For my Doctorate in Philosophy, I currently attend Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. I work in the Biological Sciences Department with Dr. Aryn Gittis, in her neuroscience lab. We study motor circuitry of the brain and its dysregulation in Parkinson's. With this knowledge, I study motor circuits necessary for motor rescue in a Parkinsonian mouse model, in hopes of better optimizing current treatment in humans. 

For my Master's in Science, I attended Villanova University in Villanova, PA. I worked in the Chemistry Department with Dr. Dan Kraut, in his biochemistry lab. We studied how Ubiquitin receptors mediate Proteasomal processivity. I spent my time performing biochemical assays studying the importance of different Proteasome rpn proteins and their respective roles in degrading ubiquitin-tagged proteins. The proteasome malfunctions in Alzheimer's disease. Understanding its proper function allows the field to optimise treatment designs. 

For my Bachelor's in Science, I attended Centre College in Danville, KY. I was a member of the Biology Department but I worked with Dr. Kerry Pickin Paumi, in her organic chemistry lab. We studied the organic synthesis of peptide-linked metal chelators and their biochemical functionality towards the disruption of amyloid-beta aggregation. I spent the majority ot my time performing organic synthesis of several candidate compounds. This study hoped to aid in Alzheimer's treatment design.