I am interested in mobile protein signaling in plants, specifically in Arabidopsis thaliana and model crop species. I want to explore how a protein's structure informs its function, and the developmental consequences of mobile protein signaling interactions.
I received my Bachelor's degree from University of California, Berkeley, studying Genetics and Plant Biology. After graduating, I worked as a Research Assistant II at the Law Lab in the Salk Institute, researching how to improve suberin production in roots as part of the Harnessing Plants Initiative. I am now a Ph.D. candidate in the Imaizumi Lab studying how protein structure in mobile protein signals influences plant development.