Experience

Rice University

• Houston, TX

• Lecturer - Biosciences

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Lee College

• Professor

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2022



Texas Childrens Microbiome Center

• Houston, Texas Area

• Pediatric GI Fellow

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2016

  I was employed as an NIH-funded post-doctoral fellow at The Texas Children's Microbiome Center. I gained extensive experience utilizing bioinformatics and metabolomics to understand how antibiotic exposure alters the intestinal microbiota and increases susceptibility to Clostridium difficile infection. My research aimed to identify disease biomarkers as well as species of bacteria associated with disease susceptibility. I was employed as an NIH-funded post-doctoral fellow at The Texas Children's Microbiome Center. I gained extensive experience utilizing bioinformatics and metabolomics to understand how antibiotic exposure alters the intestinal microbiota and increases susceptibility to Clostridium difficile infection. My research aimed to identify disease biomarkers as well as species of bacteria associated with disease susceptibility.



Baylor College of Medicine

• Houston, Texas Area

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2016

  This appointment is concurrent with my employment in the Microbiome Center (see above for description). This appointment is concurrent with my employment in the Microbiome Center (see above for description).



Texas A&M Health Science Center, Institute for Biosciences and Technology

• Houston, Texas Area

• Post-doctoral researcher

  • 2009 - May 2013



The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

• Houston, Texas Area

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • 2001 - 2008