University: Northeastern University
Hometown: Bridgeport, NY
NIH Research Project:
Detecting Deception Utilizing Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mentor: Mark Hallett, M.D.
Human Motor Control Section
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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"Adversity has the effect of eliciting great talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant." This quotation from the Roman poet Horace has continually served as a reminder to me that even the most deleterious of events may have the ability to generate positive outcomes that wouldn't have transpired otherwise.
When I was twelve years old, my father was in a near-fatal car accident, in which he suffered a cervical spinal cord injury. As a result, I was exposed to and interested in clinical medicine at a young age. This familiarity coupled with witnessing first-hand my father's resolve to fight for his goals, big and small, everyday have shaped me into the person I am today and served as motivation for me to strive for my own aspirations.
I recently graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern University with a B.S. in biology and a minor in history with honors distinction. While at Northeastern, I initiated an independent research project evaluating a new means of quadriplegic rehabilitation that utilized a suspended-harness walking device. In my final two years, I wrote my honors thesis on microbiology research that I conducted under Professor Slava Epstein. The research was concerned with cultivating novel bacteria in the hopes of discovering new antibiotics.
While at the NIH, I am conducting clinical research in the laboratory of Dr. Mark Hallett and directly under Dr. Fatta Nahab. Over the next fifteen months, I will be utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study patients suffering from psychogenic movement disorders. After my time at the NIH, I plan to attend Upstate Medical University in my hometown of Syracuse, New York, where I will be pursuing my doctorate in medicine.
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