I am a fourth-year student in BCMB on the cell track in Dr. Guy Nir’s lab. My project is trying to understand genomic organization of the bacterial chromosome. I am using super-resolution microscopy to determine the structure of the Salmonella chromosome as a determinant for lifestyle infection. For the 2024-2025 term I am serving as a co-chair of BCSO.
Prior to starting graduate school, I participated in the PREP program at UTMB under the mentorship of Dr. Modis where we investigated the effects of enzymatic H2S production in tumor angiogenesis. In 2020, I earned my B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Dallas where my senior project relied on scanning electron microscopy.
In addition to being a grad student, I am the aunt to the cutest baby girl in the world ( well that’s what my friends say) who I try to spoil! When the weather is good, I enjoy sitting on the beach with a book in hand.