This CIC Labs location will provide Chicago-area scientists the opportunity to join CIC’s global network of scientists and innovators tackling some of the greatest challenges in the health and life sciences fields.

Growing up as a queer kid in Alabama, I spent a great deal of my life hiding or purposely blending in, fearing for my own safety at times. After college, I began my career in the field of education and spent time teaching English abroad in Japan, becoming professionally socialized in an environment of humility and community-first mentality – values I have carried with me into all of my roles.