I am passionate about learning more about viral infections and vaccine development. I currently work in Dr. Jones’ virology lab where I will be genetically engineering EcN to express the norovirus capsid protein as a vaccine delivery system. I hope to continue studying novel vaccine therapeutics by getting my PhD in clinical microbiology after undergraduate.

I am currently a pre-med student and am passionate about health disparities. Currently, I do research with the Stofer lab and have primarily focused on social prescribing and its potential within the US as a treatment. I am also plan on working as an EMT and getting my masters in infectious disease/epidemiology before going to med school!

I am currently involved in two UF research labs: I am researching the effects of the maternal microbiome on rates of pediatric obesity, and I am also researching the pathogen Francisella, specifically to identify antibiotics that are effective against it and how it may form a relationship with amoeba to sustain itself in the wild. Although these experiences have been very interesting, I am still open to pursuing other areas of research as I apply for graduate programs.

I have gained research experience in a few different fields during my undergraduate years, but my primary research interests are in applying bioinformatics to antibiotic discovery and microbiome sequencing and analysis. I am currently conducting research in the Chevrette Lab to scour bacterial genomes for biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) that are indicative of novel antimicrobials, using various bioinformatics approaches as part of the Tiny Earth initiative. After undergrad, I plan to gain some real-world experience with bioinformatics before pursuing a PhD in computational biology.

I have experience working as an intern Research Assistant for the Dr. Martens-Habbena Lab at the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale REC where I studied the microbial ecology and kinetics of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in agricultural and wetland soil. My passion is to continue working in environmental microbiology making discoveries of how microbial communities are impacted by anthropogenic activity and contribute to global climate change. In the future, I also aspire to use my skills in microbiology and interest in ornithology to enter the work of avian virology. With an emphasis on the ecology of microbial and avian species, I'm interested in seeing how practices in bioinformatics and microbial analysis techniques bridge the gap between these two particular research areas, and contribute to sustainability and conservation efforts.

As a pre-medical student, I have always been interested in the world of healthcare and the different challenges within the field. I currently do research with Dr. Liao, where we focus on observing the effects of different drugs/ treatments on cancer cells. After graduation, I hope to go into medical school and expand upon my knowledge of the microbial world.

I am passionate about learning more about microbes and cell science. I currently work in the Liao lab in the Cancer and Genetics Center which explores drug treatments of cancer cells and how different organelles interact with each other. I hope to continue studying cell science and microbes around us.

I am currently a pre-med student, and I do research in Dr. Fujii’s lab in the Center for NeuroGenetics within the College of Medicine. Primarily, my lab and I research how errors in protein translation can lead to the development of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's disease, and more. I hope to one day start my own project where I study how lifestyle choices, like diet and exercise, can impact translation fidelity and if there are certain lifestyles that are more prone to the development of neurodegenerative diseases. I also hope to one day attend medical school.