Thank you for stopping by my fundraising page!

I have joined Team FNIH again for the 2026 season to participate in the DC Half Marathon this September. As an infectious diseases scientist of ~20 years I've worked in many different environments and now more than ever we need support for the sciences. This last year, or few years has been difficult to navigate with decreased budgets and changes to how we interact with the public. I've wanted to be a scientist since I visited the Smithsonian American History museum in middle school and got to do some lab experiments purifying DNA. I've always had an inquisitive mind and wanted to know how things work. Your donation helps all kinds of researchers out and allows young scientists to pursue their goals as well. We need to keep the light for science to move forward to keeping people safe and healthy.

The funds raised support FNIH's efforts to improve the quality of people's lives through unique partnerships with government agencies and leading industry, non-profit and patients-based organizations.

Thank you for considering donating to my campaign. The work of the FNIH means so much to me personally as an infectious disease scientist and is more important than ever. No other organization can forge the science advancing partnerships that advance breakthrough biomedical discoveries for patients with cancer, metabolic disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, and everything in between.

Help cheer me on by making a contribution to my campaign today. With the FNIH consistently receiving top ratings from charity watch dog websites like Charity Navigator, you can rest assured your donation will go far to help those in need.

Thanks again for your support! And thank you to those that donated last year and those that are donating this year. You can see my progress & rants on Strava in the feed on this page, I try to add pictures of my runs when I can.

If you know of anyone else that would like to support this great cause please share :)