San Diego State University
Principal Investigator: Kelly S. Doran, Ph.D.
Goal: The lab studies the mechanisms by which bacteria penetrate the blood-brain barrier; currently working with Group B Streptococcus. Project: Characterization of Bacterial Intracellular Survival in Brain Endothelium Involvement: December 2014 - May 2016 |
University of California, Los Angeles - SPUR-LABS
Principal Investigator: Jeff F. Miller, Ph.D.
Goal: The lab studies the molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis and the evolution of functional diversity in bacteria and bacteriophage. Project: Non-lytic Bacteria Egress from Host Cells by Burkholderia Involvement: June 2015 - August 2015 Presented research at SPUR Poster Session at University of California, Los Angeles in August 2015, Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) at San Diego State University in October 2015, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students at Seattle, Washington in November 2015. |
San Diego State University / Integrated Regenerative Research Institute (IRRI)
Principal Investigator: Ralph Feuer, Ph.D. Goal: The lab's interest is the study of persistent RNA viruses infections associated with human disease, currently coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3). Project: Coxcackievrirus Dissemination and Escape from Host Neutralizing Antibody Response via Natural Encapsidation Involvement: November 2013 - Present Presented research at Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) at San Diego State University in October 2014. |