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About Me


I am a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Medicine at UC San Diego with Dr. Cynthia Hsu.

I have PhD in Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics from UC Riverside.

My pronouns are they/them/theirs.

My postdoctoral work will focus on the gut microbiome and its connection to liver disease and alcohol use disorder.

As a genderfluid scientist, I deeply value equity and justice in STEM. For some more personal information about me and other queer & genderqueer scientists, please feel free to see my profile & others on 500 Queer Scientists.


Work

Postdoctoral Scholar

  • 2024 - 2026
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Medicine at UC San Diego
  • Understanding the connection between the gut microbiome, liver disease, and alcohol use disorder
  • Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Hsu

 

Education

Academic & Research History

  1. PhD in Genetics, Genomics, & Bioinformatics
    • UC Riverside, 2024
    • Studied the microbial ecology of the Salton Sea, specifically its water & dust, using amplicon & shotgun metagenome sequencing.
    • Advisor: Dr. Emma Aronson
  2. MS in Biology
    • CSU Long Beach, 2017
    • Studied the gut microbiome of cartilaginous fishes using raw shotgun metagenome reads.
    • Advisor: Dr. Renaud Berlemont

 

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