Working at the intersection of pharmacology, toxicology, and infectious disease research, this Ph.D.-trained scientist has spent more than 15 years examining how cellular stress responses influence viral behavior and disease progression. Her work is grounded in molecular pharmacology and toxicology, with a particular emphasis on oxidative stress mechanisms and their role in shaping host–pathogen interactions, cellular signaling pathways, and disease outcomes.

In an academic setting, she has served as a faculty member in the natural sciences, teaching courses in virology, biochemistry, and related biomedical disciplines while mentoring undergraduate, graduate, and research trainees. Her research has focused extensively on hepatitis C virus biology, investigating how reactive oxygen species, NADPH oxidases, and redox-regulated signaling pathways influence viral replication, mutation, persistence, and liver disease progression. She has led and contributed to externally funded research programs, including projects supported by the National Institutes of Health, and has developed experimental approaches to study viral-host interactions, oxidative stress, and mechanisms of liver injury and disease pathogenesis.

She holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, summa cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her academic training provides a strong foundation in pharmacology, toxicology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and infectious disease research.

Beyond the laboratory, she has contributed to the scientific community through peer-reviewed publications, grant review activities, scientific mentoring, and editorial service for biomedical journals. Her combined expertise in pharmacology, toxicology, virology, and cellular signaling supports analytical work involving infectious disease mechanisms, oxidative stress biology, host-pathogen interactions, and biochemical pathways relevant to both research and applied scientific evaluation.