[ PROJECTS ]

six entries, chronological. the numbering carries the order, not the ranking.

[ EIDOLA ]

Founder & CMOFeb 2026 — present // San Francisco

A voice-journaling and cognitive-mapping platform that builds a personal knowledge graph from ambient capture — the things you say, held before they scatter.

I built the brand identity and logo, wrote the manifesto — Reality in the 21st Century — and led the clinical work, grounded in memory-reconstruction research in mood disorders.

[ READ THE MANIFESTO → ]

[ BOSTON UNIVERSITY RISE ]

Student ResearcherSummer 2025 // Boston

Built a computational model of the mBDNF/proBDNF regulatory pathway using ordinary differential equations, Hill functions, and a deep graph neural network to model neuronal survival.

Also built a brain–computer interface from a commercial EEG rig and Arduino, accepted as a late-breaking abstract at the Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego.

[ COGNITIVE STIMULI & ADOLESCENT BRAIN FUNCTION ]

Principal Investigator2024 — 2025 // independent

Collected EEG data and administered a self-built 40-question N-back working-memory battery, comparing exercise against short-form video consumption.

Ran the statistical analysis on both the neural and the behavioral outcomes, tracking how working memory shifted across the two conditions.

[ TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE ]

First AuthorCell Press // 2024 — 2025

“Beyond pluripotency: Yamanaka factors drive brain regeneration,” written with Professor Ruslan Rust of USC.

A meta-analysis of Yamanaka-factor-driven neural restoration in Alzheimer's disease.

[ TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER ]

Teen Ambassador2025 — 2026

One of nine ambassadors selected across the state. Built an interactive web tool to help students recognize and understand depression.

Distributed it through Central Texas high schools, and gave a keynote on youth wellbeing.

[ USC HS NEUROSCIENCE JOURNAL CLUB ]

Organizer2024 — 2026

Ran biweekly meetings for 60+ members alongside Professors Ruslan Rust and Charisse Winston.

Built the site, blog, and YouTube channel; organized 31 capstone projects and a webinar; brokered a partnership with Consensus AI.

[ PUBLICATIONS & HONORS ]

ISEF Finalist & Best of FairGreater Austin SEF2025

The Gold MedalThe Congressional Award2025

First Author, Trends in Molecular MedicineCell Press2024

Late-Breaking AbstractSociety for Neuroscience2025

First Place, Research in Psychological ScienceAPA2025

Health Innovation AwardDell Center for Healthy Living2025

SemifinalistColumbia Junior Science Journal2025

“FOXP2 and the Dorsal Striatum”Journal of Student Research2025

Silver KeyScholastic Art & Writing2023

Presidential Service Award, GoldPresident's Volunteer Service2024

All-Region Cellist ×3, section leaderTMEA2024–26

Area Finalist, celloTMEA—

Second PlaceNational Orchestra Cup2025

First Place, Honor Full OrchestraUIL Texas—

Music Theory Gold Medal ×3UT Austin—

President — Neuroscience & Neurodiversity ClubWestwood HS2025–26