Dr. Katrina Twing
Principle Investigator
I research how microbes interact with each other and their environments by looking at their genes. Literally everything is a potential habitat for microbes and I want to understand how they impact their surroundings. My research has taken me to some pretty amazing places, but the really exciting part begins when the data comes back from the sequencing center. When I am not doing science, I love to hike, garden, play with my dog, travel, and explore the outdoors.
Undergraduate Researchers
Caden Probert
Year: Junior
Major: Microbiology
Major: Chemistry
Career Goal: Run my own specialty dentistry practice, develop dentistry products/instruments, and serve people within a local community.
Research Project: Microbes in Mining
Fun Fact: I have started 2 small businesses so far and both of which have been successful.
Graeme Beatie
Year: Senior
Major: Computational Statistics and Data Science; Microbiology
Career Goals: Go to grad school for a degree in Bioinformatics or Environmental Data Science
Research Project: CROMO
Fun Fact: I can juggle
Bailey Hall
Year: Sophomore
Major: Microbiology w. Public Health emphasis
Minor: Philosophy
Career Goals: Attend a graduate program for public health/epidemiology and work within underserved communities and low resource settings as a health promoter.
Research Project: Antibiotic resistance in soils and DNA extraction optimization
Fun Fact: I make synthetic leather out of Kombucha Scoby and I love to hand sew.
