Bio

I am a postdoctoral researcher in Nicola Müller’s group at the Experimental and Population-based Pathogen Investigation Center (EPPIcenter). My research will aim to estimate infectious disease prevalence by identifying recombination events using phylodynamic methods. I hope to contribute to improving inferences and building tools that can be utilized to inform public health action.

Prior to joining the group, I received my BS in Biology at MIT and conducted research in Peter Reddien’s lab, where I first became interested in genetics, cell biology, and development. I went on to complete my PhD in Developmental Biology at Stanford University in Minx Fuller’s lab. There, I studied adult stem cell differentiation using the Drosophila male germ line as a model system. I explored the extent to which two distinct adult stem cell lineages communicate with one another to coordinate and align their differentiation processes, using the Fly Cell Atlas single-nucleus RNA-seq dataset as a resource. During graduate school, I became interested in public health policy and pandemic preparedness. I spent a summer working as an intern at the Nuclear Threat Initiative on their Global Biological Policy & Programs team (NTI - bio) in Washington, D.C. There, I solidified my interest in working at the intersection of research and policy. I am excited to leverage pathogen genomics to improve our understanding of infectious disease transmission dynamics and inform public health decision making.