I am a proud San Francisco native. I graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a BS in Psychological Brain Sciences. I've worked in social science and behavioral genetics labs, but I wanted more experience in biological sciences. During my senior year of undergrad, I applied for a fellowship that allowed me to interview with different labs in the Bay Area that fit my interest. Fortunately, I landed in the Schjerven Lab. Now as a Junior Specialist in the Schjerven lab I am exploring the effects of alternatively spliced Ikaros isoforms during B cell development. 

After growing up in SoCal for all of my childhood, I moved to the Bay Area to attend college at UC Berkeley. While in school, I got involved volunteering in the Schjerven Lab as my first research experience. After graduating and receiving my bachelor's degree in molecular and cell biology with an emphasis in Biochemistry in 2019, I continued working at the lab, now as a Junior Specialist.

My passion lies in academic pedagogy and tackling socioeconomic inequalities. In my free time, you can find me playing the piano or taking photographs.