Rachel Hutto has been teaching biology at Bellevue College since 2022. She earned her B.S. in Biochemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of Washington in Seattle, WA. Her research imbued her with a passion for mitochondrial biology, photoreceptor metabolism, and zebrafish. Outside of her scientific interests, she likes solving puzzles, playing tabletop RPGs, crocheting, and West Coast swing dancing