Biography

Born in Pasadena, California and raised in Austin, Texas. I graduated summa cum laude with my bachelor in science in chemistry in 2012 from the University of Texas at Austin. 

Before enrolling at EPFL in 2021, I worked in a variety of fields:

• Curriculum development in introductory chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin
• Information architecture and taxonomy development at Indeed.com
• Scientific entrepreneurship program direction for undergraduate researchers at the University of Texas at Austin

In each of these experiences, I learned that I am interested in understanding how systems work, solving problems without easy solutions, mentoring younger scientists, and working with teams of people from diverse backgrounds. However, I missed being in the center of solving scientific challenges myself. In 2020, while continuing to direct a growing science entrepreneurship program I audited biology courses at the University of Texas and volunteered to research (computational chemistry) with the University of Tennessee. 

Now in LCBC at EPFL, I blend my interests to research in computational biochemistry, TA bachelor and masters students, and collaborate with an international team.