Faculty Information
Research and Interests
- RNA nanotechnology
- Nucleic acid nanotechnology
- Self-assembly
- Molecular sensing
- Modulation of cellular processes
Notable Publications and Books
Education
- B.S., Bioengineering (Concentration in Cell and Tissue Engineering), University of Illinois at Chicago, 2013
- Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, 2018
- Postdoctoral Training, California Institute of Technology, 2018-2023
Awards and Recognition
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ISFS Fellow, The Intersections Science Fellows Symposium, 2021
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Next Generation Faculty Fellow, Stanford.Berkeley.UCSF Next Generation Faculty Symposium, 2021
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Featured in Highlighting the African American Scientist, Gladstone Institutes, 2021
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LSRF Fellowship sponsored by Merck Research Laboratories, LSRF, 2020
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100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America, Cell Mentor, 2020
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Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, NASEM, 2019
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KNI Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship, Caltech, 2019
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NSF AGEP Scholar, California Alliance, 2018
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Best Presentation, Startups for Innovators, UCR, 2017
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Ernest Propes Endowed Graduate Fellowship, UCR, 2016
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Lambda Graduate Student Service Award, UCR, 2015
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BIOMOD Gold Project Award, Wyss Institute, Harvard University, 2014
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GEM Ph.D. Associate Fellowship, The GEM Consortium, 2013
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1st place in engineering for poster presentation, I-LSAMP, Spring Conference, 2013
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1st place in chemistry for oral presentation, I-LSAMP, Spring Conference, 2013