I remember the moment I fell in love with biology research. I was staining slides at the bench hoping to get a big, exciting result. It was then that I realized this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. It’s thrilling to be the first person in the world to know something. My time at MIT has given me the tools to eventually lead my own lab at an academic institution, where I hope to continue uncovering fundamental biological insights with clinical relevance.