T-32 Fellow
Department of Urology
Education:
PhD: Biomedical Sciences, Concentration: Immunology/Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Dual BS: Microbiology(minor in Chemistry), Psychology (minors in Spanish & Theatre), Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Research Interests: Role of intestinal microbiota in etiology of kidney stones, novel animal models for urologic research, next generation sequencing and genomic data science, role of metabolic disorders in etiology of kidney stones, host-microbe interactions, microbial community dynamics
Honors and Awards
2015 National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Training Fellowship
2015 Mentor for University Scholars Awardee
2015 Postdoctoral Advisor: Florida Chapter, American Society for Microbiology
2014 Best Graduate Student Poster Award, Florida Chapter of American Society for Microbiology
2013 Travel Award, Annual Conference, Florida Chapter of American Society for Microbiology
2013 Travel Award, Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Science
2012 National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research Oral Biology Training Fellowship
2011 Travel Award, FASEB Summer Research Conference
2009 University of Florida Grinter Graduate Fellowship
2007 National Scholars Honor Society
2007 Helix/TriBeta Biological Science Honors Member
2007 National Dean’s List