I graduated in 2021 from the University of Maryland, College Park with a BS in Biochemistry. During my time at College Park, I was part of an undergraduate research team that investigated the therapeutic potential of lysergic acid diethylamide in promoting prosocial behavior in a rat model of autism spectrum disorder. I also became a research volunteer for Dr. Joe Cheer here at UMaryland School of Medicine studying the contribution of endocannabinoid modulation in dopaminergic circuits of impulsive choice. Outside of my research activities, I volunteered at College Park Volunteer Fire Department as a volunteer firefighter / EMT.

I joined the Parker Lab in January 2023 as a research technician. I study the role of STRADA, an inhibitor of the mTOR pathway, in corticogenesis. I employ techniques such as <em>in utero </em>electroporation of a CRISPR KO in embryonic mice to investigate how loss of STRADA impacts the migration of inhibitory neurons during early brain development and contributes to cortical heterotopia, which we see in Polyhydramnios, megalencephaly, and symptomatic epilepsy (PMSE or Pretzel syndrome).

In my spare time, I like to indoor garden and play basketball. I hope to attend medical school for Emergency / Primary Care Medicine in the near future.