Postdoctoral IRTA Fellow
Education:
Ph.D., 2024, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Biography
Dr. Morales received her Ph.D. in 2024 from Vanderbilt University. Her work was largely focused on connecting microbial genotypes to clinical phenotypes, with an emphasis on uropathogenic E. coli and the development of UTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria. This work employed a combination of genomics and host-pathogen interaction work in the context of UTIs. Dr. Morales joined BPARS in October 2024, and her current work focuses on host-pathogen interactions of Bordetella hinzii and Burkholderia vietnamiensis with human phagocytes using a variety of approaches.