Worked in the laboratory of Thomas Gajewski MD, PhD in the department of pathology. Collaborated with multiple laboratory members on diverse research projects. For my BS thesis, I investigated macrophage polarization using a novel conditional knockout mouse model for Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Non-Receptor Type 22 (PTPN22). Subsequently, I explored the role of the microbiome in mediating resistance to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy.

Produced content for Facebook page and wrote articles on women empowerment, covering topics such as being a woman in STEM, a martial artist, balancing romance, and reflecting on the 19th amendment.

Worked with S. Diane Yamada M.D. and Jennifer A. Bennett M.D. in the Ob/gyn pathology department. My summer research focused on the evaluation of heterogeneous expression of mismatch repair proteins in endometrial carcinomas.

4th degree black belt, taught 5-16 years old the art of Taekwondo.

Worked with Andrea C. King Ph.D. and Patrick McNamara in the Clinical Addictions Research Laboratory (CARL). My research was a randomized controlled trial of a brief motivational intervention for smoking behavior change in low-income African American smokers who reside in the South side of Chicago.