A young neuroscience research professional with an interest in pursuing a career as a Physician Assistant. My research experiences ranged from Behavioral Neuroscience studies on substance addiction to Genetic Neuroscience studies on pediatric neuro-developmental diseases in Amish and Mennonite children. I am currently working as a molecular lab technician at the Friedman Brain Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital in the Upper East Side, Manhattan. I have a passion for science and math as well as connecting with children in teaching environments to encourage a love for academia. In my free time, I volunteer for MiNDS (Mentoring in Neuroscience Discovery at Sinai). MiNDS is an outreach group of Mount Sinai scientists with an initiative that aims to ignite and nurture a passion for the brain throughout the Harlem community. During my tenure with MiNDS, I've served as a volunteer lecturer during our neuroscience lecture series we put on for a class of 7th graders at East Harlem's Patrick Henry Preparatory School, P.S. 171. I also freelance as a private math and science tutor for students ranging from elementary to adult learners!