Advisor: Arianna Gianakos, D.O.

·   Studying the negative effects of utilizing microfracture/drill/trephines in cartilage

Advisor: Tamara Alliston, Ph.D.

·   Studying musculoskeletal conditions and the various contributing factors to understand the underlying causes for the condition through genetic manipulation and modeling in mice)

Advisor: James Amatruda, M.D., Ph.D. & Genevieve Kendall, Ph.D.

·   Identify relevant therapeutic targets and mediators of PAX3-FOXO1 in vivo activity to actively inhibit and monitor rhabdomyosarcoma tumor development

·   SURF research fellow poster presentation, pediatric department presentation, and a lab presentation in addition to weekly lab meeting

·   Assist with NSF-funded work regarding developmental neurolinguistics research to study how children acquire vocabulary using EEG caps to map how the brain is engaged in activities

·   Scheduled and tested children for a frequency and iconicity experiment for symbol identification to relate psychology and language acquisition