Kaylei Wong

Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Cui Lab

Kaylei Wong is a senior Pre-Veterinary student at UMass. Kaylei first joined the lab as a 2024 CORE Summer intern and has continued her involvement in the Cui Lab for the past two semesters. Kaylei’s project is exploring the role of a ribonucleoprotein gene in mammalian oogenesis using a Cre/LoxP conditional knockout mouse model.

Outside the lab, Kaylei is a Peer Mentor here at UMass and works with freshmen in the Animal Science RAP. She enjoys crocheting, watching movies, and playing with her dog, Mango! She is excited to attend veterinary school this fall and is interested in the laboratory animal medicine specialty.