I am particularly passionate about building theoretical models and applying them empirically to understand the evolution and structuring of population diversities in time and space.

My interest is generally in infectious disease research. I am particularly interested in the use of molecular and genomic tools for the spatial and temporal tracking of malaria parasites and vectors in order to gain insight into transmission changes.

I am a current undergraduate student studying Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology. My research interests are in genomics of allergens, specifically house dust mites as they relate to allergic diseases and asthma. By analyzing their genomes and identifying conserved regions we can work to understand their allergenic properties. In my free time I enjoy running and cooking.

I study genomics and allergenic properties of house dust mites, and the many fascinating ways they interact with the environment, humans, and other organisms.

I am interested in antibody-antigen interactions and how this shapes pathogen protein diversity. Recently, I have worked on malaria and house dust mite projects mapping diversity statistics to protein surfaces in pursuit of promising vaccine leads.

I am a senior majoring in agricultural engineering and mathematics/statistics. My ongoing research interest involves applying computational simulations to study the dynamics and evolution of drug resistance in Malaria parasite strains. In the past, I have focused on exploring spatial data using GIS tools and machine learning methods.

I am interested in applying population genetics and statistical approaches to disease ecology, to explore how the evolutionary processes and pathogen diversity could affect disease control and prevention.

I’m interested in host-symbiont systematics and ecology, focusing on host-mite (Acari) interactions. My last research studied the host specificity of feather mites (Astigmata) and their passerine hosts in Brazil and its implications on the codiversification and transmission aspects. At Purdue, I’m collaborating on a USDA project to build a comprehensive platform for the identification of plant-feeding mites (e.g., Tetranychoidea and Eriophyoidea) in the USA.

My research interests are currently centered around modeling the evolution and spread of drug resistance in populations of malaria parasites, but I have also worked on insect and bird ecology and evolution projects in the past.