Research interests
My research seeks to understand how biological systems encode information about their environment and, in particular, how evolutionary feedbacks act on this information. My work has studied natural selection as an algorithm for acquiring genetic information, the evolution of efficient coding in sensory systems, and the roles of horizontal gene transfer and ecological interactions in shaping the flow of biological information.
Publications
Education
2021 PhD, Biology and Data Science, University of Washington, Seattle
2013 BS, Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
2013 BA, Neuroscience, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Honors
2016, NSF Graduate Research Fellow (GRFP)
2019, Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award
2020, University of Washington Biology Department Sargent Research Award
2020, Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Leadership Award
Other activities
I am an instructor with the Washington University Prison Education Project.
Interests
I enjoy playing the Irish sports of Hurling and Gaelic football, native wildlife gardening, and dabbling in musical instruments.