Leah Gulyas
| 2015-2019 | B.S. Biology with Honors; B.A. French with Honors | Gettysburg College (supervisor, Jennifer R. Powell) |
| 2019-2026 | Ph.D. Microbiology | University of California, Berkeley (supervisor, Britt A. Glaunsinger) |
| 2018 | Goldwater Scholar |
| 2019 | Summa Cum Laude, Salutatorian (Gettysburg College) |
| 2019 | Phi Beta Kappa (Gettysburg College) |
| 2022 | Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award ( Molecular and Cell Biology Department, UC Berkeley) |
| 2023 | Teaching Effectiveness Award (UC Berkeley) |
| 2025 | UC Berkeley Microbiology Symposium Best Oral Presentation |
Gulyas L, Lari A, Sahil SB, and Glaunsinger BA (2026). “Cleavage of the RNA polymerase II general transcription factor TFIIB tunes transcription during stress.” Accepted. Genes & Development.
Morgens DM, Gulyas L, Mao X, Rivera-Madera A, Souza AS, Glaunsinger BA (2024). “Enhancers and genome conformation provide complex transcriptional control of a herpesviral gene.” Molecular Systems Biology. 21:30-58.
Gulyas L and Glaunsinger BA (2022). “RNA Polymerase II subunit modulation during viral infection and cellular stress.” Current Opinions in Virology. 56: 101259.
Gulyas L and Powell JR (2022). “Cold shock induces a terminal investment reproductive response in C. elegans.” Scientific Reports. 12:1338.
Gulyas L and Powell JR. (2019). “Predicting the future: Parental progeny investment in response to environmental stress cues.” Front. Cell Dev. Biol. 7:115.
Hobbies
Hiking, backpacking, zentangling, going to the symphony