Updates
Dr. Schwartz panelist on “Plants, People, & Planet: Microbes Rule Health” (Links to an external site)
Dr. Schwartz was a panelist at SXSW on the panel: “Plants, People, & Planet: Microbes Rule Health”. Listen to the audio recording.
Welcome, Connie Yang! (Links to an external site)
The Schwartz lab is excited to welcome our first graduate student! Connie Yang (MSTP/CSB) has officially joined the lab.
2022 Holiday Lab Party
The Schwartz lab’s first holiday party took place at Sandbox VR! We had fun working together to shoot aliens!
Welcome MMMP rotation student, Duyen Bui (Links to an external site)
Duyen Bui is a first year PhD student in the Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program. She graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2022 with a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a BA in Biological Sciences. She previously conducted research on the genetic basis of distinct lysogenic phenotypes of two closely related bacteriophages and measured the effectiveness of an antibiotic adjuvant in combination with vancomycin against a panel of Gram-positive pathogens. In her free time, she enjoys doing portrait photography, theatre, singing, and reading.
Welcome CSB rotation student, Lindsey Hall! (Links to an external site)
Lindsey grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a current CSB Rotation student at Washington University in St. Louis. She graduated from the University of Rochester in 2020 with a BS in Computational Biology. She developed a passion for microbiology during her ORISE Fellowship at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, where she conducted genomic analyses of antibiotic resistance trends and bacterial epidemiology to investigate possible sources of nosocomial transmission and emerging infectious disease threats. Outside of research, Lindsey enjoys hiking with her dog and playing board games.