B.S. Biological Sciences Mycology

Cornell University

• Summa Cum Laude · 3.96 GPA · Dean’s List, 2017–2021.
• NCAA Division I soccer · Cornell Mushroom Club.

Undergraduate Researcher

Sheppard Lab Washington State University

• Assisted a Paul Stamets–designed study testing polypore mushroom mycelia extracts to reduce viral loads in honeybees.
• Ran field prep, cage testing, RNA extraction, and cDNA synthesis and analysis — direct exposure to fungal-compound bioactivity.

Undergraduate Researcher

Hodge Lab Cornell University

• Contributed to the discovery of a novel virulence pathway of the fungal pathogen Paecilomyces niveus on post-harvest grapes.
• Built proficiency in DNA extraction, spore counting, culture creation, inoculation, and mycelial infection microscopy.