I am a member of the Leukemia and Hematologic Malignancies Program at the OSUCCC – James, where I seek to identify factors in the hematopoietic niche that promote the development of myeloid neoplasia. My current research involves using samples from the OSUCCC Leukemia Tissue Bank to find candidate genes that will be screened for effects on blood stem cells in the zebrafish system using genetic gain- and loss-of-function approaches. Cell biological and molecular mechanisms are then studied down to the single cell level using time-lapse video microscopy, flow cytometry and next-generation sequencing techniques to identify factors that may be useful in improving hematopoietic reconstitution in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. I have co-authored many articles in scientific journals such as Blood, Leukemia Research and Journal of Immunology, and have presented my findings to the American Society of Hematology and the International Congress of Immunology.