Uzma Rentia

Uzma Rentia is a third-year medical student at George Washington University. She has a background in bioinformatics techniques and has published work on ovarian cancer epigenetics, researched CAR T-cell therapies for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, and validated pipelines for viral genome analysis.

Articles by Uzma Rentia

Fluorescent microscopy image of a human body louse (appearing green) with two red ovoid shapes in its head (mCherry-expressing Yersinia pestis).

A New Culprit in the Spread of Plague

Shelby Bradford, PhD and Uzma Rentia | Oct 15, 2024 | 2 min read

Yersinia pestis, infamous for the cause of the Black Death, may have hitched a ride on parasites beyond just fleas.

A scientist in a lab coat analyzes data on a monitor

Introduction to Gene Ontology

Uzma Rentia | Aug 28, 2024 | 9 min read

Gene Ontology is an expanding knowledgebase that provides scientists with universal definitions to describe the functions of genes and their products.