I am currently an IRTA Postbaccalaureate Fellow at the NICHD, where I study the development of gas exchange systems using Zebrafish Gills as a model.

I earned my B.S. in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and minors in Biotechnology and Genetics from North Carolina State University. During my undergraduate studies, I also gained research experience in labs focused on biochemistry, genetics, toxicology, stem cell biology, and developmental biology.

My personal interests are in developmental biology, stem cell biology, and reproductive biology. I am interested in how different cell and tissue types are specified in developing organisms and give rise to the complexity we observe in adult forms. My long-term goal is to have my own lab to study these processes.