A Brisk Start to the New Year

Joining us for the third rotation of the academic year are Peter Brechting and Jacqueline Wong from the Department of Microbiology! Jacqueline is continuing to progress on the mycobiome project and Peter is investigating the gamma-clade members of the TLO expanded gene family.

Peter Brechting

Investigating the functional effects of the TLO genes on mitochondrial gene expression in C. albicans
Position:
Graduate Rotation Student
Degree:
Miami University, B.S. Microbiology, Minor in Economics

Jacqueline Wong

Studying the mycobiome in Native American populations and determining if shifts in mycobiome is a causation behind rheumatoid arthritis
Position:
Graduate Rotation Student
Degree:
University of California, Los Angeles B.S. in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, Minor in Biomedical Research