About
I am a graduate of the neuroscience program at Boston University in the premedical track. I originally discovered my love for filmmaking while creating a mini-documentary about the local wildlife for a biology project in high school. Initially, I focused on a more improvisational filmmaking approach, where I made videos using any footage I could collect while documenting local wildlife. For each of these videos, I spent tens of hours going into woods at various times of the day and night to try to capture nature at its best. I relished the challenge of telling a story and conveying a mood based on the wildlife footage I amassed. I believe this struggle of trying to come up with a story from anything I could find has helped me refine my creative style. Recently I was an intern for WGBH's PBS NOVA.
My Current Projects
Brain Discovery
I am collaborating with researchers at Washington University in St. Louis to educate children about the foundations of neuroscience and STEM. I produced a "Meet your Local Neuroscientist" video with Wash U's Brain Discovery group featuring neuroscientists from the WashU community as they answer common questions about neuroscience.
Drosophila Neuronal Development Timelapse
Drosophila melanogaster, fruit flies, serve as valuable models in many behavioral labs in neuroscience. Studies that use Drosophila in neuroscience often bridge genetics and behavior by answering questions of how specific genes impact certain behaviors. I am producing a research timelapse video for the Neuroscience Department at Boston University. The goal of this project is to capture the full neural transformation during development from larval to adult stages in the Drosophila life cycle. To do this I am using a specific line of transgenic flies which express green fluorescent proteins (GFP) in their neurons.