PhD in Molecular Biology, I'm using the microbes within us to find new therapeutics for diabetes and pancreatic cancer! (Go outside and roll around in the dirt! It's good for your microbes for you!) I was raised backpacking in the Trinity and Marble Alps Wilderness areas of California, so being outside is like being closer to my childhood! I love to mountain bike, ski and run. But mostly I LOVE to run! This fall I'm tackling my first 50 mile ultra.