President
Ph.D. Candidate (5th Year)
Biological Sciences
Current Research
Using Drosophila and mammalian macrophages as model organisms to study and characterize Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and virulence as influenced by sodium ion transport membrane proteins.
Hometown
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Undergraduate School
University of the Virgin Islands
Hobbies
Boxing/kickboxing, Zumba, dancing, cooking, eating, anything with food really, shopping and traveling
What you like about RPI/Troy
There is a lot of interdisciplinary work and collaboration between different departments at RPI. Also, Troy is fairly affordable to live in compared to other cities.
Random/Interesting Fact
I competed in the 2004 Scripps National Spelling Bee Competition in Washington, DC representing the territorial US Virgin Islands. I'm a really good speller!