Interest and areas of expertise
Microbiology
Immunology
Anatomy & Physiology
Education
B.S. in Vertebrate Physiology, Microbiology Minor, The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D. in Microbiology & Immunology, Penn State M.S. Hershey Medical Center
Classes I teach
- BIOL 170 Foundations of Life
- BIOL 185 & 186 Human Anatomy & Physiology
- BIOL 265 Microbiology
- BIOL 418 Immunology
Profile
My research background is in molecular signaling in human T cells in the context of viral infection, so I lean on molecular biology techniques to study Microbiology and Immunology topics. Future research projects will explore gut immunity and the gut microbiome.