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Education:
B.Sc., Biology, 2012, Elmhurst University
Ph.D., Microbiology, 2018, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Biography
Dr. Lauren Krausfeldt is a microbiologist with expertise in microbial and viral ecology and bioinformatics. She applies multi-omics approaches to study both human and environmental health problems through the lens of microbial biodiversity and genomics. In her position as a Metagenomics Specialist in the Science Support section of Bioinformatics and Computational Bioscience Branch (BCBB) at NIAID, she collaborates with NIAID scientists to apply these techniques for studying human microbiomes and viruses to further the understanding of their relationship to disease and public health.