Education

2018 - Present - Biophysics Ph.D. Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2018 - B.Sc. - Physics, University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC)

2015 - A.S. Physical Sciences and Mathematics, El Camino College.

Research Interests

I am interested in applying my physics knowledge to complex biological systems. Using an interdisciplinary approach, I would explore and understand fundamental processes in biology to improve the ability for scientists to develop new techniques for diagnosing and curing diseases.

Oral presentations and posters

2018/03 - Hydrodynamic Effects of Stators on Flagellar-driven Surface Motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, UC LEADS 18th Annual Research and Leadership Symposium (UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA).

2017/20 - Hydrodynamic Effects of Stators on Flagellar-driven Surface Motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, SACNAS National Conference (Salt Lake City, UT).

2017/08 - Hydrodynamic Effects of Stators on Flagellar-driven Surface Motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Symposium (UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA).

2017/03 - Adaptive Optics enhance in-vivo functional imaging of Drosophila melanogaster mushroom bodies, UC LEADS 17th Annual Research and Leadership Symposium, (UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA).

2016/10 - Adaptive Optics enhance in-vivo functional imaging of Drosophila melanogaster mushroom bodies, SACNAS National Conference (Long Beach, CA).

2016/08 - Adaptive Optics enhance in-vivo functional imaging of Drosophila melanogaster mushroom bodies, 7th Annual Physical and Biological Sciences Summer Research Symposium (UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA).

Academic Awards

2019/09 - Rackham Merit Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2018/10 - Chapter of the Year, 2018 SACNAS National Conference

2018/03 - Honorable Mention (Poster Presentation), UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA.

2016/05 - University of California Leadership Excellence through Advance Degrees (UC Leads) Scholarship, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA.