Rachel will study classical performance and composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with the intention of producing a digital recording of classical music and her own compositions. "I grew tremendously studying at the San Francisco Conservatory both as a pianist and a person. Although I ultimately chose science as a career path, the lessons of musical expression, discipline and risk taking are ones that remain with me to this day. I am profoundly grateful for the opportunity I had, and even though my days are filled with bench work and patient care, I still find time to study classical piano with the same teacher I studied under at Brown."