Nivea V. is a dedicated researcher currently working at Mayo Clinic Rochester since August 2022. In addition to this role, Nivea serves as a Community Health Worker for the COACH Dental Project at NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center starting in June 2021. Previous experience includes a position as a Research Assistant at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory from December 2020 to May 2022, and an Oncology Summer Research Internship at Baylor College of Medicine in the summer of 2019. Nivea V. is pursuing education at the University of Minnesota from 2022 to 2027 after completing studies at Augsburg University from 2017 to 2020.