Currently a master student, I joined Deheyn lab as an undergraduate student with a major in marine biology. My research interest lies in investigating different bioluminescence mechanisms. During my senior year, I worked on the comparison of bioluminescence mechanism of a deep-sea anemone, Umbellula magniflora, and its shallow-water relative, Renilla reniformis. Right now my master thesis project focuses on the light production in the mucus of a marine tubeworm, Chaetopterus variopedatus, and the role of iron and ferritin in this process.