Graduate Partnership Program Predoctoral Student
Education:
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, College of Medicine
M.Sc., Biology, Louisiana Tech University
B.S., Human Biology, Indiana University Bloomington
Biography
I am currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences studying host cell manipulation during Coxiella burnetii infection in human macrophages. I am currently focusing on cell stress pathways in the host that are targeted by Coxiella burnetii for vacuole formation and intracellular growth. I am continuing this work in Carrie Mae Long’s lab at the NIAID Rocky Mountain Laboratories and expanding to other projects as well. My future goals include applying for a postdoc position and eventually becoming a senior investigator in my own research lab.