Ruthey Vivier joins CEDAR assisting with multiplex imaging to study the bidirectional interactions between cancer/neuronal, and neuronal/immune cells. In addition, she works with understanding T-cell functionality in cancer patient samples using flow cytometry. 

While receiving her B.S. in Science from Portland State University, Ruthey studied cell-to-cell signaling and protein interactions. In 2017, she received an NIH grant through PSU’s BUILD EXITO Undergraduate Research Training Program. She was selected by Knight Cancer's Dr. Anupriya Agarwal to assist her lab performing AML in-vivo and in-vitro experiments.

Ruthey was a veterinary assistant before pursuing research, but her future will involve forensics. In her free time, she enjoys crafting, music, and dance. She's a hula hoop performer that can entertain people of all ages.