I’ve always enjoyed doing fundamental research, because it’s so multifaceted. If you understand a process at the molecular level, it’s easier to determine what’s happening at the level of individual cells — or even entire tissues. MIT drew me in because it was an “umbrella” program, and very accepting of people like me who come in not knowing exactly what they want to study. Now, I’m investigating diseases of the cranial neural crest cells in the Calo lab.