Scientist

• Microbiologist (Cellular and molecular biologist )

• Researches the gut-brain axis, exploring how the gut and brain communicate with each other through neurotransmitters and hormones.

• Investigates the role of the microbiome in synthesizing key neurotransmitters like serotonin, impacting overall physical and mental well-being.

• Explores the impact of gut health on depression and overall mental wellness.

• Expert in microbiome dietary and lifestyle interventions, focusing on how diet affects gut and mental health.

• Researcher in biophysics in the context of bacteria, understanding their role and function at the molecular level.

• Consciousness researcher, focusing on how microbiota, especially gut microbiota, affect consciousness, including the roles of serotonin and the 'love hormone,' oxytocin.

Artist

• Painter

• Fashion Designer

• Interior Designer

• Writer

• Sculptor

She believes science is as beautiful as art, and even more so, as they are two sides of the same coin. 

She describes her mind as a translator of science into art, and art into fashion, decoration, and every aspect of life. She has had numerous exhibitions in Michigan, New York, Chicago, and Canada, though none as solo exhibitions. Her goal is to exhibit the beauty of science happening every moment within us and to raise awareness of the surprising aspects of ourselves and the power we have to improve our physical and mental health.

Astonishingly, each human carries at least 99 times more microbial genes than the genes in the human genome, making the microbiome our second genome. Fortunately, it is much more malleable and modifiable than our human genome, with diet and lifestyle being the most important factors influencing it. As she describes it in simple terms: "Your health is in your hands" (more on this in the science section).

She is now actively working on science and art projects to reflect how every aspect of our physical and mental health—even our consciousness—depends on our microbial genes.