Postdoctoral IRTA Fellow
Education:
B.S., Biological Sciences, 2017, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (Microbiology and Immunology Track), 2021, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Biography
My research focuses on understanding the roles of Borrelia nutritional adaptations and requirements during the enzootic cycle of Lyme disease and relapsing fever spirochetes. I am interested in characterizing the pathogenesis of tick-borne relapsing fever and host responses to Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia hermsii.