Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Reciprocal Regulation of TORC Signaling and tRNA Modifications by Elongator Enforces Nutrient-Dependent Cell Fate – Published in 2019 in Science Advances
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transfer RNA Induces IL-12p70 via Synergistic Activation of Pattern Recognition Receptors within a Cell Network – Published in 2018 in The Journal of Immunology
- Oxidation of Phosphorothioate DNA Modifications Leads to Lethal Genomic Instability – Published in 2017 in Nature Chemical Biology
- Quantitative Analysis of Ribonucleoside Modifications in tRNA by HPLC-Coupled Mass Spectrometry – Published in 2014 in Nature Protocols
- A System for Exposing Molecules and Cells to Biologically Relevant and Accurately Controlled Steady-State Concentrations of Nitric Oxide and Oxygen – Published in 2012 in Nitric Oxide
Posters & Presentations
- Nucleic Acid Modifications in Bacterial Pathogens: Impact on Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapy – Presented for my biological engineering Ph.D. thesis defense on 13 May 2014 in Cambridge, MA
- DNA Phosphorothioation Enhances Bacterial Stress Response and Confers Partial Antibiotic Resistance – Presented at the 2013 MIT Biological Engineering Departmental Retreat in Boston, MA
- Development and Characterization of a New BSL-2 Animal Model of Mycobacterial Lung Infection – Presented at the 2013 American Society for Microbiology General Meeting in Denver, CO
Public Speaking
- MIT Biological Engineering Ph.D. Thesis Defense – A video of the public portion of my biological engineering Ph.D. thesis defense at MIT
- Microteaching Presentation on Basic Stereochemistry – A video of a mini-lecture on organic chemistry from my 2009 Graduate Student Teaching Certificate Program at MIT
- 2008 University of Mississippi Honors College Graduation Charge – A video of my closing speech from the 2008 graduation ceremony for the University of Mississippi Honors College
Academic Writing
- Nucleic Acid Modifications in Bacterial Pathogens: Impact on Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapy – The full text of my 2014 Ph.D thesis in biological engineering from MIT
- Analysis of Tanzania's ADDO Program – The final team project from my 2013 Global Health Markets class at MIT
- Tuberculosis: Biology, Burden, & Unmet Needs – A briefing on the global impact of tuberculosis from my 2013 Global Health Markets class at MIT
- A Humanitarian Analysis of the Response to Hurricane Katrina – The final research paper from my 2013 Ethics of Intervention class at MIT
- The History of Medical Innovation in Global Health Interventions – The final research paper from my 2013 Introduction to Global Medicine class at Harvard Medical School
- Improved Mathematical Model of Nucleotide Excision Repair – The final research proposal from my 2009 Perspectives in Biological Engineering class at MIT
- Translational Profiling of Platinum-Based Chemotherapeutics – The final research proposal from my 2008 Analysis of Biological Networks class at MIT
- Diversity-Oriented Synthesis at the Chemistry-Biology Interface – A review of recent developments in the synthesis of biologically active compounds from my 2008 Frontiers in Chemical Biology class at MIT
- Defining the Translatome: Bioorthogonal Noncanonical Amino Acid Tagging (BONCAT) – A review of recent developments in protein labelling from my 2008 Frontiers in Chemical Biology class at MIT
- The Link Between DNA Lesion Formation and Cytotoxicity in Human HCT116 Cells Exposed to Toxic Levels of Nitric Oxide – My 2008 undergraduate honors thesis from UM
Personal Writing
- NSF Proposed Plan of Research – The research proposal from my successful 2008 application for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
- NSF Personal Statement – The personal statement from my successful 2008 application for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
- Teaching Philosophy – My teaching philosophy statement, written in 2008 for the Graduate Student Teaching Certificate Program at MIT
- I'm a Reader – The personal statement from my successful 2004 application to Amherst College
- United We Stand – The personal statement from my successful 2004 application to Rice University
- Five Basic Public Speaking Tips – A very short article that I wrote in high school for my speech and debate team