Izzy is a second-year PhD student in the Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology program at Wake Forest School of Medicine. She is currently studying the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying substance use disorder with a focus on dopamine transporters. Izzy is passionate about research, education, and entrepreneurship and is eager to find ways to combine these interests in her future career. When she's not running Western blots, Izzy can be found playing guitar and volleyball or giving her bulldog Magnolia way too many treats.