Hunter is a sophomore majoring in Biochemistry and Data Science. He grew up in Loveland, Colorado and was involved in the sciences throughout high school through groups such as FIRST Robotics, Colorado Riverwatch, and Science Bowl. He works in Dr. Timothy Stasevich's lab under the oversight of Dr. Ning Zhao and studies the potential of new tag systems for imaging live cells in real time, with a particular focus on the process of translation. He hopes to obtain a PhD in biochemistry or an adjacent field and focus on the applications of machine learning and statistical modeling to these disciplines. He hopes to be able to become a professor and continue his research while being able to teach and mentor future scientists.