Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Washington, 2024
B.S.E., Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2019
Co-Advisors: Beno Freedman (Nephrology)
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My long-term research interests involve the fields of tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and developmental biology. As an undergraduate student at Duke University, my research focused on cancer diagnostic and therapeutic technologies as well as increasing access to healthcare. My first project looked at conjugating radioactive astatine to organic molecules for targeted radiotherapy of tumors and my later projects centered around novel imaging techniques for detecting breast and cervical cancer. As a graduate student in the Bioengineering PhD program at the University of Washington, I have shifted gears from oncology to regenerative medicine. Combining the specialties of biomaterials research from the Ratner Lab in the department of bioengineering with kidney organoid research by the Freedman Lab in the department of nephrology, I am designing tissue scaffolds to promote renal regeneration. My goal is to halt or reverse the effects of chronic kidney disease and potentially restore renal function to the native kidney. I am pursuing a PhD in order to tune my skills as a researcher and translate that expertise to a setting where I could start to transition therapies to clinic where they can have a more tangible impact on patients.
Awards:
- (2017) Pratt Fellowship
- (2021) ISCRM Fellowship
- (2023) ITHS TL1 Training Grant