My Projects
Explore my work and the projects I'm working on
Epigenetics and Aging
Funded by the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) I worked with Dr. Chippindale and Dr. Aristizabal to develop a collaborative project investigating the role of histone modifications in aging using the Drosophila model system.
Synthetic Biology in Space Exploration
Our team is embarking on a project to tackle one of the key challenges in space exploration and agriculture: perchlorate contamination. Specifically, we are focused on designing a plasmid that can be inserted into common soil bacteria to enable them to reduce perchlorates into chloride and oxygen. These harmful salts could be crucial to the Mars colonization effort, and harnessing their properties could bring us one step closer to becoming a multiplanetary species.
Achievements
Dean's Honour List-Distinction
Awarded to students in the top 3% of all students within their degree program
NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award
$9,800 awarded based on academic excellence and research potential
$4,000 awarded to students with a high school average of 95%+
Queen's Principal's Scholarship
Prize-winning agar art created by Mason Wilson and I in our Fundamentals of Microbiology class.
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”
- Marie Curie
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