I study the structural biology of phospholipase C epsilon (PLCε), a protein that is frequently dysregulated in many cancers. This work is part of a larger effort in the Falzone lab to understand the role of phospholipases in signaling pathways, and how it can be targeted for therapy.

My most recent role was as a software engineer at Hack Club Bank, where I was part of a small team of developers that helped build a financial platform for students and nonprofits to raise and manage finances transparently. Before that, I was a designer-developer at Hack Club, where I helped build tools and experiences for students to build projects and learn to code.

I go to college at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where I will earn a BS in biochemistry. My final semesters consist of extensive graduate-level coursework in chemistry, physics, and biology. I am grateful to have gotten my start in research in an organic chemistry group on campus. I also learned small molecule X-ray crystallography from Dr. Hadi Arman at that time. After those experiences, I continued my research career working with Dr. Maria Falzone and Dr. Rahul Mojidra on the structure and function of PLCε using cryo-electron microscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy. For my thesis, I am working on mathematical methods for estimating protein rigidity from density maps. I am co-advised by Dr. Hadi Arman for this work.