I was born and raised in the Antelope Valley, located in Southern California. I graduated from UCLA in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology and a minor in Global Health. During college, I studied the metabolic effects of exposure to Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the lab of Dr. Xia Yang. In the Kwon Lab, I study the role of cardiac sympathetic neurons in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy.