Biography
Mentor: Thomas McFall, PhD
Year in IDP: 1st
Previous Education: BS, Biological Sciences, Arizona State University, 2022
Year in IDP: 1st
Previous Education: BS, Biological Sciences, Arizona State University, 2022
Research Interests
Research Interests: I study clinical mysteries to generate mechanistic data. I have a diverse background spanning from research, to sales and management, to botany. I leverage my diverse background as a catalyst for divergent thinking to aid my current work. In previous research, I’ve explored whether the unique biochemistry endowed to THC enables it to package chemotherapies for more specific delivery to brain tumors. In the McFall Lab, I previously researched the heterogenous effects of different oncogenic K-Ras alleles on chemotherapy resistance.
I’m currently investigating whether a common drug given perioperatively to cancer patients is actually protecting a significant portion of cancer cells from the intended chemotherapy. The drug is fairly ubiquitous and produces many positive effects, but it also may be unintentionally working against the very drug meant to treat the patients’ root problem.
More broadly, I’m interested in finding projects that provide immediate benefit to patients in clinic. My goal and passion is to be innovative in the field of cancer research in such a way that saves as many people as I can here and now.
I’m currently investigating whether a common drug given perioperatively to cancer patients is actually protecting a significant portion of cancer cells from the intended chemotherapy. The drug is fairly ubiquitous and produces many positive effects, but it also may be unintentionally working against the very drug meant to treat the patients’ root problem.
More broadly, I’m interested in finding projects that provide immediate benefit to patients in clinic. My goal and passion is to be innovative in the field of cancer research in such a way that saves as many people as I can here and now.