Dahyana Arias Escayola, Ph.D.

Dahyana is a Manager of Program Management at Strand Therapeutics. She is a molecular biologist interested in the development of new mRNA therapeutics. Prior to joining Strand, Dahyana received her Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University. Her research interests at Yale included developing new tools and techniques to understand biological systems, specifically those involved in RNA processing. Dahyana’s PhD research focused on comprehensively characterizing the Cajal Body, a nuclear body essential for proper RNA processing in cells. She received her B.S. in Biochemistry from Mount St. Mary’s University.