Trisha M. Westerhof

Trisha Westerhof, PhD is a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Sofia Merajver, MD, PhD, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Dr. Westerhof received dual BS degrees in Human Biology and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics from Michigan State University. She completed her PhD in Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine under the mentorship of Dr. Edward L. Nelson, MD.

Her research interests are 1) To better understand cancer progression and metastasis at the cellular and molecular levels and 2) To develop novel bio-, nano- and micro-technologies for translation into clinical use.