A bay area native, Trenton was raised in Menlo Park, CA before leaving to obtain his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder. While at Boulder, Trenton was involved in researching the promise of acetylacenonate as a catalyst for several key organic chemistry synthesis pathways as well as assisting in the development and optimization of a quantitative fluorescence assay to detect cytotoxins associated with harmful algae blooms. After graduating, Trenton entered industry where he aided in the development of analytical assays to aid in the downstream purification of RNA and protein immunotherapies as well as associated adjuvants and lipid nanoparticle delivery systems.

Following a return home to the Bay Area, Trenton joined the KHRC as a Research Associate performing clinical research for Dr. Shlipak and Dr. Estrella and KHRC. He was drawn towards many aspects of kidney research including the potential to produce data that could be utilized to better understand, prevent, and diagnose kidney disease to reduce the individual and collective suffering of this disease. Trenton hopes to use this experience in research and academia as a steppingstone to pursue a PhD in the not-too-distant future.