Current Professional Activities

• Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• NIH K12 Scholar in Benign Urological Research (2020-present)

Past Professional Activities (standard)

• Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Research Associate, Comparative Genetics and Orthopaedics Research Laboratory, UW-Madison (2019-2020)
• Postdoctoral Trainee, Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine, Genetics Biotechnology Center, UW-Madison (2016-2019)
• Project Assistant, Comparative Orthopaedics Research Laboratory, UW-Madison (2012-2016)
• Project Assistant, Department of Animal Sciences, UW-Madison (2009-2011)

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

• 2nd Place, Basic Science Presentation, Duke University Benign    2022
• Urology Research Symposium, 2nd Place, Best Abstract, CAIRIBU Annual Meeting    2021
• NIDDK Institutional Career Development Award Recipient (K12DK100022)    2020
• Richard F. Marsh Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award    2020
• New Investigator Recognition Award Finalist    2020
• Best Plenary Presentation: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology-NLM Informatics Training Conference    2019
• NLM Training Grant Award Recipient (T15 LM007539)    2018
• NLM Training Grant Award Recipient (T15 LM007539)    2016
• SVM Student Research Award     2015
• Elaine Meyer Memorial Scholarship    2014
• Academic Leadership Award     2013
• NIH Research Training Grant Recipient (T32 OD10999)    2013
• Alice Uhrig Boese Scholarship     2012
• Elaine Meyer Memorial Scholarship     2012
• Daisy Herbert Currier Scholarship     2012

Special Interests

• One Health,
• Comparative Genetics,
• Bioinformatics,
• Medical Informatics,
• Complex Traits and Diseases,
• Machine Learning in Medicine, -omics Technologies,
• Computational Biology,
• Dogs as Sentinels for Human Disease

Memberships

• 2021    Member-Association for Veterinary Informatics
• 2021    Member-American Urological Association
• 2019    Member-International Society for Computational Biology
• 2019    Member-CTSA One Health Alliance
• 2019    Member-Orthopedic Research Society
• 2016    Member-American Veterinary Medical Association
• 2016    Member-Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association

Current Research/Clinical Interests

• Multi-omics investigation of calcium oxalate urinary stones in a dog model; strong emphasis in metabolomics
  and RNA-sequencing analysis and integration with genomic data to make inferences about the genetic basis of kidney stone development in the dog model. Working with Dr. Eva Furrow, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (University of Minnesota) and Dr. Kristina Penniston, RD, PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Relationships/Spouse/Children/Pets

• I have a husband and two daughters. We share our home with a rambunctious chocolate Labrador retriever and 2 senior cats.

Hobbies

• I enjoy the outdoors, craft beer, cooking, art projects, reading, and finding new opportunities to explore my daughters’ interests.  

Favorite Book

• Emily Oster’s books are great. Evidence-based parenting!

What You Like Most About VIN

• Searching the archives for quick information (typical signalment, presentation, treatment options) about various diseases that I’m interested in.