Student Spotlight: Conversation with Abby Marshall

 

Name (pronouns): Abby Marshall (She/Her)

Hometown: Williston, VT

Year at Geisel: 6th year

Career interest: Probably oncology

The best thing about Geisel is: The people

Favorite spot in the Upper Valley: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Park

Favorite activity in the Upper Valley: Running

Favorite book/poem: “Hope” is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson

Favorite song/piece of music: This is too hard! I have too many favorites and it also depends on my mood/the vibe of the day

Favorite quote: Live in the present (which has been said in many ways by many people so it’s not an exact quote)

Most treasured travel: Acadia National Park with my husband for our honeymoon

Guilty pleasure: Chocolate

Unknown fact about you: I have an extra vertebra (an L6 or lumbosacral transitional body) but it doesn’t make me any taller

 

Short Bio:Abby was born and raised in Williston, VT. She attended Endicott College on the North Shore of Boston, where she double majored in Biology and Psychology. Outside of classes, she ran varsity Cross Country and Track and Field. After graduating in 2019, she joined the MD-PhD program at Dartmouth and started medical school at Geisel. Abby is currently working towards her PhD in Dr. Aaron McKenna’s lab in the Molecular and Cellular Biology program. Her thesis work focuses on creating genomic tools to trace cellular lineages in various cancer models. While she still has diverse interests, she’s leaning towards a future career in oncology (either radiation or medical) where she can intertwine research and clinical medicine. She enjoys exploring the Upper Valley with her husband (Zach), daughter (Everly), and their two dogs (Sadie and Chase).