Zeytin (Olive in Turkish) was born in Baltimore but has since lived a truly global life, traveling across multiple states and countries, including Turkey, Portland, San Francisco, and New York. She brings a fiercely independent spirit to the team. If she needs your attention, she’ll make it known; otherwise, good luck getting within a few feet. A proud and accomplished hunter of local rodents, Zeytin would be an ideal lab member—if not for her tendency to get a little too interested in potential in vivo experiments. For everyone’s safety (especially the germ-free mice), she works remotely. In her downtime, Zeytin enjoys long naps and watching birds with an intensity usually reserved for grant deadlines.