Advisor: 

Richard J. Smith, MD

Program Start

August 2019

Teaching:

2021 Fall - TA for Biochemistry (BIOC:3110)

Mentorship: 

2022 - SUMR Program - Flocks Community Student Advisor

 Publications

Chin JJ, Walls WD, Wang K, Odell AM, Kolbe DL, Booth KTA, Azaiez H, Smith RJH. Investigation of GSDME results in the identification of the first pathogenic synonymous variants and genotype-phenotype correlations. Published September 29, 2025. Human Genetics.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-025-02782-6

Chin JJ, Behnam B, Davids M, Sharma P, Zein WM, Wang C, ... & Tifft CJ (2019). Novel mutations in CLN6 cause late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis without visual impairment in two unrelated patients. Molecular genetics and metabolism, 126(2), 188-195.

Dissertation Topic

Resolving the Hidden Heritability of Hearing Loss

Thesis Defense Date

December 12, 2025