CV
Education
- B.A. in Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University, 2015
- MD-Ph.D in Immunology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 2025 (expected)
Research experience
- May 2020 - September 2023: Graduate student
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Principal Investigator: Dr. Amit Bar-Or
- May 2015 - July 2017: Post-baccalaureate researcher
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
- Principal Investigator: Dr. Cynthia E. Dunbar
- May 2012 - May 2015: Undergraduate research assistant
- Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Principal Investiagor: Dr. Kenneth W. Witwer
Skills
- Flow cytometry
- 10X Genomics processing
- Bioinformatics experience
- RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, ChIP-seq analysis
- Extensive experience with R
- Experience with Shiny interface
- Intermediate experience with Python and command line tools
- Experience with Java, C
Awards
- F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award 2023-2024
- Blavatnik Family Fellowship Recipient (Penn) 2022-2023
- T32 Penn Computational Genomics Training Grant Trainee 2020-2021
- Meritorious Abstract Travel Award, American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy 2018
- Outstanding Abstract Achievement Award, American Society for Hematology 2017
- Dean’s Undergraduate Research Award, Johns Hopkins University 2014 – 2015
- Baltimore HIV/AIDS CFAR Scholar 2015
- Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award, Johns Hopkins University 2013
- Young Investigator Award, Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2013
Publications
Service and leadership
