As an aspiring physician-scientist, I strive to push the frontier of medical innovation through translational research and to work at the interface of biomedical engineering and medical practice to impact patient lives both in and out of the clinic. I received my Bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering: Premedical from UC Irvine, during which I worked on various research projects to improve medical training through clinical immersion with virtual reality, to enhance our understanding of neurodegenerative disorders, and to develop a number of medical devices including an angioplasty balloon catheter and a bruise spectroscopy device. Through my research projects, I received four research fellowships, was awarded the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and the BioENGINE Best Design Industry Award from UC Irvine, and led one of my teams to second place in the 2022 National Biomedical Engineering Society Medtronic Student Design Competition. I am currently earning a Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering to further solidify my foundations in medicine, biomedical engineering, and entrepreneurship through coursework, research, and collaboration with other biomedical engineers and clinicians. With my knowledge and skills in unmet clinical needs, the engineering principles to solve them, and the processes needed to bring the devices I make to market, as a physician-scientist, I can optimize the devices I create to improve equity and access in medicine and advance the standards of patient care.
