Principal Investigator

I have a long-standing interest in investigating cellular behaviors and interactions in complex environments. My PhD studies in the Joyce Lab focused on uncovering the transcriptional regulation and developmental ontogeny of tumor-associated macrophages in brain tumors. As I studied the functions of myeloid cells in disease, I became increasingly interested in the epigenetic mechanisms regulating their development, and how these processes can be co-opted in leukemia. In the fall of 2016, I began my postdoctoral work with Dr. Ross Levine, setting out to model clonal evolution and clone-clone interactions in myeloid leukemias. We developed a series of novel mouse genetic tools to evaluate mutation order and oncogene-dependency using multiple, orthogonally inducible recombinases. Genomic efforts focused on single cell DNA sequencing, resulting in a comprehensive map of the genetic architecture of myeloid malignancy.

Research Specialist D

With over a decade of experience in cancer research, I joined Bowman lab in February 2023 as a Research Specialist D. Before joining UPenn, I worked in a Lung Cancer Therapeutics lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. I received my Masters of Science degree from Polytechnic Institute of New York University.

Research Specialist A

Postdoctoral Researcher

I received B.S. degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines in 2017. I then received my PhD within the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines in 2023 and joined University of Pennsylvania as a Postdoctoral Researcher in June 2023 and currently working on clonal evolution and bioinformatics.

My research interests include human-robot interaction and cooperation, teleoperation and shared control systems, grasping and manipulation, optimal control and reinforcement learning.

Administrative Assistant

I received a B.S. in Business Administration at the California State University, Chico in 2023. I recently moved from California to Pennsylvania and am currently the Administrative Assistant in the Cancer Biology Department at the University of Pennsylvania. My interests include being active and playing lacrosse, along with crocheting in my free time.

Intern

Summer Intern