Fall 2023-present 

Mentored by Dr. Aram Kim—Chief Prosthodontist and Assistant Professor in Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences at Harvard School of Dental Medicine 

Determining orthodontic and prosthodontic needs, barriers, and interventions for patients with Down Syndrome 

First author for manuscript in progress

Poster presentation at AAPD conference Spring 2025 

Fall 2019-Spring 2022 

Mentored by Dr. Gregorio Valdez—Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry

Studied changes at the neuromuscular junction due to normal aging and age related disease

Worked on individual project focused on analyzing microglia for changes with age

2020-2022

Mentored by Dr. Christine Hong—Associate Professor and Graduate Orthodontics Program Director

Studied stem cell markers for TMJ therapies

Second author for abstract presented at UCSF Research and Clinical Excellence Day 2021, “Loss of p75NTR Impairs Bone Formation in Mice”