About me

I am a postdoctoral researcher studying clownfish metamorphosis. I focus on the early (post-embryonic) development of clownfish digestive tract and on the role of thyroid hormones in this process. I work in Vincent Laudet’s lab at Academia Sinica’s Marine Research Station (中央研究院所臨海研究站), Yilan County, Taiwan. My main academic interests reside in endoderm and gut tube development.

My PhD was in biotechnology and bioengineering, and also focused on endoderm developmental biology, but in the context of the mammalian embryo. I have expertise in stem cell biology, mouse developmental biology, and endoderm developmental biology. I have also experience in synthetic embryology and bioengineering. I am an advocate for intersectional open science, preprints, equitable publishing, and knowledge equity. Aside from my work, I am interested in data communication and visual storytelling in developmental biology.

I have been a volunteer contributor for preLights with Paul Gerald Layague Sanchez, my boyfriend, and I am a signatory of DORA. I also used to curate a list of Global South-authored preprints on the eLife platform Sciety.