My name is Tanner, and I am a 23-year-old first-year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at Princeton University. I recently completed my bachelor’s degree in biochemistry with a minor in mathematics at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. During my time at Northeastern, I completed a 6-month internship at Moderna Therapeutics studying RNA biochemistry. I also interned at Warp Drive Bio (now owned by Revolution Medicines) studying protein-protein interactions. I also have academic research experience in molecular biology and computational chemistry. My Ph.D. research focuses on the study of mRNA modifications – a field known as epitranscriptomics.

     I was born and raised in Orlando, FL. I’m also a first-generation college student. I knew that moving away for college to pursue my undergraduate education would allow me to gain new knowledge and experiences that would not have been available to me living close to home. I’ve always been very self-motivated and driven to achieve my goals. Some of my hobbies include traveling with my girlfriend and family, exercising, cooking, gardening, and investing. After I finish my Ph.D., I want to be a scientist in the biopharmaceutical industry to gain experience and advance to an executive leadership role or start my own company.