Katelyn earned her BS in Biochemistry and Pre-medicine from the University of Southern Indiana. She is interested in immunology, infectious disease, and analytical biochemistry, which she applies towards her dissertation project to define how Yersinia pestis manipulates the generation of extracellular vesicles during plague. When she’s not in the lab, Katelyn enjoys rock climbing, hiking, and running.

Katelyn’s research is supported by NIH/NIAID-1F31AI178999.