I was born and raised in Southern California and have lived in San Diego for the past 19 years. After graduating from La Jolla High School, I entered UC San Diego as a Chemistry/Biochemistry major and will graduate in the Fall of 2012.
For the past four years I have worked as an undergraduate researcher at UC San Diego and The Scripps Research Institute. Most of my research experience has been in the lab of Dr. Nathan Gianneschi at UCSD, where I have worked since 2008. The hands-on experience I got in Nathan’s lab sparked my passion for research in organic chemistry, and my enthusiasm has only grown as I’ve become more independent. I have also worked in the laboratory of K. C. Nicolaou at the Scripps Research Institute. It was in the Nicolaou group where I learned a multitude of advanced synthetic techniques and where I discovered how much I enjoy synthetic chemistry. My experiences with hands-on research have been the most enjoyable parts of my college career, and I can’t wait to continue learning as part of a research group in graduate school.
The mole mascot and me at the 2012 ACS National Meeting in San Diego
The Gianneschi research group at UC San Diego (http://gianneschigroup.ucsd.edu)
The group of K. C. Nicolaou at The Scripps Research Institute (http://www.scripps.edu/nicolaou)
