Born in Galveston, Texas, Scott was always curious about animals and biology. He would reread Zoobooks, check out dinosaur and animal fact books from the library, and read ahead in biology textbooks before his class reached the unit. During his senior year of high school, he shadowed a graduate student at the University of Texas Medical Branch, who introduced him to biomedical and bench science. Scott’s research project focused on identifying chemical signals released by the immune response to mutated West Nile Virus proteins. He later placed second in his class symposium for his research and knowledge of the project.

Scott attended the University of Texas at Dallas for his bachelor's degree with a major in biology. He joined the Symbiosis club, which bridged art and science together to explore their interplay and promote audience engagement with science. Scott also received teaching experience as a teaching assistant for the biochemistry lab and as a tutor for the biology course. During his summers, he attended multiple summer internships with the University of Texas Medical Branch and Weill Cornell Medical School, and his projects focused on infectious diseases. He has researched the immune response of human glial cells to Rift Valley Fever Virus, the movement of Zika Virus throughout the body, and the epigenetic differences between sexual and asexual Malaria parasites.

Scott discovered his passion for science communication during his undergraduate studies. He was inspired by the videos and articles circulated on social media by the website I F*ing Love Science and respected their science coverage methods. He enjoyed studying with his classmates and explaining the material in terms they understood. His experience and knowledge also benefitted his family as he was able to explain what the medications did and what caused side effects to his family members.

Scott then earned a Master of Science in biomedical science from the University of Texas Medical Branch in 2021. His research focused on utilizing Salmonella enterica typhimurium as a delivery system for silencing RNA to prevent immune suppression by leishmania parasites. Alongside his studies, Scott was a teaching assistant for the biostatistics lab and a student representative of the graduate school for a multidisciplinary student wellness committee.

During graduate school, Scott realized he wanted to focus his career on science communication and community outreach. He attended the science communication course in his third year and maintained a blog where he posts his writings. He also organized a panel of the University of Texas Medical Branch and MD Anderson researchers to discuss their work and answer questions from students from Galveston Community College.

After graduating with his master’s in 2021, Scott worked as a science teacher at Fusion Academy’s Plano campus for two years. Students, families, and faculty greatly appreciated his passion for science and personable nature. His versatility allowed him to cover subjects he’d never focused on in his career, such as physics, environmental science, and chemistry. To introduce LGBTQIA+ students to STEM careers, Scott organized a Q&A session between Fusion students and an LGBTQIA+ graduate student from the University of Texas Medical Branch. While teaching gave him many great experiences and lessons, science communication remained his dream career.

So, in 2023, Scott applied to science communication graduate programs and was accepted into several. After a lengthy decision-making process, he accepted and is now attending the Master of Art in Science Writing program at Johns Hopkins University.

Scott currently lives in The Colony, Texas, and works part-time as an AI trainer. He fact-checks AI responses to biology questions and revises the responses for the AI to learn from. Through his classes, Scott aims to improve his writing and reporting of science and bridge the gap between science and general audiences through his articles. With his extensive research experience, he wants to focus his writing on public health and infectious disease awareness to combat misinformation and educate the public.