I am currently finishing my PhD at Columbia University, where my work focuses on the structure and function of biomolecules. Broadly, this field seeks to connect the physical realities of large, flexible molecules—how they fold, move, and interact—with the biological roles they ultimately perform. Understanding this relationship is central to explaining how molecular systems function reliably, and how they sometimes fail.
My current research centers on oligomerization: the process by which biomolecules bind to one or more copies of themselves. I am interested in how this seemingly simple interaction can give rise to emergent biological behaviors that are not apparent at the level of individual molecules. This paradigm has important implications for fundamental biological processes as well as for understanding disease mechanisms and translational applications.