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Positions

PhD Candidate

Molecular and Human Genetics
Atkinson Lab
Baylor College of Medicine

Scientific Program Analyst

Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Office of Genomics and Advanced Technologies
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Education

BS from University of Maryland College Park

12/2019 - College Park, Maryland, United States

Honors & Awards

Advocacy Certificate Awardee

https://www.ashg.org/advocacy/advocacy-certificate-trainees/

American Society of Human Genetics (01/2023 - 12/2024)

Investigating Genetic Drivers of Cardiovascular Disease Variability in Admixed Individuals

Invited Platform Talk

American Society of Human Genetics (10/2022)

Websites

Selected Publications

• An integrated cardiometabolic genetic testing program in a predominantly Hispanic population within a community setting " Genet Med. 2026 Jul ;
  Pubmed PMID: 42104850.
• Psychiatric genetics in the diverse landscape of Latin American populations " Nat Gen. 2025 May ;
  Pubmed PMID: 40175716.
• Cross-Ancestry Genomic Research: Time to Close the Gap " Neuropsychopharmacology. 2021 Jun ;
  Pubmed PMID: 35739257.

Projects

Advocacy in Action: Effective Techniques for Shaping Science Policy

American Society of Human Genetics (10/2024 - present)

Created webinar and presented to ASHG members as a paid event

Make Your COVID-19 Data Citable, Sharable, and Discoverable

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (03/2020 - 05/2021)

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/share-covid-19-research-data

Reflections on a Year of COVID-19 Data Sharing

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (03/2020 - 05/2021)

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/year-covid-19-data-sharing

Funding

F31
#F31HL176183

(02/01/2026 - 01/31/2028)

Grant funding from NIH

An Ancestry-Informed Approach to Improve Genetic Testing for Cardiovascular Disease

T32
#GM139534

(08/02/2021 - 08/01/2023)

Grant funding from NIH

Languages

French