I pursued a BSc Biomedical Science undergraduate degree from University of Malaya as part of the 2014/2018 cohort. I joined WWF lab mid 2017 for my final year honours project investigating the role of toll-like receptors (TLR) and C-type lectin receptors (CLR) in Helicobacter pylori infection. After graduating, I stayed on in the lab for another year as a research assistant. In 2019, I was awarded the RMIT Research Stipend Scholarship to pursue her PhD at RMIT University, Melbourne in the Gut-Brain Axis Lab under A/Prof. Elisa Hill-Yardin. Currently, my research interest focuses on neuro-immune interactions and the gut-brain axis in neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Origin: Petaling Jaya, Selangor

 

Hobby: Running (hope to do a full marathon soon!), thrift-shopping, reading, and baking (more like eating my baked goods)

 

Motto: The best way to learn – is to fail. (remember this when troubleshooting experiments again and again!)

Social media: @ChalysthaLee on Twitter, @chalystha and @sewing.scientist on Instagram

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