Miranda enjoyed exploring the world around her since childhood. She loved looking at nature when she lived on the east coast and grew up watching science fiction and learning about any science-related topics she could find. These experiences led to her love of exploring the unknown and figuring out how things worked. She earned a degree in biotechnology from Utah Valley University and her desire to learn and help people brought her to the Schiffman Lab. Miranda spends her time studying p53 mRNA and how to apply it as a therapeutic. When she is not busy trying to figure out the universe, she is at home with her amazing husband and escape-artist hamster.