had my very first conference presentation as a grad student (well, as a human being really) at this year's Pacific Coast Protease conference at Borrego springs! :) happy to have spent time with experts and make connections with the community!

needless to say, the desert consumed me in its splendor

home for the holidays :) 🇵🇭

:) corona del mar sunsets r gorgeous

hello to the chemistry/chemical biology/larger scientific community here - special shout out to the girls, gays and the theys who do science!

here's a random picture of a Wicked (wink wink) fluorescent probe i synthesized this week.