I am a graduate student in the Molecular Toxicology Ph.D. interdepartmental program at the University of California Los Angeles. My interest lies in studying the role of oxidative stress in vascular diseases, and mechanisms how air pollutants (such as ultrafine particles and diesel exhaust emissions) promote atherosclerosis. My research also focuses on studying the cardiovascular health effects of electronic cigarette use in young adults. In the future, I aspire to work as an independent scientist in a leading Biotechnology industry.