Born & raised in Seattle. Extrovert. Soccer. Amateur chef. PhD in human genomics from Duke University & Postdoctoral Fellowship from UCLA. Accomplished human genetics researcher (author of 20+ peer-reviewed publications, Charles J. Epstein Trainee Awardee for Excellence in Human Genetics Research, Jo Rae Wright Fellowship for Outstanding Women in Science, Neurobehavioral Genetics Fellow, and Ray J. Tysor Graduate Fellowship awardee) with a passion for using big data to transform health care.