Swapnil (Neil) Mukherjee came to OSU as a graduate student in the Chemistry and Biochemistry department with a master’s degree in chemistry and little experience in biology research. He is interested in using biophysical techniques to study the activation of IRE1 through oligomerization and the events that take place thereafter. Outside of the lab, he considers himself to be a laptop musician and can be found twiddling knobs and playing with faders.