Welcome!
I am a computational science PhD candidate in a joint doctoral program between San Diego State University and University of California Irvine. My research interests include developing and utilizing mathematical and computational modeling techniques for biological applications. The primary focus of my doctoral research is in computational developmental toxicology. I am under the advisement of Dr. Uduak George and Dr. Karilyn Sant. For more information about my research please visit my research page!
Education
Computational Science, Doctor of Philosophy (2020 - present)
San Diego State University and University of California Irvine
Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science, cum laude (2015-2019)
San Diego State University
Featured
danRerLib Python Package
Excited to announce my new publication danRerLib: a python package for zebrafish transcriptomics!
ARCS Scholar Recognition
I was recently recognized as an ARCS Scholar at the annual Scientist of the Year Event!
George Lab
Check out the George Lab website for information about all the cool work we are working on!
Fellowships and Scholarships
- 2024-present SDSU University Graduate Fellow
- 2022-present San Diego ARCS Scholar
- 2020-present NSF S-STEM ASSICS Scholar
- 2020-2022 ACM Computational and Data Science Fellow
- 2019 Howell-CSUPERB Research Scholar
For a full list of my accomplishments, awards, projects, and much more please see my CV.
Recent News
- May 6, 2024 - Another chapter of my dissertation is officially published in Bioinformatics Advances. (read paper)
- December 7, 2023 - My first published blog post is live through the Society of Toxicology. read the post.
- September 6, 2023 - I successfully defended my dissertation proposal and have advanced to candidacy!
- June 16, 2023 - My second first-author publication has been published in the Journal of Xenobiotics. (read paper)
- March 22, 2023 - Presented my work at the 2023 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting.
Check out my twitter page for some recent tweets, thoughts, and events.