About Me

I'm a biochemist from Buffalo, NY and currently punching my card in at a GSK in the greater Philadelphia area. I received a BA in Chemistry from Vassar College in 2015 with a minor in Art History. While at Vassar, I worked as an undergraduate research fellow with Prof. Joe Tanski where I practiced organic and organometallic synthesis. After graduation, I matriculated at Cornell University where I pivoted my research to bioinorganic chemistry. Working under Prof. Kyle Lancaster, my projects largely focussed on the mechanistic enzymology and structure-function relationships of cytochrome P460. During my time at Cornell I was trained in a variety of spectroscopic and biophysical methods, and was afforded multiple opportunities to collaborate outside my domain of expertise. I graduated in 2021 with a PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and accepted a postdoctoral appointment at Penn State under Profs. Amie Boal and Alexey Silakov, where my work largely focussed on the use structural biology and protein crystallography to answer mechanistic questions about non-heme iron enzymes. 

In my current role I provide experimental support in characterizaing pipeline drug products. I spend a lot of time at the bench, but I have extensive experience in team management, grant preparation, and product development. My professional interests include enzymology, drug discovery, high-sensitivity assay development, and biocatalysis. I am currently trying to pivot my career into intellectual property as it relates to (bio)pharma and biotechnology. Studying for the patent bar has been a challenge, but I hope to make it as a patent agent (and perhaps attorney) in the long run (more school, yay).

A guiding principle I hold is a constant accounting and investment in one's own human capital. I think it is essential to continually educate yourself, read voraciously, and stay hungry with respect to your intellectual pursuits and training. This is the one life we get, and saturating it with knowledge, skills, and experiences will help make the most of it.

While I am a professional scientist, I have many other interests outside of the laboratory. In my free time I enjoy reading (mostly non-fiction), movies, strength training, cooking/baking, film photography, vegetable gardening, staring at wrist watches I cannot afford, and cheering for the Buffalo Bills.