Lauren is from Phoenix, Arizona and graduated from the University of California, San Diego in 2019 with a BS in Bioinformatics and a minor in Psychology. During her time at UCSD, Lauren did cancer research and created digital phenotypes for hepatic encephalopathy patients. She also did protein property analysis research in Osaka, Japan. Lauren worked as a genetic counseling assistant at UCSF for almost two years before she joined the genetic counseling program as a student. In her free time, Lauren enjoys reading, hiking, drawing, and playing with yoyos.