Josh originally earned his BS in Biology from Ohio Northern University and MS in Biology from the University of Nebraska. Prior to starting his doctoral studies, Josh also taught undergraduate-level biology as an adjunct faculty, earned a BA and MA in History from Bowling Green State University with a focus on national security policy, and worked as a research technician at the Hillman Cancer Center. At present he is a PhD Candidate in the Cell, Molecular, and Systems Biology (CMSB) graduate program in the School of Medicine. His current research focus in Dr. Ora Weisz's laboratory is on characterizing noncanonical effects of SGLT2 inhibitors in several different tissue and metabolic environments. Outside of lab Josh enjoys building and tinkering with computer systems, film criticism, game design, cooking, and visiting with family and friends.