Bella is a senior Chemistry and Sociology double major. She is interested in exploring how the structure of nanomaterials impacts their toxicity when introduced to different environments. In the summer of 2022, she completed a project at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, in Dr. Catherine Murphy’s lab. There she explored the cytotoxicity of various gold nanoparticles on sex-specific human cell lines.
She is currently a Meyerhoff scholar, an ACS scholar, an Alternative Spring break leader, and in the Honors College. She is passionate about student activism regarding disability justice and educational equity. On her free time, she enjoys listening to music, cooking, and playing with her dogs. In the summer of 2023, Bella worked in the Rosenzweig lab as a Meyerhoff fellow and an honorary NSF-CSN SURE student. She worked with Leopoldo Escobar on surface modifications of 2D MXenes.