I am a life sciences researcher interested in understanding how proteins organize cellular physiology in space and time.

As an undergraduate, I became intrigued by the structure-function relationship of proteins. To broaden my scientific proficiency, I completed my Ph.D. with Dr. Jennifer Hurley at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. While in the Hurley Lab, my research focused on the circadian clock, the molecular timing system that aligns organisms’ physiology with the day/night cycle.

I became fascinated by the proteins that orchestrate the circadian clock, as they are rich in intrinsically disordered regions and have a deep connection with many aspects of human health. My research program explores the mechanistic regulation that intrinsically disordered regions of the circadian clock proteins confer on cellular timekeeping and regulation.

In the BMB department at WashU, I am hosted primarily by Dr. Alex Holehouse and co-hosted by Dr. Benjamin Garcia. I use a combination of approaches, including hypothesis-driven biochemistry and biophysics, coupled with genetic and proteomic approaches to uncover the mechanistic underpinnings of the circadian clock in eukaryotes.