I’m a PhD candidate in the School of Public Health’s BMB program. I earned a B.S. in biochemistry with an emphasis in molecular biology from Washington State University. Before joining the Kavran lab, I did postbaccalaureate research in the lab of Dr. Achour Amiri at the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in my hometown of Wenatchee. I studied the efficacy of experimental fungicides in preventing the growth and spread of fungal pathogens, particularly those responsible for the highest share of crop losses in the state’s apple and pear industries.