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Undergraduate Researcher

Breezy Brock

Under the supervision of Dr. Crystal Hepp and Dr. Viacheslav Fofanov at the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Breezy participates in various projects studying the prevalence, movement, and evolution of pathogens such as West Nile Virus (WNV), Rabies Virus, COVID 19, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, and Streptococcus sobrinus. Upon graduating from NAU, she plans to become a board-certified veterinary pathologist with a Ph.D. in Microbiology and conduct research on host-pathogen interactions at a cellular level in animals and humans to develop new means for disease prevention.

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

Emma Federman

Emma is an undergraduate research assistant majoring in Biomedical Science and minoring in Psychology. Her research has focused on using genetics to monitor a threatened snake species and applying a new non-invasive method to identify rabies virus. The mentorship and lab experience Emma is gaining from PMI will help her future career in genetics.

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