Amherst Alumni in the Field: Catherine Brownstein '97

September 18, 2017

“My job didn’t exist when I graduated from Amherst. It didn’t exist when I graduated with my Ph.D. But I was able to find it and succeed because Amherst taught me how to adapt, think critically, and carve out a place for myself.”

Sequencing a Better Tomorrow

Catherine Brownstein ’97 graduated from Amherst with a double major in psychology and interdisciplinary studies in evolutionary biology. While pursuing her Ph.D., she found genetics and her vocation. Brownstein entered the field when it was exploding with new developments and now runs a research lab at Boston Children’s Hospital with an emphasis on rare diseases.