Maddie is a Lab Technician in Dr. David D. Ho’s lab in the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at Columbia University. Maddie graduated from Princeton University in 2021, where she received a degree in East Asian Studies and Music Theater. She wrote her academic thesis on East Asian Representation through Music in American Musical Theater from the 1950s to the present. Maddie then joined Teach for America, where she was placed as a 1st grade teacher on the west side of Oahu. Inspired by her experiences in teaching and her desire to address health disparities present in the local community, she then career-changed and completed her post-baccalaureate pre-med requirements at Bryn Mawr College. She is excited to pursue a career as a physician and is grateful to Dr. Mellis for his mentorship.

Outside the lab, you can usually catch Maddie at a soccer field, watching the Phil, or at a theater. She is also a proud Michigander and an avid Michigan sports fan.