Ritika is an undergraduate student at Washington University in St. Louis studying biology with a concentration in neuroscience and computer science. In the Miller Lab, Ritika is researching the C9orf72-AAV ALS/FTD mouse model as well as RNA circuits that are dysregulated by C9orf72 expansion-induced pathology with Dr. Dylan Galloway. Outside of the lab, Ritika is involved in the WashU Bhangra dance team and Uncle Joe’s Peer Counseling and Resource Center, and she also volunteers with the Heart for the Unhoused. After graduation, Ritika hopes to travel and pursue an MD.