Microbiologist
Education:
M.P.H., University of California, Berkeley
Languages Spoken: German
Biography
Brandi has studied multiple organisms and vectors throughout her career, including Borrelia hermsii, Ornithodoros hermsi, Colorado Tick fever virus, Dermacentor andersoni, orthobunyaviruses, and hantaviruses. Her work has included next-generation sequencing, animal studies, field work, and molecular biology techniques. Currently in MPS, she aids the research of Nipah, SARS-CoV-2, and influenza viruses.