Demi Uwechue is a junior double majoring in Astronomy and Biology specializing in Bioinformatics, with a strong interest in bioastronautics and astrobiology. Planning to pursue a Ph.D. in a related field, Demi is gaining hands-on experience at the Rest Lab, contributing to data management, debugging, and optimizing bioinformatics pipelines. Her work at the Rest Lab focuses on evolutionary genomics, while her personal projects explore computational approaches to understanding life in extreme environments.