Sherman-Clarke Fellowship, University of Rochester (2025-2026)
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation (NSF) (2026)
Phi Beta Kappa (Inducted 2025)
ACS Division of Chemical Biology Undergraduate Award in Biochemistry (2025)
Departmental honors in Cell Biology/ Biochemistry, Bucknell University (2025)
Research Experience
Fall 2022 - Spring 2025 Dr. Brian Smith, Bucknell University: Investigated preferential crystallization of acetaminophen polymorph Form III when exposed to environmental humidity and additives (silica, monosaccharides, and polysaccharides) using differential scanning calorimetry and powder X-ray diffraction.
Spring 2024 Dr. Sarah Smith and Dr. Moria Chambers, Bucknell University: Designed and characterized a truncated Drosophila melanogaster cecropin B peptide and its efficacy against E. Coli. Explored the impact of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial infection on cecropin expression in Drosophila melanogaster.
Current Research
My current research in the Paton group centers on the development of a multi-enzyme system for group transfer chemistry in the chemoenzymatic synthesis of natural products. This method has the potential to be utilized in late-stage functionalization of other natural products or pharmaceuticals.
