I am interested in using iPSC-derived 3D cell cultures to model neurodegenerative disease in organoids and the blood brain barrier. I earned my BA in molecular biology and neuroscience from Wesleyan University in 2014 and my PhD in biomedical sciences from the Rockefeller University in 2019, where I used an in vitro model of a reticulospinal circuit to study hindbrain mechanisms of locomotor control. I joined the Tsai lab as a postdoc in 2019. In my free time I enjoy fencing, baking elaborate desserts, and Lithuanian folk dancing.