National Institutes
of Health

Research Intern  ·  NIH Step-up Scholar  ·  2024

Published in Plant Disease (IF 4.4). Reported the first documented case of seagrass disease in all of Oceania — a multi-month project conducted under NIH sponsorship.

University of Guam
Marine Labs

Marine Biology Researcher  ·  2022–24

Three labs: Molecular, Hook, and Plant Pathology. Work included eDNA-based biodiversity tracking, DNA sequencing of nudibranch species, and groundwater discharge studies in local marine preserves.