Biography Erick earned his BS in microbiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After graduating, he worked as a research specialist with Dr. Charlie Mo and studied bacteriophage-host evolutionary dynamics and anti-phage defense systems. Erick’s research interests revolve around genetics, molecular machinery, and host-pathogen interactions. As a PhD student in the Cellular & Molecular Pathology program, he is …
Biography Maggie graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS in Biology and a BA in Spanish. After her undergraduate, she continued at the U of M in Dr. Keli Hippen’s lab studying graft vs. host disease. There, she became interested in immunology and the interactions between different types of leukocytes. She is now …
Biography Victoria graduated from the University of Washington – Tacoma with a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences and is continuing her education as a PhD student of the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program (MDTP) under Dr. Gustavo Caballero-Flores mentorship. Her previous research in Dr. Sarah Alaei’s lab on microbiome characterization of freshwater lakes in relationship to Arsenic …