Meet the Team

In college, I said I would never work in a lab, and that I hated microscopes. Look at me now!

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All I know is: it’s fun to get to know people, learning is a forever process, and it’s never too late to surprise yourself. I am excited to continue all of that here at CU.

I am a first-generation nerd with a passion for unraveling cancer’s complexity. My interest in studying cancer sprouted from personal experience in caring for my close relatives afflicted with cancer and transformed into a passion to expand our knowledge of devastating diseases.

Proud Chicana 

​I’ve always been curious about the things around me. It wasn’t until I realized my grandmother was struggling with Parkinson’s disease that I focused that curiosity on science, wanting to understand what was wrong with her. That motivation brought me to this point. I will be analyzing cutting-edge experiments in this lab using computational approaches. I am thrilled to be involved in this work and to learn from all the members. I am passionate about Transcriptomics and the Philosophy of Biology. One of my dogs is called Chinicuil (agave worm), which is very Mexican like myself.

I’m a proud Chicano scientist, born and raised in Denver, Colorado. I attended MSU Denver, where I fell in love with science. My passion for learning led me to explore the immune system–cancer interface, and I’ve been hooked ever since!