Alicia Xu is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Washington studying Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Dance. Interested in molecular biology research, she joined the Starita lab in 2024 and works with the Saturation Genome Editing team, assisting with routine lab maintenance tasks, developing her understanding of biological laboratory techniques under the guidance of her colleagues, and building foundations for her own projects. In her free time, Alicia can be found dancing, looking for new coffee shops around Seattle, and procrastinating on schoolwork.