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My research uses fruit fly larvae to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms of nociception, the sensory process that encodes painful/noxious stimuli. Fun Fact: I like to collect mugs Degree Program: Genome, Cell, and Developmental Biology (GCDB) Program in Neuroscience Lab: Tracey Undergrad Institution: Roosevelt University

My research focuses on developing mass spectrometry detection methods for the post-translational modification tyrosine sulfation and expanding the understanding of the enzyme responsible, tyrosylrprotein sulfotransferase. Fun Fact: I am a lover of dogs with two of my own, and I can solve a Rubik’s cube. Degree Program: Chemistry Lab: Dann Undergrad Institution: Columbus State University

My research focuses on how coordinated metabolic signals regulate surface attachment and biofilm formation in Agrobacterium tumefaciens Fun Fact: I played the harp for 10 years. Degree Program: Microbiology Lab: Fuqua Undergrad Institution: The University of Puget Sound

My research focuses on studying methodology for the synthesis of fluorinated unnatural amino acids and other fluorinated biological moieties Fun Fact: My hobbies include playing disc golf and watching the Detroit Red Wings Degree Program: Chemistry Lab: Snaddon Undergrad Institution: Alma College

My research focuses on using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to study metal-dependent biological systems found in pathogenic bacteria Fun Fact: I have free-dived and scuba-dived with sharks multiple times! Degree Program: Chemistry Lab: Giedroc Undergrad Institution: UC Berkeley

My research focuses on the structure and assembly of SARS-Cov-2 Nucleocapsid protein. Fun Fact: I love skiing, gardening, and birdwatching. Degree Program: Biochemistry Lab: Zlotnick Undergrad Institution: Indiana University Bloomington

My research focuses on the role of phase separation and disordered domains in oncogenic transcriptional co-activators. Fun Fact: My favorite movie is Shrek Degree Program: Cell, Molecular, and Cancer Biology Lab: Hollenhorst Undergrad Institution: Michigan State University

My research focuses on macrophage phagosome maturation. Fun Fact: I play Magic the Gathering Degree Program: Materials Chemistry Lab: Yu Undergrad Institution: Indiana University – South Bend

My research focuses on investigating the phosphate starvation response and its role on biofilm formation in the plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumafaciens. Fun Fact: I started the wave at Dodger stadium. Degree Program: Microbiology Lab: Fuqua Undergrad Institution: California State University – LA

My research focuses on protein interactions, structure-function, and dynamics necessary for cell wall synthesis in the pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. Fun Fact: I had a dislocated clavicle for 5 months that was repositioned using a cadaver ligament. I have yet to break a bone though. Degree Program: Microbiology Lab: Winkler Undergrad Institution: Idaho State University