Postdoctoral IRTA Fellow
Education:
A.A.S., Pharmacy Technology, 2015, Austin Community College, Austin, TX
B.S., Biology (Microbiology Track), 2018, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
M.S., Microbiology and Immunology, 2019, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology, 2024, LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Biography
My research focuses on understanding Borrelia burgdorferi's biology and pathogenicity. I am investigating its lipid requirements, characterizing a protein with D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase activity involved in peptidoglycan remodeling, and studying structural changes in Borrelia morphology using amino acid and peptide transport mutants. Additionally, I am exploring comparative spirochete nutritional acquisition.