Androniqi Qifti, a member of the Scarlata group for 6 years and a student of Worcester Polytechnic Institute for 10 years, defended her PhD dissertation today. Congrats Dr. Androniqi, we are so proud of you! On May 12, Dr. Qifiti graduated from WPI with her PhD degree in Biochemistry as a first generation student. Up next, Androniqi will start her new exciting job as a field application scientist at Berkeley Lights.