I am originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, and graduated from Warren Central! I earned a B.S. in Molecular Biology from Harvey Mudd College and a Ph.D. in Integrative Physiology of Disease from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. My graduate research centered on elucidating molecular stress pathways and how activation or suppression of these pathways affected synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction in the model C. elegans. Throughout my education, I have used several different models, including Arabidopsis, yeast, and Dipsosaurus dorsalis lizards to better understand plant and animal physiology.
