“Born and raised in West Jordan (south of Salt Lake City), I graduated from Utah Valley University with my bachelor’s degree in biotechnology in December 2018. I wanted to learn more about fields I haven’t had so much practice in before committing to grad school, so I joined the A. Welm lab as a technician and manager in April 2019. In my spare time, you can usually find me playing video games or pen-and-paper games such as Dungeons and Dragons with my family and friends.”