Biography

My undergraduate career has led me to a unique journey committed to unlocking the secrets of the human brain while constantly contemplating the meaning of “ethics” in the fields of research and medicine. I have had the opportunity to study neuroscience from a molecular, physiological, and clinical perspective. In the future, I hope to use this knowledge to explore neurological disorders in children. However, I recognize that medicine is an incredibly interdisciplinary field and while I am fortunate enough to have had a science-intensive undergraduate experience, I will use my time at Cambridge to further my understanding. Through the MPhil in Health, Medicine, and Society, I will apply my previous experiences as a researcher while exploring new fields in the philosophy and history of health and medicine. I also hope to gain an international perspective of clinical and laboratory practices. My dissertation will focus on the efficacy and ethics of existing mammalian research models. I hope to target the philosophy of cognitive psychology through the multispecies interactions between humans and animals, particularly scientists and their test subjects. I am beyond grateful to the Gates Cambridge Trust for giving me the opportunity to be a part of a motivated, engaged, and gifted group of scholars and future leaders.

Previous Education

California State University, LA