Biography

I am originally from Charlotte, NC and I completed my bachelor’s degree at UNC-Charlotte, where I graduated with honors in both biology and psychology. My early research experiences led me to pursue a combined MD/PhD degree through the NIH Cambridge Scholars Program. I completed my second year of medical school at UNC Chapel Hill. Now I will begin my PhD work in the Department of Surgery at Cambridge and at the NIAID at the NIH. At Cambridge, I will work to develop methods of producing functional liver cells from adult stem cells. Then I will use these methods at the NIH to develop stem cell therapies for liver fibrosis in animal models. I am very grateful for the opportunity to spend my time at Cambridge as a Gates Scholar and an NIH Cambridge Scholar. As an aspiring physician scientist, I cannot imagine a more rewarding or enriching environment in which to train. I know my time as a Gates Scholar will continue to shape how I care for my future patients and also my research career.