I graduated from University of California, Irvine in 2014 with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. My undergraduate research focused on studying whether pre- or post-synaptic serotonin 1A receptors mediate alterations in adolescent rat dopamine signaling following nicotine and/or fluoxetine (Prozac) exposure. During this time, I also had the opportunity at Stanford University to investigate Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Giloma, a rare brain tumor that affects kids. Specifically I studied the proliferative effects of neuronal activity in the ventral pons on pontine oligodendroglial precursor cells. As of now, I am broadly interested in the immune microenvironment of colon cancer on a single cell level. In my free time I enjoy cooking, working out, and exploring the outdoors. Funded by T32AI007281 and R01DK103831S1 diversity supplement.