Attended the University of Texas at Austin from 2021-2025 to earn a Bachelors of Science in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. Member of the Bioprospecting Lab led by Dr. Kasia Dinkeloo from 2021-2022. Conducted studies on microbes in the rhizosphere and rhizoplane. During the summer of 2024, conducted research with Dr. Sophia Ran as an intern with Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and the Simmons Cancer Center. This work focused on identifying fusion markers on lymphatic cells in the tumor microenvironment. Currently a master's student in microbiology and immunology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.