My favorite part of the sci-fi genre is when the author explains a complex concept that was not previously explained, using science and math. My favorite is Isaac Asimov's Foundation, where all of humanity's actions, thoughts, and trajectory into the future are explained for the next thousand years using mass collection of data and putting it through algorithms. I LOVE explaining things using data. By studying biology and neural computation at the University of Washington, I've grown to love the intersection between tech and health. We can solve our world's health problems by gathering data, and using new technologies to learn from it.
2026 · Seattle Children's Research Institute
An end-to-end Scanpy pipeline for four glioblastoma sample types. When general references labeled ~9,000 brain cells as epithelial, I retrained a support vector machine on the GBmap glioblastoma atlas, and it reassigned them to radial glia.
March 2026 · UW Neurohackathon · with Warren Buenarte
A real-time EEG app for interviews: an OpenBCI headset streams to a Flask backend that scores the interviewee's cognitive load every second, next to a live transcript of their answers. I designed the backend.
Summer 2026 · UW BIOL 496 · data analysis lead
R figures and statistics for our study of Nepenthes pitcher-plant glands. Hand-outlined SEM images showed that mature pitchers have more, smaller glands at the same spacing: the opposite of what we predicted.
Where the glands sit, 2,560 × 1,920 µm fields
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Exchange Student
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
A semester abroad.
Data Analysis Lead
BIOL 496 Nepenthes Research Group, University of Washington
Built the ImageJ and R workflow for our SEM measurements, and ran the statistics that overturned the group's hypothesis.
Treasurer
Synaptech RSO, University of Washington
Wrote the club's technology grant proposal, and keep its books and its neurotech lending library.
Undergraduate Researcher
Emerson Lab, Seattle Children's Research Institute
Analyze single-cell data to test how well lab-grown organoid models reproduce the cell types of healthy brain tissue. Co-developed the lab's specimen and patient data system: a database linking tissue specimens, patient records and inventory, in place of spreadsheets.
Team Member
Rev Delivery LLC
Time-sensitive delivery operations across the UW campus.
Team Member
Ivar's at Stadiums
High-volume game-day crowds under tight turnaround, keeping food safety and order accuracy.
Member
Conservation Club
More than 100 volunteer hours in environmental outreach and conservation service.
B.S. Biology, minor in Neural Computation & Engineering
University of Washington
Molecular, cellular and developmental biology.
Associate of Arts
South Puget Sound Community College
Completed an Associate of Arts in June 2023.
Chef
Red Wagon
Food preparation in a high-volume professional kitchen.
Lifeguard & Swim Instructor
Valley Athletic Center
Coached 15+ swimmers a week, from beginners to competitive athletes, and handled emergency response with CPR/AED.
Volunteer
Olympia Food Bank, New Bridge Church
More than 100 volunteer hours.
TreasurerMay 2026 – present · Synaptech RSO, University of Washington
Synaptech is the University of Washington's student neurotechnology club. It runs a lending library of neurotech hardware that any student can borrow from, not just students already in a lab.