Academic Journey

Education

Yale University

2025 – present · New Haven, CT

Ph.D. in Pharmacology
Co-mentored by Professors Yung-Chi Cheng and Jason Cai · Cheng Lab, Sterling Hall of Medicine
Focus: herbal systems pharmacology, polypharmacology, and lipid metabolism dysregulation in chronic inflammatory disease

Herbal Medicine Polypharmacology WE Medicine Network Pharmacology Lipidomics & Proteomics Neurodegeneration & IBD
Yale University

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2021 – 2025 · Worcester, MA

B.S. in Biotechnology & B.S. in Biochemistry (double major)
Assessed the anti-infective (tuberculosis) and anti-fibrotic capabilities of Artemisia sp. and artemisinic compounds in vitro. Also developed plant-based decellularized scaffolds for modeling disease in 3D.

Artemisia annua & afra Natural Products Tuberculosis Dermal Fibrosis Transcriptomics & Proteomics Honors Thesis
Worcester Polytechnic Institute