I am passionate about understanding how proteins work at the molecular level, particularly how they interact with each other to form complexes. Such complexes are essential for many cellular processes, and understanding their structure and function is key to understanding diseases and developing treatments.

I am also passionate about training the next generation of scientists and I am committed to helping students reach their full potential.

Before joining the lab in 2024 as graduate student, I earned my undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from UTSA. My research focuses on understanding how ion channels interact with other cellular components and how such interactions impact ion channel structure and function. Through my studies, I aim to describe ion channel function under near-physiological conditions and to shed light onto the development of channelopathies.

I am currently an Honors student at UTSA undertaking an independent study in the lab for my Bachelor's degree in Chemistry. Additionally, I am engaged in several organizations such as Women of Honor and am an officer of the American Chemical Society. My research focuses on the bacterial cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channel SthK. Through the integration of single-channel electrophysiology and single-particle cryo-EM techniques, my objective is to describe the gating mechanism of SthK and CNG channels at large.

I am an undergraduate student in the Biochemistry program at UTSA performing an Independent Study in the lab as part of my Bachelor’s degree. Currently, I am establishing the mammalian cell culture for protein expression in order to identify and characterize ion channel complexes with other cellular components. With my research I want to contribute to identifying cellular networks. Eventually, protein complexes will be reconstituted in vitro to study the effects of interaction partners on ion channel structure and function.

I am an undergraduate student at UTSA performing an Independent Study in the lab as part of my Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry. My interest is to characterize enzymatic activities. To that end, my research is focused on studying the catalysis of protein folding reactions in the endoplasmic reticulum with the goal to advance current models of protein maturation and trafficking. Eventually, this may allow us to better describe protein misfolding diseases.