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I was fortunate to grow up in a family that encouraged intellectual development and artistic expression. \u00a0From the age of ~11-16, I studied classical ballet intensively with Vladimir Marek and Nancy Smith and\u00a0as a\u00a0member of\u00a0the San Antonio Ballet Junior Company. During that time, I was\u00a0still able to explore interests in the sciences in high school at Judson High School, and I ultimately attended a liberal arts college (Southwestern Universit<\/a>y) in Georgetown, Texas. \u00a0Not surprisingly, I have a broad range of interests, from ballet to bacteria and beyond that I continue to explore, while adding new interests along the way. \u00a0My new\u00a0project is melding my professional and personal interests in a productive way – the microbiology of fermented foods, specifically cheese. \u00a0Finally, I am an advocate for scientific funding to understand autoimmune disease as a result of having several relatives and friends with autoimmune diseases.<\/p>\n

Dance links: Richmond Ballet<\/a>, Ballet Austin<\/a><\/p>\n

Cheesemaking: \u00a0cheeseforum.org<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0cheesescience.org<\/a>\u00a0 Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking<\/a><\/p>\n

Olympics links:<\/p>\n

Outdoors:
\n*Slide show from Janecky Swamp Shack Trail Cam<\/a><\/p>\n

Football:\u00a0Green Bay Packers<\/a>\u00a0 Judson High School Rockets<\/a><\/p>\n

Autoimmune diseases
\n* Alopecia areata<\/a> – autoimmune disease that causes hair loss ranging from mild to total (alopecia areata universalis)
\n* Vitelligo
\n<\/a>* Scleroderma<\/a>
\n* Type I diabetes<\/a>
\n* \u00a0Lupus
\n<\/a>* Sj\u00f6gren’s syndrome<\/a><\/p>\n

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