

All these experiences made me feel more drawn to my nursing practice than to other healthcare. And my youth experience in a underserved area highlights challenges in healthcare access. Dedicated to nursing with a goal of enhancing care delivery and equity. Enrolled in the AE-MSN program at UT Austin to acquire essential clinical and leadership skills for significant community impact.
Kinyarwanda, Native or Bilingual
Kirundi, Native or Bilingual
English, Native or Bilingual
Spanish, Elementary
During the summer of 2023, my research focused on understanding how nature forms the unique endoperoxide bridge found in artemisinin, a compound long used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat malaria. This endoperoxide is critical to the drug’s effectiveness, as it reacts with iron inside malaria-infected cells to generate free radicals that kill the parasite. Our lab studied the biosynthetic pathway using dihydroartemisinic acid (DHA) as a precursor to investigate the chemical steps leading to endoperoxide formation.