Marissa obtained her BS in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina, Asheville and her MS and PhD from UC San Diego in Organometallic Chemistry. There she worked under the direction of Dr. Joseph O’Connor studying photochemically activated ferrocene complexes for photodynamic therapy applications. At Boragen, Marissa leads Formulation Chemistry and IP Analysis. In her downtime she can be found mountain exploring, hiking, backpacking, cooking, running and hanging out with her dog, Milly.