Melissa Allahua joined the Dominguez Lab in June 2014. She is an undergraduate research assistant and a Junior at Boston University. Majoring in Human Physiology, Melissa is very interested in research, and is currently a UROP recipient. Her project focuses on Animal Localization during Xenopus laevis oogenesis. She is working on writing a review manuscript, and determining the localization of CK2 proteins during oogenesis.