I am a program strategist and science communicator with a PhD in neuroscience and a passion for transforming research into societal impact.

Scientific Program Leadership

As a Program Manager at The New York Academy of Sciences, I led the design and execution of 10+ international scientific conferences, bringing together leaders from academia, industry, and government.

By combining strategic planning with creative execution, I ensured that each event not only ran smoothly but left a lasting impact on the scientific community.

Event Highlights:

  • Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy

  • 15th Annual Machine Learning Symposium

  • Therapeutic Approaches to Protein Misfolding in Neurodegenerative Disease

My role spanned every aspect of program development, including:

  • Developing scientific agendas and speaker lineups

  • Overseeing advisory committees and logistical planning

  • Securing funding through grants and sponsorships

  • Branding and communications that engaged attendees across sectors

Scientific Training

With 7+ years of experience in preclinical and clinical neuroscience research, my research has spanned:

  • Spinal cord injury and motor recovery

  • Neuroimmunology in stroke and Alzheimer’s disease

  • Brain imaging and white matter modeling using MRI

Research Methods:

  • Viral neuronal tracing to label neural pathways

  • Stereotaxic surgery and spinal cord contusion models

  • Rodent behavioral analysis

  • Immunoassays to detect proteins in brain and spinal cord tissue