I am a recent graduate of the M.S. in Biomedical Sciences from Larkin University, and grew up in Kazakhstan and moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia. I also have a B.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology, with a Psychology minor, from Christopher Newport University. As an undergraduate, I participated in research focused on the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of drought and salt-stressed Rosmarinus officinalis plants. With the RIPLRT, I am a Research Assistant and one of the certified phlebotomist.