Class of 2012

Biology & Psychology major

Neuroscience & Philosophy minor

My independent research projects with my mentors Dr. Lucas and Dr. Morrison were invaluable to my education at Loyola. I learned skills complimentary to what I was learning in the classroom, more in depth than what you would find in a textbook, as well as skills that you could never get in a classroom that contributed to both my professional and personal growth.

Being involved in neuroscience research at Loyola equipped me with critical thinking, leadership, teaching, writing, public speaking skills, and most importantly made clear to me what my passion is, that I'll spend the rest of my career pursuing. That is something I am forever grateful for and feel lucky to have discovered that early on in college - not everyone finds that.

I'm currently entering year 6/8 in the dual degree MD/PhD program, directly continuing my line of research from Loyola now at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. My PhD will be in neuroscience and most of my research now is focused on understanding how the brain makes decisions, how neuropsychiatric disorders like addiction disrupt this, and how we can attempt to repair these changes directly. My career plan is to pursue medical residency training in neurology or psychiatry while actively building a research and teaching platform in order to continue contributing to biomedical breakthroughs and discoveries that can directly benefit my patients.