Brenda has previously studied how dynamical systems and bifurcation theory can model metastatic cell behavior, the evolutionary potential of the monkeypox genome under APOBEC3 interactions and the evolution of the gene family of APOBEC and AID in bats. She is also interested in using deep learning methods to predict APOBEC-3 mediated mutations in viruses.

2023-present PhD in Computational Biology in the Applied Mathematics and Statistic Department, Stony Brook University
2021-2023 MSc in Computational Biology in the Applied Mathematics and Statistic Department, Stony Brook University
2019-2020 MSc in Mathematics, The City College of New York
2008-2012 BA in Mathematics, Smith College