eSupervisor Detail

About me

Ph.D. neuroscientist with 10+ years of research experience across Yale, UF Scripps, and Florida Atlantic University, specializing in neurodegeneration and Huntington's disease. Author of 12 peer-reviewed publications, including 2026 first-author papers in Science Advances and PNAS. A dedicated mentor experienced in guiding students from high school through graduate level in experimental design, data analysis, and scientific writing — translating complex biology into accessible learning.

Interests: My research centers on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, with a particular focus on Huntington's disease. I investigate how toxic disease proteins spread between neurons and how cellular stress pathways drive brain degeneration — work aimed at uncovering novel therapeutic targets. My recent contributions include characterizing the Rhes-Slc4a7 signaling complex that governs the cell-to-cell spread of mutant Huntingtin through tunneling nanotubes, and identifying the cGAS-STING neuroinflammatory pathway as a driver of Huntington's disease pathology. Earlier work explored how the cell's structural machinery — the cytoskeleton — shapes intercellular communication and cell migration, relevant to both cancer and neurodegenerative biology. Methodologically, I work across cell and molecular biology, advanced microscopy, protein biochemistry, multi-omics (proteomics and ribosome profiling), and in vivo disease models — connecting mechanisms observed at the molecular level to outcomes in living systems. Broadly, I'm driven by translational questions: how does fundamental biology illuminate disease, and how can that understanding be turned into real therapeutic strategies?