I was awarded a PhD in December 2023 from the University of Sydney, where my research centred on the roles of Vacuolar Protein Sorting–Associated Protein 41 in insulin-producing beta cells. This study utilized a generated knockout insulinoma beta cell line and a beta-cell-specific knockout mouse model. My doctoral research was supervised by Associate Professor Melkam Kebede, the group leader of the Islet Biology and Metabolism Lab at the Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney. After earning my PhD, I took on a role as a Research Assistant at the Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre at Macquarie University. In this position, I researched potential treatments for neurodegenerative disorders using in vitro cellular models and preclinical animal models, including zebrafish and rodents. This work was conducted under the supervision of Associate Professor Angela Laird, the leader of the Neurodegeneration Treatment Team. In 2025, I returned to the Centre for Diabetes, Obesity, and Endocrinology Research Group, led by Professor Jenny Gunton at WIMR. My current research interests are centred on the biology of insulin-producing beta cells and the intricate pathways of glucose regulation that are influenced by external nutrients and stimuli. I am particularly interested in how various nutritional factors influence beta cell function and insulin secretion, as these insights could lead to improved therapeutic strategies for metabolic disorders, including diabetes.