Gale Hakopian

Position title: Undergraduate Research Student

Pronouns: they/them/theirs

Email: mhakopian@wisc.edu

Gale is an undergraduate at UW Madison from West Bloomfield, MI, and plans on pursuing Microbiology and Zoology degrees as well as the Health and Humanities Certificate. Hoping to use this experience to prepare for graduate school, they are interested in learning more about the interactions between pathogens and the host microbiome and how those interactions may lead to an increase or decrease in pathogen virulence.

Outside the lab: Gale enjoys exploring nature (hiking, kayaking, etc.). They love playing board games with friends. They can also make a killer cheesecake.

Guilty Pleasures: Cottage cheese, Community, and Summer Salt.