I am currently a Provost Early Career Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Texas at Austin working with Dr. Nicholas Peppas. My primary project focuses on developing a pH responsive particle-based system for the oral delivery of siRNA to treat inflammatory bowel diseases. This will revolutionize siRNA delivery and care for these patients, who often require infusions at the hospital twice per month. An oral delivery system will be more accessible for patients from all backgrounds. As this is part of my fellowship, I am able to take my project with me to continue this work as a faculty member. 
• I am testing the developed platform for sex-based and ancestry-based differences in nanoparticle performance for gene transfection.
• I am also working on developing design guidelines for engineers to follow to improve health equity.
• My mentoring team also includes Dr. Adrianne Rosales, Dr. Leah Harris, and Dr. Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez.
• I have developed inclusive design guidelines for engineers to help reduce disparities.