I’m a PhD Candidate at the University of California, Berkeley co-advised by Prof. Daniela Kaufer at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and Prof. Lea Grinberg at UCSF’s Memory and Aging Center.
I explore why the human brain is vulnerable to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. I study vulnerability and resilience using model-based and translational approaches by considering how evolutionary and life history factors drive an organism into and along neurodegenerative disease spectra. Through these approaches, I pursue research on pathophysiology, biomarkers and therapeutics, and evolutionary medicine. I appreciate your interest and encourage you to get in touch.
About me
I started off in the neuropathology core at UCSF’s Memory and Aging Center in 2013 under the mentorship of Prof. Lea T. Grinberg. There, I developed interests in the factors that influence selective vulnerability underlying early Alzheimer’s disease stages and associated neuropsychiatric manifestations. Now a Ph.D. Candidate at UC Berkeley, I am co-advised by Prof. Grinberg and Prof. Daniela Kaufer and continue my focus on neurodegenerative disease vulnerability. I also have research interests in natural history and comparative neurology where I examine the evolutionary framework surrounding neurodegeneration and neurologic aging.
Outside of academic research settings, I have served as a scientific consultant in the private sector with a focus on neurodegeneration. As a consultant, I am excited to take on novel, challenging ventures and welcome new collaborations. Please get in touch with any project ideas you would like to explore.
