I am fascinated by how the human body works and have a strong passion for helping others. I am in the process of determining a career path that allows me to pursue both of these things. Currently, my interests lie in biotechnology, drug discovery, genetics, molecular biology, nutrition, and precision medicine/translational science. I am interested in using research to help find cures/treatments for diseases as a way to combine my love of science and my value of helping others. I started out working in a breast cancer research lab in the Graduate Department of Pharmacology as a freshman at Case. I have also gained experience in the industry setting at Ionis Pharmaceuticals and Regeneron. This has given me exposure to both antisense oligonucleotide and monoclonal antibody drug discovery processes/technology. I loved my experiences in industry because you can see the things you discover in a lab setting be translated into a human and the impact that you can have on the course of someones life is truly amazing to me. I have also seen the impact that new genetic breakthroughs have had on the drug discovery process and believe that using the human genome to find targets for therapies or as a therapy itself is the future of medicine. I have also started to develop an interest in molecular nutrition and metabolism. Through my coursework at Case I see a strong connection between the fields of nutrition and biochemistry. A persons genome is just a marker for potential risk for a disease, but this risk does not need to become a reality. Overall, I think precision medicine and finding out populations that will benefit from certain therapies whether it is drugs or nutrition is important for the future.