My background in bioengineering has given me a strong foundation in both biological and mathematical sciences, along with an understanding of how the two disciplines connect. I have approximately five years of academic research experience, including work at Cornell University and USDA-ARS, followed by professional experience as a scientist in pharmaceutical research. My education and research have covered molecular and cellular biology, microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, calculus, linear...
My background in bioengineering has given me a strong foundation in both biological and mathematical sciences, along with an understanding of how the two disciplines connect. I have approximately five years of academic research experience, including work at Cornell University and USDA-ARS, followed by professional experience as a scientist in pharmaceutical research. My education and research have covered molecular and cellular biology, microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, and statistics. Bioengineering taught me to view mathematics as a tool for understanding biological systems. For example, linear algebra can be applied to fluid systems and interconnected physical processes, while differential equations provide a framework for enzyme kinetics, reaction rates, transport, and other systems that change over time.
Teaching and training have also been important parts of my academic and professional experience. I have worked one-on-one and in small groups to train students, researchers, and scientists in laboratory techniques, data analysis, experimental procedures, and their underlying scientific principles. My approach is conceptual: rather than memorizing a formula or pathway, I help students understand what each component represents, why relationships exist, and how changing one part affects the larger system. From there, we work through problems step by step.
I am well suited to tutor biology, molecular and cellular biology, microbiology, genetics, calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, statistics, and general mathematics. My interdisciplinary perspective allows me to help biology students see mathematics underlying biological systems and math students see what equations represent in the physical and biological world. My goal is to turn formulas and facts into connected ideas students can understand and apply independently.
