Hannah Tanczos

Biography

Hannah is originally from Danielsville, PA, and she got her BS in Biology from Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN, in 2020. Before starting grad school, she worked as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) for a home healthcare agency and as a lab technician in the COVID surveillance testing lab at Notre Dame. She began her PhD studies at Notre Dame in 2021 and soon joined the Schafer Lab, where her work now focuses on lysosomal membrane permeabilization in ECM-detached cells. She also works as a senior fellowship consultant in the Office of Grants and Fellowships. Outside the lab, Hannah enjoys cooking, crocheting, defeating everyone that dares to challenge her to Mariokart, and running with her pup, Cisco.