying Biochemistry. This summer She is conducting research at Dr. Jose Rodriguez's lab where she will be comparing the functionality of PCMTD1 and PCMTD2 enhancing our understanding of their roles in protein maintenance and ubiquitylation. Her research focuses on characterizing PCMTD2, a homolog of the well-studied enzyme PCMTD1, to determine its role in repairing isoaspartyl damaged proteins as well as its possible role as an E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. she is looking forward to expanding her laboratory skillset as a student and a professional, aiming for a career as an MD/PhD.