Education
Ph.D. Candidate in Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology (BMSB), 09/2019 – 06/2025
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA (expected)
MS in BMSB, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 09/2019 - 12/2020
BA in Biology, Bryn Mawr College (BMC), Bryn Mawr, PA 08/2013 - 05/2017
Graduated cum laude with Honors in Major
Minor in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
The Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Copenhagen, Denmark 01/2016 - 05/2016
Program in Medical Biotechnology and Drug Development
Research Experience
Graduate Student Researcher, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 09/2019 - present
Advisor: Dr. Samanvaya Srivastava, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Dissertation: Polyelectrolyte Complex Hydrogels for Protein Delivery
Research Lab Technician I, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 08/2017 - 07/2019
Advisor: Dr. W. Matthew Michael
Project: Biochemical Analysis of DNA Repair Proteins
NSF REU Summer Researcher, Center for Biorenewable Chemicals, Ames, IA 06/2016 - 08/2016
Advisor: Dr. Adam W. Barb
Project: Developing Novel Enzymes to Obtain Biorenewable Chemicals
Undergraduate Researcher, BMC, Bryn Mawr, PA 06/2015 - 05/2017
Advisor: Dr. Joshua A. Shapiro
Project: Phenotypic Variation Among Wild S. cerevisiae Strains
Activities & Affiliations
UCLA, Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Teaching Fellow
American Chemical Society (ACS), Member
BioPACIFIC Materials Innovation Platform (MIP), Research Affiliate and Fellow
American Physical Society (APS), Divisions of Soft Matter (DSOFT) and Polymer Physics (DPOLY), Member
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), Graduate Student Volunteer and Instructor
AIR® - Aerial Fitness, Certified Aerial Fitness Trainer
Achievements
BioPACIFIC MIP, Travel Grant, 2024,2025
Department of Energy (DOE), Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Award, declined, 2023
UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Michael E. Jung Excellence in Teaching Award, 2023
UCLA Structural Molecular Biology Laboratory M230D, 3rd Place Winner - Proteinase K, PDB 3PRK, 2020
UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Excellence in Biochemistry Fellowship, 2019
