I have a Bachelor of Science in Biology from UCLA. After graduating, I spent several years competing as an athlete, before deciding to return to my science passion. This past semester, I had the privilege of doing my bioscience internship at the Baraban Lab, in the UCSF Neurosurgery Department. I assisted my post-doctoral mentor in running PCR and Restriction Digests on adult and larvae zebrafish, to confirm new alleles caused by CRISPR/Cas9 cuts. 

I will complete both the CCSF Biotechnology Certificate and Work Experience Certificate, this semester, and will begin the CIRM Stem Cell Internship, next Fall. I plan on working as a Junior Specialist / Research Associate for 1-2 years while exploring graduate school. I am currently interested in neurological and ophthalmic research.