Alex grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio where she enjoyed watching the leaves change color every fall. She attended Oberlin College in northeast Ohio and received a BA in chemistry and biochemistry. Her first undergraduate research experience was with Professor Anthony Allen in organic chemistry. Afterwards, with Professor William Parsons, she studied serine proteases through activity-based protein profiling and worked on the synthesis of saccharin-derived activity-based probes. Through an NSF REU, she also conducted bioinorganic chemistry research for a summer in Professor Daniela Buccella’s lab at Emory University. She joined the Meyer group in fall 2026 and is interested in developing new organic reactions.