I am Research Scientist studying pain. My previous research focused on membrane biology and cell biology. Due to chronic pain I stopped doing research for several years to focus on my health. After proper diagnosis and treatment, in 2023 I changed fields and started researching the mechanisms of pain and non-opioid treatments for chronic pain. I hope my research will help people get back to work, school, and doing the things they love!
Education and Training
BSc: University of California, Davis, Biological Sciences, 2001-2005
Undergraduate Research: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, 2003-2006
PhD: University of Colorado, Boulder, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, 2006-2011
Post-Doc: University of New Mexico, Biomedical Engineering, 2012-2016
Post-Doc: University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Center for Infectious Disease and Immunity, 2016-2017
Research Scientist: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 2023-2025
Staff Scientist: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Department of Anesthesia, 2025-Current
Grants
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Infectious Disease and Immunity Fellowship, T32I7538, 2016-2017
Outreach Mini-grant, Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC), DOE EFRC, 2015-2016
Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Labs, Rapid Access User Proposal, 2012
Cancer Nanotechnology Training Center Postdoctoral Training Grant, National Cancer Institute, 2012-2014
NIH Creative Training in Molecular Biology Training Grant, 2007-2009
Honors and Awards
2024 – UNM School of Medicine Staff Award Nominee, UNM School of Medicine
2006 – Distinguished Students Performance Award, Los Alamos National Laboratory
2003 – Outstanding Presentation, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Teaching Positions
Teaching Faculty, Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM, 2016-2023
Lecturer, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 2019-2020
Adjunct Professor, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2015-2018
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