Experience

  1. MD/PhD Researcher — AI Lab for Pathology Research (AI4Path)

    The Ohio State University
    • Creating next-generation AI foundation models for pathology, leveraging large-scale histology datasets to transform diagnostic workflows.
    • Curating and annotating colorectal carcinoma slides to generate high-quality training data powering scalable, intelligent interpretation of digital pathology images.

  2. MD Candidate — Clinical Rotations

    The Ohio State University College of Medicine
    • Completing core clinical rotations in Internal Medicine, Surgery, OB/GYN, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Emergency Medicine.
    • Training emphasizes systems-level clinical reasoning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-based decision-making.

  3. MD/PhD Researcher — Accornero Lab

    The Ohio State University & Brown University
    • Performed in vivo cardiac and metabolic studies using mouse models of heart failure and obesity to dissect how RNA methylation modulates systemic energy homeostasis.
    • Executed comprehensive molecular assays including cell culture, transfection, RNA/protein isolation, qPCR, Western blotting, and immunofluorescence.
    • Integrated molecular biology with multi-omics approaches to reveal RNA-driven mechanisms linking cardiac remodeling to adipose and metabolic reprogramming.
    • Led nanopore sequencing experiments to detect METTL3-dependent m6A-modified mRNA in cardiomyocytes (published in Circulation, 2024).

  4. Fulbright Scholar

    ICGEB — Giacca Lab, Molecular Medicine, Trieste, Italy
    • Utilized a high-throughput, image-based drug screening platform with FDA-approved compound libraries to identify agents that enhance cardiomyocyte regeneration.
    • Integrated cell culture, histology, and molecular biology to validate candidate compounds and uncover mechanisms driving cardiac repair.

Education

  1. MD, Doctor of Medicine

    The Ohio State University
    Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Currently completing core clinical rotations in Internal Medicine, Surgery, OB/GYN, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Emergency Medicine. Passed USMLE Step 1.

  2. PhD Biomedical Engineering

    The Ohio State University

    GPA: 3.943/4.0

    Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Thesis: RNA Modifications (Epitranscriptome) in the maintenance of cardiac homeostasis. Supervised by Prof. Federica Accornero. Research used molecular biology, mouse models, nanopore sequencing, and multi-omics to reveal how m6A RNA methylation shapes cardiac function, metabolism, and remodeling.

    Courses included:

    • Cardiovascular Bioengineering
    • Advanced Tissue Engineering
    • Engineering Cell Plasticity
    • Machine Learning for BMEs
    • Neural Networks

  3. CORe — Credential of Readiness

    Harvard Business School Online
    Business analytics, economics for managers, and financial accounting.

  4. BSc Biomedical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude

    Rutgers University

    GPA: 3.952/4.0 (4.0 Major GPA)

    Engineering Honors Academy. Dean’s List every semester 2014–2018.

Skills & Hobbies
Computational & Programming
RStudio / R
Python
Matlab
Wet Lab & In Vivo
Molecular Biology

DNA/RNA/protein isolation, qPCR, Western blotting, IHC, IF

Mouse Models & Surgery

Transverse aortic constriction, colony management, genotyping

Cell Culture

Primary cardiomyocytes, CRISPR knockdowns, viral overexpression

Awards
NIH F30 Award (F30HL165812)
National Institutes of Health ∙ July 2023
Individual predoctoral fellowship investigating the N6-methyladenosine (m6A) binding protein YTHDF3 in the cardiovascular system. Funded 2023–2026.
Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH ∙ August 2019
Fully funded MD/PhD program at The Ohio State University (2019–2027).
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Award
U.S. Department of State & J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board ∙ September 2018
Full funding to conduct cardiac regeneration research at ICGEB in Trieste, Italy for 10 months (2018–2019).
NIH T32 Predoctoral Trainee Fellow
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH ∙ August 2019
T32 predoctoral fellowship during MSTP training at The Ohio State University (2019–2020).
DAAD Rise Scholar
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) — Heidelberg University Hospital ∙ June 2017
Competitive international research scholarship to conduct cardiovascular research in Heidelberg, Germany with Dr. Carolin Lerchenmüller (2017).
American Heart Association Undergraduate Research Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School ∙ June 2016
AHA Founder’s Affiliate Undergraduate Student Fellowship in the Cardiovascular Research Center, MGH (2016).
2nd Place — Ambulatory Care of the Future
Massachusetts General Hospital ∙ January 2017
$50,000 prize for a Point-of-Care Diagnostic for the Detection of Viral vs. Bacterial Infection. Served as Group Leader.
2nd Place — Biomedical Entrepreneurship Network Pitch Competition
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital ∙ January 2018
$2,000 prize at a nationally competitive pitch competition presenting EPoC-MD™, a point-of-care microbial diagnostic.
Languages
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English
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Italian