I am currently a student at the University of California, San Diego studying for a BS in Marine Biology with a minor in Environmental Systems, and volunteering as a research assistant in the Deheyn Lab. I have helped with chromatography experiments on brittle stars, taken many photographs of both marine and terrestrial species with the stereoscope (focusing on color, iridescence and light producing organs) and analyzed samples for fluorescence levels using a spectrophotometer. I am currently working on a project to determine if reflectin is the protein responsible in the color formation of the nudibranch species, Navanax. I look forward to more exciting projects with the Deheyn lab in the future!