I received my BS in Bioengineering from Cornell University. I have experience with research on bioelectrochemical systems for biofuel production using electroactive microbes, as well as gas fermentation for biofuel production. My interests include synthetic biology, sustainability, cell-free systems, protein engineering, and carbon-negative biomanufacturing. I’m also passionate about STEM outreach and science communication.
I’m a PhD student in computational biology who studies protein fitness using a combination of directed evolution experiments, molecular dynamics simulations, and data-driven modeling techniques. I got my Bachelor’s at the University of Washington in bioengineering and applied math, and worked at the biological tissue modeling software company Biocellion before grad school. I’m very interested in self-advocacy and making academia acceptable for people with disabilities and people of all socioeconomic status.