Rayene is originally from Constantine, Algeria. She obtained her first Mater’s degree in human genetics with honor from the University Constantine. In Sep. 2017, she moved to France where she obtained a second Masters in Cancer Biology from Montpellier University. In Feb. 2020, Rayene moved to Frankfurt and joined the Stolz group as a Master’s intern. In her project, she focused mainly on the establishment of drug screening assays in lung cancer cell lines cultured in 2D and 3D, respectively. After completing her Master’s thesis, Rayene intended to explore another horizon and proceeded as a PhD student, shifting her focus towards deciphering the molecular mechanism of ER quality control check mechanism around the FAM134 family.