diff --git a/client/src/AuthenticatedApp.tsx b/client/src/AuthenticatedApp.tsx
index d375c3f..38b65b9 100644
--- a/client/src/AuthenticatedApp.tsx
+++ b/client/src/AuthenticatedApp.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useAppSelector } from "./app/hooks";
 import MainPage from "./pages/MainPage/MainPage";
 import Forums from "./pages/Forums/Forums";
 import Profiles from "./pages/Profiles/Profiles";
+import Profile from "./pages/Profile/Profile";
 import NotFoundPage from "./pages/NotFoundPage/NotFoundPage";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ const AuthenticatedApp = () => {
       <Routes>
         <Route path="main" element={<MainPage />} />
         <Route path="/profiles" element={<Profiles />} />
+        <Route path="/profile" element={<Profile />} />
         <Route path="/forums" element={<Forums />} />
         <Route path="*" element={<NotFoundPage />} />
       </Routes>
diff --git a/client/src/app/store.ts b/client/src/app/store.ts
index b94adb9..d2a17f0 100644
--- a/client/src/app/store.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/store.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import { configureStore } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
 import userReducer from "../features/user/userSlice";
 import profilesReducer from "../features/profiles/profilesSlice";
+import userProfileReducer from "../features/userProfile/userProfileSlice";
 
 export const store = configureStore({
-  reducer: { user: userReducer, profiles: profilesReducer },
+  reducer: {
+    user: userReducer,
+    profiles: profilesReducer,
+    userProfile: userProfileReducer,
+  },
 });
 
 export type AppDispatch = typeof store.dispatch;
diff --git a/client/src/components/Banner/Banner.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Banner/Banner.test.tsx
index 38a2d58..f2ed51a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Banner/Banner.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Banner/Banner.test.tsx
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import React from "react";
 import { render, screen, fireEvent } from "@testing-library/react";
 import "@testing-library/jest-dom";
 import Banner from "./Banner";
-import { useAppDispatch } from "../../app/hooks";
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from "../../app/hooks";
 import { logout } from "../../features/user/userSlice";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
-// Mock the hooks and external dependencies
 jest.mock("../../app/hooks", () => ({
   useAppDispatch: jest.fn(),
+  useAppSelector: jest.fn(),
 }));
 jest.mock("../../features/user/userSlice", () => ({
   logout: jest.fn(),
@@ -20,10 +20,19 @@ jest.mock("react-router-dom", () => ({
 describe("Banner Component", () => {
   const mockDispatch = jest.fn();
   const mockNavigate = jest.fn();
+  const mockUserData = {
+    id: "123",
+    name: "John Doe",
+  };
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     (useAppDispatch as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(mockDispatch);
     (useNavigate as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(mockNavigate);
+    (useAppSelector as jest.Mock).mockImplementation((selector) =>
+      selector({
+        user: { userData: mockUserData },
+      })
+    );
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -42,18 +51,44 @@ describe("Banner Component", () => {
     expect(title).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it("renders the logout button and handles logout on click", () => {
+  it("renders the Options button", () => {
     render(<Banner />);
-    const logoutButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Logout" });
-    expect(logoutButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const optionsButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Options" });
+    expect(optionsButton).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("opens the dropdown and shows options when Options button is clicked", () => {
+    render(<Banner />);
+    const optionsButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Options" });
+    fireEvent.click(optionsButton);
 
-    // Simulate a click on the logout button
-    fireEvent.click(logoutButton);
+    const profileOption = screen.getByText("Go to Profile");
+    const logoutOption = screen.getByText("Logout");
 
-    // Expect the logout action to be dispatched
-    expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(logout());
+    expect(profileOption).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(logoutOption).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("handles navigation to Profile on clicking Go to Profile", () => {
+    render(<Banner />);
+    const optionsButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Options" });
+    fireEvent.click(optionsButton);
 
-    // Expect navigation to have been called with the root path
+    const profileOption = screen.getByText("Go to Profile");
+    fireEvent.click(profileOption);
+
+    expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith("profile");
+  });
+
+  it("handles logout on clicking Logout", () => {
+    render(<Banner />);
+    const optionsButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Options" });
+    fireEvent.click(optionsButton);
+
+    const logoutOption = screen.getByText("Logout");
+    fireEvent.click(logoutOption);
+
+    expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(logout());
     expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/");
   });
 });
diff --git a/client/src/components/Banner/Banner.tsx b/client/src/components/Banner/Banner.tsx
index a39e57e..26da12c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Banner/Banner.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Banner/Banner.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,59 @@
-import React from "react";
+import React, { useState } from "react";
 import logo from "../../assets/hammer.png";
-import { useAppDispatch } from "../../app/hooks";
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from "../../app/hooks";
 import { logout } from "../../features/user/userSlice";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
 const Banner = (): JSX.Element => {
+  const user = useAppSelector((state) => state.user.userData);
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [showDropdown, setShowDropdown] = useState(false);
 
   const handleLogout = () => {
     dispatch(logout());
     navigate("/");
+    //TODO CLEAR ALL STATE
+  };
+
+  const goToProfile = () => {
+    navigate("profile");
+    setShowDropdown(false);
   };
   return (
     <div className="bg-rose-300 p-4 md:p-6 flex items-center w-full justify-between">
-      {" "}
       <img src={logo} alt="Code Hammers Logo" className="h-12 md:h-16" />
       <div className="flex-grow flex justify-center">
         <h1 className="text-2xl md:text-4xl font-semibold text-teal-600">
           Code Hammers
-        </h1>{" "}
+        </h1>
+      </div>
+      <div className="relative">
+        <button
+          onClick={() => setShowDropdown(!showDropdown)}
+          className="bg-red-500 hover:bg-red-700 text-white font-bold py-2 px-4 rounded"
+        >
+          Options
+        </button>
+        {showDropdown && (
+          <div className="absolute right-0 mt-2 py-2 w-48 bg-white rounded-md shadow-xl z-20">
+            <a
+              href="#!"
+              className="block px-4 py-2 text-sm text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100"
+              onClick={goToProfile}
+            >
+              Go to Profile
+            </a>
+            <a
+              href="#!"
+              className="block px-4 py-2 text-sm text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100"
+              onClick={handleLogout}
+            >
+              Logout
+            </a>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
-      <button
-        onClick={handleLogout}
-        className="bg-red-500 hover:bg-red-700 text-white font-bold py-2 px-4 rounded"
-      >
-        Logout
-      </button>
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/client/src/features/userProfile/userProfileSlice.ts b/client/src/features/userProfile/userProfileSlice.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdd4f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/features/userProfile/userProfileSlice.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { createSlice, createAsyncThunk } from "@reduxjs/toolkit";
+import axios from "axios";
+import { IProfile } from "../../../types/profile";
+
+interface ProfileState {
+  profile: IProfile | null; //TODO ADD PROPER TYPING ONCE OBJECT IS FINALIZED
+  status: "idle" | "loading" | "failed";
+  error: string | null;
+}
+
+const initialState: ProfileState = {
+  profile: null,
+  status: "idle",
+  error: null,
+};
+
+//TODO REVIEW TYPING
+export const fetchUserProfile = createAsyncThunk(
+  "profile/fetchUserProfile",
+  async (userID: string, thunkAPI) => {
+    try {
+      const response = await axios.get(`/api/profiles/${userID}`);
+      return response.data;
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
+        return thunkAPI.rejectWithValue(
+          error.response?.data || "Error fetching profiles"
+        );
+      }
+      return thunkAPI.rejectWithValue("An unexpected error occurred");
+    }
+  }
+);
+
+const userProfileSlice = createSlice({
+  name: "profile",
+  initialState,
+  reducers: {
+    resetProfileState(state) {
+      state.profile = null;
+      state.status = "idle";
+      state.error = null;
+    },
+  },
+  extraReducers: (builder) => {
+    builder
+      .addCase(fetchUserProfile.pending, (state) => {
+        state.status = "loading";
+      })
+      .addCase(fetchUserProfile.fulfilled, (state, action) => {
+        state.profile = action.payload;
+        state.status = "idle";
+      })
+      .addCase(fetchUserProfile.rejected, (state, action) => {
+        state.status = "failed";
+        //TODO state.error = action.payload as string; WHAT WOULD PAYLOAD LOOK LIKE HERE?
+        //TODO HOOK UP GOOD ERROR INFO TO ERROR STATE
+      });
+  },
+});
+
+export default userProfileSlice.reducer;
diff --git a/client/src/pages/Profile/Profile.test.tsx b/client/src/pages/Profile/Profile.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edd9cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/pages/Profile/Profile.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import "@testing-library/jest-dom";
+import Profile from "./Profile";
+import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from "../../app/hooks";
+import { fetchUserProfile } from "../../features/userProfile/userProfileSlice";
+
+jest.mock("../../app/hooks", () => ({
+  useAppDispatch: jest.fn(),
+  useAppSelector: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+jest.mock("../../features/userProfile/userProfileSlice", () => ({
+  fetchUserProfile: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+describe("Profile Component", () => {
+  const mockDispatch = jest.fn();
+  const mockUser = {
+    _id: "12345",
+    name: "John Doe",
+  };
+  //TODO MOCK BETTER USERPROFILE DATA
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    (useAppDispatch as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(mockDispatch);
+    (useAppSelector as jest.Mock).mockImplementation((selector) =>
+      selector({
+        user: { userData: mockUser },
+        userProfile: { profile: null },
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("renders the Profile component", () => {
+    render(<Profile />);
+    const profileTitle = screen.getByText("Profile");
+    expect(profileTitle).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("dispatches fetchUserProfile on component mount", () => {
+    render(<Profile />);
+    expect(mockDispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(fetchUserProfile(mockUser._id));
+  });
+
+  it("displays the user's ID", () => {
+    render(<Profile />);
+    const userIdDisplay = screen.getByText(mockUser._id);
+    expect(userIdDisplay).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/client/src/pages/Profile/Profile.tsx b/client/src/pages/Profile/Profile.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9a8300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/pages/Profile/Profile.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import React, { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from "../../app/hooks";
+import { fetchUserProfile } from "../../features/userProfile/userProfileSlice";
+
+const Profile = (): JSX.Element => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const userProfile = useAppSelector((state) => state.userProfile.profile);
+  const user = useAppSelector((state) => state.user.userData);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    dispatch(fetchUserProfile(user._id));
+  }, [dispatch]);
+  return (
+    <div className="min-h-screen bg-gray-100 flex flex-col items-center justify-center">
+      <h1 className="text-4xl font-extrabold mb-4">Profile</h1>
+      <h2 className="text-4xl font-extrabold mb-4">{user._id}</h2>
+      <h2 className="text-4xl font-extrabold mb-4">{userProfile?.bio}</h2>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default Profile;
diff --git a/client/src/pages/Profiles/__snapshots__/Profiles.test.tsx.snap b/client/src/pages/Profiles/__snapshots__/Profiles.test.tsx.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afd48d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/pages/Profiles/__snapshots__/Profiles.test.tsx.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`MainPage Component renders correctly 1`] = `
+[
+  <div
+    className="min-h-screen bg-gray-100 flex flex-col items-center justify-center"
+  >
+    <h1
+      className="text-4xl font-extrabold mb-4"
+    >
+      PROFILES
+    </h1>
+  </div>,
+  <div>
+    <div>
+      User1
+    </div>
+    <div>
+      User2
+    </div>
+  </div>,
+]
+`;