Annaleigh Benton
Instructor of Biology
Durham
Joined NCSSM in July 2025
Annaleigh Powell Benton joined NCSSM in August 2025 as an Instructor of Biology for our Durham campus. A native of Matthews, NC, she earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2018 and completed her Ph.D. at Purdue University in 2024. She then returned to UNC-Chapel Hill as a postdoctoral research fellow. During her academic journey, she developed a strong passion for mentoring students in the lab and teaching in the classroom. Her research focused primarily on cancer biology, with an emphasis on RNA regulation and the role of the immune system in cancer progression. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, and playing video games, as well as spending time with her husband and their two cats.
BS, Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PhD, Biological Sciences, Purdue University
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