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PhD in Computational Biology

• Co-advised by Dr. James Faeder and Dr. William Hawse.

BS in Microbiology & Cell Science and Data Science (Double Major)

• Undergraduate Researcher at the Laboratory for Systems Medicine.

Graduate Researcher

• Developing **BNGPlayground** and contributing to the formal semantics of the BioNetGen ecosystem for rule-based modeling.
• Unravelling the regulatory programs of **T-cell plasticity and pathogenicity** using multi-omic integration and mechanistic modeling of IL-6/TGF-β signaling.
• Leveraging **Optimal Experimental Design (OED)** and multistart optimization to calibrate and validate high-dimensional biochemical models.

Mathematics Instructor

• Guided and instructed students of diverse proficiency levels through innovative mathematics teaching methods.

Summer Research Intern

• Research in mathematical oncology and radiotherapy modeling.

Undergraduate Researcher

• Mentored by Dr. Henrique Ribeiro and Dr. Reinhard Laubenbacher. Supported through the University Scholar Programs in the UF College of Medicine.
• Developed an integrative **Boolean network model for SARS-CoV-2 infection**, focusing on viral effects on pneumocytes and identifying key regulatory nodes in AKT-mTOR and ACE2-Angiotensin pathways.
• Constructed an ensemble of asynchronous networks to explore the deterministic nature of viral regulatory mechanisms.

Summer Research Intern (SPARK REU)

• Participated in the **Summer Undergraduate Program to Advance Research Knowledge (SPARK)**.
• Compared **Direct Volume Reduction (DVR)** and **Carrying Capacity Reduction (CCR)** models to optimize radiation response therapy cumulative dose and fractionation.

Young Scholars Program Researcher

• Conducted college-level research on **Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)** categorization.
• Analyzed patient **Electroencephalogram (EEG)** data using Machine Learning algorithms to identify neuro-biomarkers.

HIP-IMO Intern

• Participated in the **High School Internship Program in Integrative Mathematical Oncology**.
• Personalized radiation response treatment based on individual specific **Tumor Proliferation Saturation** to improve patient-specific therapy outcomes.

• SACB Scholar Award

• BS in Microbiology & Cell Science and Data Science, University of Florida (2024)
• UF Benacquisto Scholar
• AI Diversity Fellow, UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
• Charles Vincent and Heidi Cole McLaughlin Endowment for Academic Achievement
• UF Undergraduate Research Scholar
• Dean's List (Aug. 2020 - May 2024)

• Organizer's Choice Award, University of Florida Swamphacks VII

• Accepted to University Research Scholars Program
• Accepted to UF Honors Program

A Qualitative Network of Airway Epithelial Cells Infected with SARS-CoV-2: Construction and Validation

A Boolean Gene Regulatory Network in Airway Epithelial Cells Infected with SARS-CoV-2: Construction and Validation

A Boolean Network Model of Gene Regulation in Airway Epithelial Cells in SARS-CoV-2 Treatment

A Boolean Network Model of Gene Regulation in Airway Epithelial Cells in Response to Viral Infections

Comparing Radiation Response Dynamics for Different Mathematical Models

Bioinformatics Virtual Summer Workshop

• One-week seminar covering Data Analysis (R, RNA-Seq), Python for Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, and SNP Calling.

Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology Undergraduate Workshop

• Collaborated on math-bio interfaces, artificial embryos, and neural nets.

President (previously Logistics/Regional Director)

• Led a board of 15 members, oversaw programming for 75 secondary schools, and served as Regional Tournament Director.