Ever since I was a kid, I've always had an interest in the sciences. While my upbringing didn't pave that path for me, as an adult, I have been working hard to reach my goals. Putting myself through school, while working full-time, and raising my two young kids, has been one of the most difficult obstacles I have had to overcome, but I was determined to finish school, receive my degree (B.S. in Biochemistry), and make my kids proud. All the while, I have been hard at work in the biotech field gaining the skills that will help me become a knowledgeable scientist. From performing tissue culture to running cell-based assays to prepping libraries for sequencing, science is my passion - I have been learning as much as I can, and am ready to learn more.