As a member of the Clinical Diagnostics Functional team, I use a variety of techniques to identify the presence of classical pathway autoantibodies (C4 nephritic factors) and determine the levels of alternative pathway proteins and splitting products using hemolytic based, ELISA and Radial Immunodiffusion. 

Over my tenure in MORL, I have learned: “Blessed are the Flexible, for They Shall Not Be Broken.”  I have worked in all divisions of MORL: research, clinical, renal, and hearing loss, which makes me a go-to person for questions of history, methodologies and troubleshooting.

My research interests are copy number variations in genes and understanding classical pathway involvement in rare renal disease.

In my spare time, I award My Little Pony stickers to labbies who go above and beyond. To date roughly 300 stickers have been awarded.