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storyteller, scientist, student
Cover photo taken by Alex Kuhn.
Hello reader. I'm a senior pursuing a biotechnology degree at Rutgers University's School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. While my ultimate goal is to run my own laboratory and mentor students, I currently work in Dr. Chloe Hawkings's lab. My lab mates and I study the genetic underpinnings of molecular mechanisms in eusocial Hymenoptera.
Take a look at my senior thesis: "Seasonal gene expression of the ManhattAnt underlies adaptations to changing climates and extreme urbanization"
I am also a published author! Check out one of my publications in Genes, "Genotypic Identification of Trees Using DNA Barcodes and Microbiome Analysis of Rhizosphere Microbial Communities." Here is more information about my work with Dr. Luis Jimenez.
Take a look at my senior thesis: "Seasonal gene expression of the ManhattAnt underlies adaptations to changing climates and extreme urbanization"
I am also a published author! Check out one of my publications in Genes, "Genotypic Identification of Trees Using DNA Barcodes and Microbiome Analysis of Rhizosphere Microbial Communities." Here is more information about my work with Dr. Luis Jimenez.
I founded the Rutgers Mycology club, with the help of Stephen Akash and Alex Kuhn.
This past spring I studied Atta cephalotes behaviors and colony organization in Costa Rica.
I assist my lab mate, Kathryn Marra, with her native bee outreach workshops by designing stickers for participants.
A scientist has many quests. Aside from the eternal pursuit of knowledge and truth, we are the intellectual pillars of our communities. Scientific research acquires value only when it supports the health of our ecosystems, including our fungal and six-legged, beady eyed friends. I do my best to use both my creative and scientific passions to enhance my research and community outreach projects.
If you peruse my website, you'll find that I have many interests, ranging from mycology to classical literature. My passion, however, is storytelling.
If you peruse my website, you'll find that I have many interests, ranging from mycology to classical literature. My passion, however, is storytelling.
There are stories everywhere. They’re unfolding beneath our feet, up in the dancing tree branches above our heads, and within the dark, wet corners of our organs. Stories are woven into our genes, written with four simple letters, evolving throughout time and space.
Storytelling is how we empathize. It bridges the gap from one life to the next, creating a web of shared experience, in which no living creature exists in isolation.
They're everywhere, you only need to learn how to look.My website is organized into distinct categories:
EXPERIENCE: RESEARCH: Descriptions of my research experiences and links to scientific publications.COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Descriptions of my general internship and volunteering experiences. (editorial, art/science/writing education, etc.)
WRITING: A cluttered collection of my published and award-winning works.
ART: A quick look into my artistic alias, Bad Trip Comics.
EDUCATION: Some info on where I've gone to school.
EXPERIENCE: RESEARCH: Descriptions of my research experiences and links to scientific publications.COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Descriptions of my general internship and volunteering experiences. (editorial, art/science/writing education, etc.)
WRITING: A cluttered collection of my published and award-winning works.
ART: A quick look into my artistic alias, Bad Trip Comics.
EDUCATION: Some info on where I've gone to school.
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