PhD
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Cell Biology
Area of Interest
My expertise is in biochemistry and systems biology. I am interested in oxidative stress and how it is corrupted in cancer cells, specifically how signaling regulation of metabolism leads to therapy resistance.
My goal is to identify targetable pathways and deconvolute altered metabolic networks in cancer cells using integrative omics analysis of preclinical models and patient samples.
Awards and Honors
- MOSAIC Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00), NIGMS, 2023
- Postdoctoral Enrichment Program, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 2021
- Diversity Supplement (U01CA238720-02), NCI, 2021
- Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study, HHMI, 2016
- T32 Training grant (T32-GM007040-42), Department of Pharmacology, UNC-Chapel Hill , 2015
- IMSD predoctoral fellow (R25-GM055336-16), BBSP, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2013
- Dr. Eddie Mendez Postdoctoral Scholar, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, 2023
- UNC Rising Star Program, Department of Pharmacology, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2023
- UVA Emerging Leaders in BME Symposium, Department of BME, 2022
- Future Leaders in Biochemistry & Biophysics Symposium, Department of B&Bm, U. Penn., 2022
- Postdoctoral Rising Star Symposium, Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah, 2022
- Leading Edge Fellow, HHMI, 2022
- Convergence Scholar, MIT Center for Precision Cancer Medicine, Koch Institute, 2020
- Outstanding Poster Presentation, UNC Lineberger Annual Retreat, 2018
