Academic History

August 2021 - Present

Master of Science in Biological Sciences - California State University, Chico

As part of my Master's research project, I am studying the role of micropeptides in Type 2 Diabetes. I am using rat insulinoma (INS-1) cells as a model to study these micropeptides and draw conclusions about their potential function in human beta-cells.

September 2014 - May 2018

Bachelor of Science in Biology - Saint Mary's College of California

As an undergraduate student, I worked as an intern on a physiology research project and presented my project “Changes to Brain Shape and Intracranial Blood Flow in Positional Plagiocephaly” at the 98th Annual Meeting, AAAS, Pacific Division.

California State University, Chico

Chico, CA

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, CA