Helena graduated from Stanford University in 2022, with a B.S. in Human Biology and a minor in Art History. She hopes to become a physician and now a Research Fellow for Stanford Lifestyle Medicine.

At Stanford, Helena studied the neuroscience behind glioma progression with laboratory and clinical research, volunteered at Arbor Free Clinic, and taught art and academics to high-school students in East Palo Alto. In her free time, Helena loves to draw, read, spend time with family and friends, and explore the outdoors.