Melanie Barksdale, B.A.

Postbaccalaureate Fellow

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Education:

B.A., Molecular Biology, Colorado College

Biography

My project investigates antiviral protection provided by type I innate lymphoid cells (ILC1s) in the oral mucosa and other mucosal tissues. I use a number of different approaches, including microscopy, to understand and visualize how ILC1s sense and respond to viral infection.